Jacquelyn Martin/AP Special counsel Robert Mueller's office dropped two bombshells on Friday. First, it charged 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities with conspiring to interfere in the 2016 US election. Shortly after, Mueller's office released a plea deal with a previously unknown player in the Russia investigation: 28-year-old California resident Richard Pinedo, who pleaded guilty to one count of identity fraud in connection to the probe.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: How to make America great — according to one of the three cofounders of Black Lives MatterSee Also:Trump fumes over 'Fake News Media' as he distances himself from Russia indictmentsHere's who has been charged so far in Mueller's Russia probeNew documents show Senate Republicans had Susan Rice's email for 8 months before they raised questions about itSEE ALSO: The Mueller indictments — here's which Russians were charged with interfering in the 2016 US election DON'T MISS: Congress just declassified a letter that offers critical clues about the Steele dossier and the Nunes memo