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Attorney Work Product // May Contain Material Protected Under Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e)

IRA employees were aware that Prigozhin was involved in the IRA's U.S. operations, Harm to Ongoing Matter 
 ^[1]
Harm to Ongoing Matter  
 ^[2] In May 2016, IRA employees, claiming to be U.S. social activists and administrators of Facebook groups, recruited U.S. persons to hold signs (including one in front of the White House) that read "Happy 55th Birthday Dear Boss," as an homage to Prigozhin (whose 55th birthday was on June 1, 2016).^[3]Harm to Ongoing Matter 
 ^[4]

Harm to Ongoing Matter  
             

C. The IRA Targets U.S. Elections

1. The IRA Ramps Up U.S. Operations As Early As 2014

The IRA's U.S. operations sought to influence public opinion through online media and forums. By the spring of 2014, the IRA began to consolidate U.S. operations within a single general department, known internally as the "Translator" (Переводчик) department. Harm to Ongoing Matter   IRA subdivided the Translator Department into different responsibilities, ranging from operations on different social media platforms to analytics to

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1. Investigative Technique  See SM-2230634, serials 131 & 204.
2. See SM-2230634, serial 156.
3. Internet Research Agency Indictment § 12(b); see also 5/26/16 Facebook Messages, ID 1479936895656747 (United Muslims of America) & Personal Privacy 
4. Harm to Ongoing Matter  see also SM-2230634, serial 189. Harm to Ongoing Matter