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 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA



INDICTMENT

The Grand Jury for the District of Columbia charges:

Introduction

1.By in or around May 2016, the Democratic National Committee ("DNC") and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ("DCCC") became aware that their computer systems had been compromised by unauthorized intrusions and hired a security company ("Company 1") to identify the extent of the intrusions.

2.On or about June 14, 2016, the DNC—through Company 1—publicly announced that it had been hacked by Russian government actors.

3.From in or around July 2016 through in or around November 2016, an organization ("Organization 1"), which had previously posted documents stolen by others from U.S. persons, entities, and the U.S. government, released tens of thousands of documents stolen from the DNC and the personal email account of the chairman of the U.S. presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton ("Clinton Campaign").