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Alexandria woman among 2 former FBI officials charged with false statements to Congress

Nikki Floris, who led the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force, is accused of lying about the task force's role in Hunter Biden investigations; her attorneys call the charges "nonsense"

,   and  Ryan Belmore ,   and  The Associated Press
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FILE - Deputy Assistant Director for Counterterrorism at the FBI Nikki Floris, testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — An Alexandria woman who led the FBI's since-dissolved Foreign Influence Task Force and a second former senior bureau official were charged with making false statements to Congress about their involvement in the FBI's investigations into Hunter Biden, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced Friday.

Nikki Cole Floris, 46, of Alexandria, and Bradley Benavides, 56, of Aiken, South Carolina, surrendered Friday on arrest warrants issued after a criminal complaint charged them, according to a news release from the office. Each is charged with making false statements in a matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2), the release says.

Floris' attorneys denied the allegation in a statement reported by The Associated Press.

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