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 IRA employees were aware that Prigozhin was involved in the IRA's U.S. operations, 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).


 * C. The IRA Targets U.S. Elections


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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. IRA subdivided the Translator Department into different responsibilities, ranging from operations on different social media platforms to analytics to  Rh