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Joseph Mifsud
Maltese Professor
Key Figure Who Triggered Russia Investigation
Overview
Joseph Mifsud is a Maltese academic who told George Papadopoulos in April 2016 that the Russians had"dirt"on Hillary Clinton in the form of"thousands of emails."This conversation, later relayed to an Australian diplomat, triggered the FBI's Russia investigation. Mifsud has since disappeared.
Key Affiliations
Controversies & Concerns
Told Papadopoulos Russia had Clinton emails (April 2016)
Connection triggered FBI investigation
Disappeared after Mueller investigation began
Denied being Russian agent
Whereabouts unknown since 2017
Related Investigations (1)
Criminal Charges & Violations
7 documented violations
18 U.S.C. § 1001Potential False Statements; Reportedly gave false statements to FBI investigators about his Russian contacts and knowledge(Potential Federal)
18 U.S.C. § 371Potential Conspiracy; Role in Russian intelligence operation to contact Trump campaign advisors(Potential Federal)
18 U.S.C. § 951Potential Foreign Agent Activities; Possible agent of Russian government contacting US campaign officials(Potential National Security)
52 U.S.C. § 30121Foreign National Election Interference; Offered foreign intelligence ("dirt") to US presidential campaign(Potential Election)
22 U.S.C. § 611 (FARA)Potential Unregistered Foreign Agent; Never registered while acting on behalf of foreign interests in US(Potential Federal)
18 U.S.C. § 1503Potential Obstruction; Disappeared before Mueller investigation could secure testimony(Potential Federal)
Mueller Report ReferralMueller Report documented his lies and suspicious disappearance; potential criminal referral(Documented)
Known Associates & Connections
George Papadopoulos
Told him about Russian dirt
Ivan Timofeev
Russian contact he introduced
Sources & Documentation
1 documented sources from official records, investigations, and reports
Personal Information
- Born
- 1960
- Birthplace
- Malta
- Also Known As
- The Professor
Education
- •University of Malta
- •Queen's University Belfast
Key Timeline
2016
March: Meets Papadopoulos in Rome
2016
April 26: Tells Papadopoulos about Russian dirt
2017
October: Last public sighting
2017
Disappears, whereabouts unknown