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US Offers $ 10 Million Reward For Arresting Election Interferers

Washington, United States.

He US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, announced Wednesday a reward of up to $ 10 million for information leading to the arrest of any foreigner seeking to interfere in the American electoral process.

“The State Department is offering a reward of up to $ 10 million for information that leads to the identification and location of anyone acting under the direction or control of a foreign government that interferes with elections by engaging in cybercrime activities,” said Pompeo at a press conference.

The Foreign Minister did not detail si Washington has proof on the interference of a specific country; but previously the Administration of Donald Trump It has accused China of trying to interfere in the American electoral process through cyber attacks.

In addition, the intelligence community of The US maintains that RusiHe tried to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, in which Trump defeated then-Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton.

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This Wednesday, the State Department released a report on disinformation tactics. and propaganda of the Kremlin to supposedly cause chaos in different countries of the world.

In another press conference, the head of the State Department in matters of disinformation, Lea Gabrielle, considered that the Russian Government is “directly responsible” for the misleading information which is distributed via Twitter and internet portals, such as Strategic Culture Foundation and Geopolitica.ru.

However, Gabrielle did not comment on alleged attempts by other countries to interfere in the November 3 elections, in which Trump is running for re-election and will face the virtual Democratic candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden.

On numerous occasions, Trump has mocked intelligence reports of Russian interference in the 2016 election, something that Moscow has consistently denied.

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