Alexander Smirnov (born 1980)[1] is an Israeli-American former informant[2] who was charged with, and eventually pled guilty to, lying to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and creating false records regarding the Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory.
[2] During the 2020 United States presidential election, he reported to the FBI that officials at Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma had told him that they offered Hunter Biden a seat on their board to protect them.
[15][16][17][18] However, a federal judge in California had him re-arrested on February 24, on the grounds that his release would be "likely to facilitate his absconding from the United States.
Two of ETT's three owners, Shahal M. Khan and Farooq Arjomand, along with their associate DAMAC Properties chairman Hussain Sajwani are friends of or have done business with Donald Trump.
[4] In December 2024, Smirnov pleaded guilty to one count of lying to the FBI and was sentenced to six years in prison the next month.