Russian central banker tied to U.S. probe into Russian “agent” retires

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian central bank said on Friday that Deputy Governor Alexander Torshin, who has been tied to a U.S. investigation into an alleged Russian agent operating in Washington, is to retire from the bank.

The U.S. Justice Department has said Maria Butina, accused of operating as a Russian agent in Washington, was working at the direction of an unnamed senior official at the Russian central bank. A person familiar with the matter told Reuters Butina worked as an assistant for Torshin.

The Russian central bank declined additional comments when contacted by Reuters on Friday. Torshin has previously not replied to requests for comment on the U.S. investigation.

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