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How Bill Barr blocked investigations to protect Trump in Ukraine probe: new book

The new book written by former U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, of the Southern District of New York, makes a number of accusations that former Attorney General Bill Barr went to great lengths to protect Donald Trump and any of his allies. IN OTHER NEWS: Armed man wearing rainbow wig said he'd restore Trump as 'president king' and 'kill Democrats': police …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Giuliani Associate Sentenced To One Year In Prison In Foreign Donor Case

Huff Post

NEW YORK — A Florida man who helped Rudy Giuliani seek damaging information against Joe Biden in Ukraine was sentenced to a year and a day in prison and fined $10,000 Friday in an unrelated campaign finance case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagan Scotten had urged a sentence of at least three years behind bars, saying the crime had caused “incalculable …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Giuliani's Ukrainian associate Lev Parnas is convicted of making illegal campaign contributions

Daily Mail

The illegal contributions included $325,000 given to America First Action Lev Parnas, a business associate of Rudy Giuliani, was found guilty of multiple campaign finance charges on Friday, including funneling foreign money to a political action committee that backed former President Trump. Lev Parnas, Ukrainian-American businessman and former Giuliani associate is pictured leaving the United States Court with his lawyer …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Rudy Giuliani henchman Lev Parnas found guilty on all counts

Raw Story

Lev Parnas, a former henchman to Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, was found guilty on all six criminal counts leveled against him on Friday. In a quickly rendered verdict, a jury found Parnas guilty of the most serious charge leveled against him, conspiracy to make foreign contributions to political campaigns. Parnas was arrested along with fellow Giuliani henchman Igor Fruman back …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Giuliani associate pleads guilty to funneling Ukrainian cash into illegal US campaign contributions

Daily Mail

An associate of Rudy Giuliani who helped him look for dirt on then-candidate Joe Biden in Ukraine pleaded guilty on Friday to charges stemming from allegations he helped illegally fund Republican candidates with Ukrainian cash in the 2020 election. Igor Fruman, a Florida businessman, pleaded guilty to a single count of solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national in …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Giuliani associate pleads guilty in campaign donation case

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A Florida businessman who gained notoriety for helping Rudy Giuliani seek damaging information on Joe Biden in Ukraine pleaded guilty Friday to a charge alleging he facilitated illegal foreign campaign contributions in an effort to build a marijuana business in the U.S. Igor Fruman, 56, entered the plea in federal court in Manhattan after reaching a deal …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Plea and a trial loom in next month for Giuliani associates

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The October illegal campaign contribution trial of an associate of Rudy Giuliani — and a guilty plea set to occur this week by a second associate — puts a spotlight on Giuliani as a criminal probe of the former mayor and his dealings with Ukraine move closer to a decision on whether he’ll face arrest. A judge …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Giuliani probe awaits Garland as he nears AG confirmation

Associated Press

NEW YORK — With Merrick Garland poised to be confirmed as attorney general as early as next week, one of the first major questions he is likely to encounter is what to do about Rudy Giuliani. A federal probe into the overseas and business dealings of the former New York City mayor and close ally of former President Donald Trump …

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4 years, 10 months ago

US Attorney Geoffrey Berman asserts independence from Justice Department

CNN

CNN — Geoffrey Berman, the US attorney in Manhattan, asserted his office’s independence from politics on Monday in his first public comments since career prosecutors have clashed with Justice Department leadership over the handling of politically sensitive cases. Berman’s rare remarks follow actions taken by Attorney General William Barr, from his characterization of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative conclusions …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Giuliani associate in campaign cash probe seeks Barr recusal

Associated Press

NEW YORK — An associate of Rudy Giuliani charged with illegally funneling foreign money into U.S. political campaigns has asked Attorney General William Barr to recuse himself in the case and appoint a special prosecutor. The request is made in a letter filed Monday in the docket of the federal campaign finance violation case brought by New York prosecutors against …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Rudy Giuliani aide Lev Parnas claims Donald Trump knew Ukrainian investigation into Bidens was politically motivated

ABC

An aide to the US President's personal lawyer claims Donald Trump "knew exactly what was going on" with the efforts to pressure Ukraine into investigating former vice-president Joe Biden and his son. Key points: Lev Parnas said the request to Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter was never about potential corruption Mr Parnas, who is facing separate …

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5 years ago

Judge: Indicted Giuliani associate may give records to House

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A federal judge on Friday allowed a Rudy Giuliani associate indicted on campaign finance charges to turn over documents to Congress as part of the impeachment proceeding against President Donald Trump. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Oetken granted Lev Parnas’ request to turn over to the House intelligence committee documents and data seized by federal investigators when …

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5 years ago

Giuliani pals leveraged GOP access to seek Ukraine gas deal

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Two men with close ties to Rudy Giuliani leveraged their political connections to pursue a deal to export natural gas from the U.S. to Ukraine intended to benefit Republican donors and friends of President Donald Trump’s family. Favorov, in a series of interviews with The Associated Press in Kyiv, described his dealings with Giuliani’s associates, Soviet-born Florida …

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5 years ago

Giuliani pals leveraged GOP access to seek Ukraine gas deal

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — In a back corner of the swank H Bar in Houston, near a huge photo of Brigitte Bardot with a dangling cigarette and a deck of cards, two Russian-speaking men offered a Ukrainian gas executive what seemed like an outrageous business proposal. The maneuvering over Naftogaz came at the same time that Giuliani, with the help of …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Giuliani’s deceitful Ukraine business web

Salon

I am not making this up, so fasten your seatbelts belts. Its co-owners, Ukrainian and U.S. nationals, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, have held many meetings at the Washington, D.C. Trump Hotel with Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York city and the real-life version of Alice in Wonderland’s Mad Hatter. Then, as if he has watched too many …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Prosecutors: More Charges Possible In Case Of Giuliani Associates Parnas, Fruman

NPR

Prosecutors: More Charges Possible In Case Of Giuliani Associates Parnas, Fruman Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Mark Lennihan/AP Updated at 4:49 p.m. ET Prosecutors could bring more charges in the case of two Soviet-born associates of Rudy Giuliani — although it wasn't precisely clear when, what or who else might be involved after a conference in New York …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Rudy Giuliani pursued business interests in Ukraine while pushing for inquiries on Donald Trump's behalf

Firstpost

As Rudy Giuliani waged a public campaign this year to unearth damaging information in Ukraine about President Donald Trump’s political rivals, he privately pursued hundreds of thousands of dollars in business from Ukrainian government officials, documents reviewed by The New York Times show As Rudy Giuliani waged a public campaign this year to unearth damaging information in Ukraine about President …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Feds eye 'more than a half dozen potential charges' against Rudy Giuliani: Wall Street Journal

Raw Story

A new batch of federal subpoenas uncovered by the Wall Street Journal shows that prosecutors are eyeing more than a half dozen possible criminal charges against Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani. "Subpoenas described to The Wall Street Journal listed more than a half dozen potential charges under consideration," the WSJ writes, before detailing the charges of "obstruction of justice, money laundering, …

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5 years, 1 month ago

New documents show contacts between Giuliani and Pompeo

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Newly released documents show Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was in contact with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the months before the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was abruptly recalled. Austin Evers, executive director of American Oversight, said the documents reveal “a clear paper trail from Rudy Giuliani to the Oval Office to Secretary Pompeo to facilitate …

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5 years, 1 month ago

New documents show contacts between Giuliani and Pompeo

The Hindu

Documents released late Friday show Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was in contact with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the months before the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was abruptly recalled. Austin Evers, executive director of American Oversight, said the documents reveal “a clear paper trail from Rudy Giuliani to the Oval Office to Secretary Pompeo to facilitate Mr. …

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5 years, 1 month ago

Ukrainian gas executive cooperating in US probe of Giuliani

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are planning to interview an executive with Ukraine’s state-owned gas company as part of an ongoing probe into the business dealings of Rudy Giuliani and two of his Soviet-born business associates. Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating the business dealings of Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, including whether he failed to register as a …

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5 years, 1 month ago

5 Things To Know Before Marie Yovanovitch's Testimony In Impeachment Hearing

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Yovanovitch’s hearing comes after diplomats Bill Taylor and George Kent publicly testified Wednesday for six hours about Trump’s attempt to freeze U.S. military aid to Ukraine until the country agreed to publicly commit to investigating former Vice President Joe Biden, who is running for president. Yovanovitch privately testified that Trump pressured the State Department to fire her …

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5 years, 2 months ago

Trump associate ‘pressured Ukraine to probe Biden on Giuliani’s orders’

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Parnas and Mr Fruman, both Soviet-born businessmen from Florida, worked with Mr Giuliani …

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5 years, 2 months ago

As Ukraine Affair Expands, So Could Giuliani's Legal Exposure

NPR

As Ukraine Affair Expands, So Could Giuliani's Legal Exposure Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP Once a fixture on cable channels and Sunday news shows, President Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, has all but disappeared since two of his associates were arrested this month on campaign finance charges. The most recent of these, of course, is tied …

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How Bill Barr blocked investigations to protect Trump in Ukraine probe: new book

Giuliani Associate Sentenced To One Year In Prison In Foreign Donor Case

Giuliani's Ukrainian associate Lev Parnas is convicted of making illegal campaign contributions

Rudy Giuliani henchman Lev Parnas found guilty on all counts

Giuliani associate pleads guilty to funneling Ukrainian cash into illegal US campaign contributions

Giuliani associate pleads guilty in campaign donation case

Plea and a trial loom in next month for Giuliani associates

Giuliani probe awaits Garland as he nears AG confirmation

US Attorney Geoffrey Berman asserts independence from Justice Department

Giuliani associate in campaign cash probe seeks Barr recusal

Rudy Giuliani aide Lev Parnas claims Donald Trump knew Ukrainian investigation into Bidens was politically motivated

Judge: Indicted Giuliani associate may give records to House

Giuliani pals leveraged GOP access to seek Ukraine gas deal

Giuliani pals leveraged GOP access to seek Ukraine gas deal

Giuliani’s deceitful Ukraine business web

Prosecutors: More Charges Possible In Case Of Giuliani Associates Parnas, Fruman

Rudy Giuliani pursued business interests in Ukraine while pushing for inquiries on Donald Trump's behalf

Feds eye 'more than a half dozen potential charges' against Rudy Giuliani: Wall Street Journal

New documents show contacts between Giuliani and Pompeo

New documents show contacts between Giuliani and Pompeo

Ukrainian gas executive cooperating in US probe of Giuliani

5 Things To Know Before Marie Yovanovitch's Testimony In Impeachment Hearing

Trump associate ‘pressured Ukraine to probe Biden on Giuliani’s orders’

As Ukraine Affair Expands, So Could Giuliani's Legal Exposure