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Henry Oknyansky is a Russian-born operative, international scammer, and long-term FBI informant who emigrated to the United States and settled in South Florida. He married Russian actress Yelena Arzhanik and allegedly adopted aspects of her identity for cons. Described as charming, cocky, aggressive, with a thick Russian accent and foul mouth, he boasted of high-level contacts and possessed photos with Hollywood figures like Oliver Stone, Steven Spielberg, and producer John Daly. His business ventures included an unsuccessful attempt to develop a 230-seat restaurant, bar, and boatyard on the Miami River via Longmore LLC using the former Anchor Marine property, which failed amid opposition and appeals, as well as two companies registered in Los Angeles, California, with the most recent incorporated in December 1993. Oknyansky engaged in international scams, such as selling 50 million nonexistent cans of meat for nearly $3 million under the alias Gennady Vostretsov, and was arrested in Russia in 2002 at John Daly's apartment with fake passports, credit cards, and celebrity photos. He has a history of multiple arrests in Russia (at least four) and the U.S. (at least three), including assault with a deadly weapon, petty theft, embezzlement, DUIs (2011 and 2016, one at 80 mph in a 45 mph zone), and a 2026-01-22 arrest in Walton County, Florida (age 66). He filed an immigration lawsuit Henry Oknyansky v. Glenn Mueller (Case No. 2:00-cv-07678) in 2000 in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, regarding his immigration status; outcome unknown. As an FBI informant for over eight years (up to 17 years total), supervised by agent David Baker until 2013, he provided intelligence from countries including Iran and North Korea on drugs, human trafficking, money laundering, and insurance fraud, receiving multiple Significant Public Benefit Paroles. His cooperation reportedly ended after failing to secure an S-5 visa, leading to deportation proceedings. Notably, during the 2016 election, he posed as Henry Greenberg and, in May 2016, met Trump campaign advisor Roger Stone in South Florida alongside Ukrainian real estate associate Alexei Rasin. They offered 'damaging information' on Hillary Clinton, purportedly from her deleted emails, which Rasin claimed to have accessed while working for Clinton. The offer, seeking payment (reported as up to $100,000 or more), was routed through a Russian business associate of Trump aide Michael Caputo, who informed Stone. Stone declined after the pair demanded upfront payment. This encounter is detailed in the Mueller Report (Volume I, p. 61) under efforts to obtain Clinton emails and was publicly disclosed by Stone in 2018.