Indicted Giuliani associate seeks White House communications
4 years ago

Indicted Giuliani associate seeks White House communications

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A lawyer for Lev Parnas, the indicted former associate of Rudy Giuliani, asked a federal judge Tuesday to order the White House and Justice Department turn over any emails or text messages in which they discussed the decision to charge his client with making illegal campaign contributions. The defense attorney, Joseph Bondy, filed court papers seeking to dismiss the charges, saying he suspected Attorney General William Barr orchestrated Parnas’ indictment “as a means to protect the President and thwart his potential testimony in the impeachment inquiry.” Bondy also requested an evidentiary hearing to determine why Vice President Mike Pence and others weren’t prosecuted for receiving “improper” campaign contributions. In his legal filing Tuesday, Bondy didn’t offer evidence that there had been any interference by the White House in the campaign fraud investigation, which was overseen by prosecutors in New York. “Millions of Americans already believe that Attorney General Barr may have interfered in some aspect of Mr. Parnas’s investigation and prosecution,” Bondy said in the filing.

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Maddow claims Giuliani's henchman Lev Parnas got longer jail sentence for talking to her
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Maddow claims Giuliani's henchman Lev Parnas got longer jail sentence for talking to her

Raw Story  

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said Tuesday that Lev Parnas felt so guilty about his role in trying to bring down Joe Biden and his family that he spilled to her — and got a longer jail sentence as a result. Donald Trump ally Rudy Giuliani brought together two men in a scheme to dig up dirt in Ukraine on Biden …

'Stop whining Donny': Convicted Trump ally tells ex-president 'it's time to pay the piper'
8 months, 1 week ago

'Stop whining Donny': Convicted Trump ally tells ex-president 'it's time to pay the piper'

Raw Story  

A man who was prosecuted for what he says were crimes he committed on behalf of Donald Trump has a serious warning for the former president. Trump's attacks also caused some harsh words from Lev Parnas, who says he worked with Trump's inner circle to build a Joe Biden conspiracy theory. Parnas is known as a former associate of "America's …

Lev Parnas predicts what’s on the horizon for ex-allies Trump and Giuliani: ‘Prison and jumpsuits’
9 months ago

Lev Parnas predicts what’s on the horizon for ex-allies Trump and Giuliani: ‘Prison and jumpsuits’

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He said that Mr Giuliani, then Mr Trump’s …

Lev Parnas dishes dirt on Rudy Giuliani and escaping the ‘Trump cult’ in madcap Biden impeachment hearing
9 months ago

Lev Parnas dishes dirt on Rudy Giuliani and escaping the ‘Trump cult’ in madcap Biden impeachment hearing

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian-American businessman who served time …

'I'm disgusted': GOP impeachment witness melts down after Dem declines to question him
9 months ago

'I'm disgusted': GOP impeachment witness melts down after Dem declines to question him

Raw Story  

A Republican witness became unglued Wednesday after a Democratic lawmaker declined to question him. At a Wednesday House Oversight Committee impeachment hearing, Rep. Ro Khanna directed questions to Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani. Following Khanna's questions, former Hunter Biden business associate Tony Bobulinski hijacked Rep. Byron Donalds' time to complain. "In October 2020, I have messages I'm …

Unsealed warrant for Guiliani associate Lev Parnas makes revelations about Ukraine scandal
1 year ago

Unsealed warrant for Guiliani associate Lev Parnas makes revelations about Ukraine scandal

Raw Story  

A heavily redacted application for a search and seizure warrant was made public Tuesday detailing the request to search nine electronic devices belonging to Rudy Giuliani's former associate Lev Parnas on Oct. 21, 2019, shortly before he was indicted. Parnas was also subpoenaed to give evidence in the impeachment hearing of Trump that involved the then-president's "perfect call" to Ukrainian …

Rudy Giuliani Flips Out Over Trump's Jan. 6 Indictment
1 year, 4 months ago

Rudy Giuliani Flips Out Over Trump's Jan. 6 Indictment

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING News broke of Donald Trump’s indictment on Tuesday afternoon — and by Tuesday night, Rudy Giuliani wasn’t taking it well. Trump’s former personal attorney flipped out during an interview with Newsmax and repeatedly criticized special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing two separate criminal investigations into the former president. Giuliani later said that Trump’s First Amendment right …

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani interviewed in Jan. 6 investigation
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani interviewed in Jan. 6 investigation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani, who as a member of Donald Trump’s legal team sought to overturn 2020 presidential election results in battleground states, was interviewed recently by investigators with the Justice Department special counsel’s office. The interview is an additional sign of busy investigative activity by special counsel Jack Smith as his team of prosecutors scrutinizes efforts by Trump and …

Prosecutors: No criminal charges expected from Giuliani raid
2 years, 1 month ago

Prosecutors: No criminal charges expected from Giuliani raid

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will not face criminal charges over his interactions with Ukrainian figures in the runup to the 2020 presidential election, federal prosecutors revealed in a letter to a judge Monday. Federal prosecutors had examined whether Giuliani should have registered as a foreign agent because of his dealings with Ukrainians who wanted …

No criminal charges expected in Giuliani probe: US prosecutors
2 years, 1 month ago

No criminal charges expected in Giuliani probe: US prosecutors

Al Jazeera  

Prosecutors say they will not charge ex-Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani after probe into his dealings with Ukraine figures. United States federal prosecutors were investigating whether Giuliani’s dealings with figures in Ukraine in the run-up to the 2020 election required him to register as a foreign agent. Prosecutors said a grand jury probe that led to the issuance of warrants that …

Giuliani’s former Ukraine fixer gets 20 months in prison
2 years, 5 months ago

Giuliani’s former Ukraine fixer gets 20 months in prison

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a figure in former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment investigation, was sentenced Wednesday to a year and eight months in prison for fraud and campaign finance crimes by a judge who said fraud had become “a way of life” for Parnas. The various schemes Parnas deployed to get …

Rudy Giuliani associate pleads guilty in fraud scheme
2 years, 8 months ago

Rudy Giuliani associate pleads guilty in fraud scheme

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — An associate of Rudy Giuliani pleaded guilty Friday to a conspiracy charge alleging that he defrauded investors in a company supposedly created to prevent people from being defrauded. Parnas told Judge J. Paul Oetken that he conspired between 2012 and 2019 with another person to give investors false information about a Florida-based business, Fraud Guarantee. Prior to …

Giuliani associate convicted of campaign finance crimes
3 years, 2 months ago

Giuliani associate convicted of campaign finance crimes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Florida businessman who helped Rudy Giuliani’s effort to dig up dirt on Joe Biden in Ukraine was convicted Friday of campaign finance crimes, including funneling a Russian entrepreneur’s money to U.S. politicians. “Campaign finance laws are designed to protect the integrity of our free and fair elections – unencumbered by foreign interests or influence – and …

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

Rudy Giuliani henchman Lev Parnas found guilty on all counts
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 …

Giuliani associates face trial in campaign finance scheme
3 years, 2 months ago

Giuliani associates face trial in campaign finance scheme

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Lev Parnas once pitched himself in TV interviews and through an unorthodox publicity campaign by his lawyer as someone who could expose corruption in the Trump Administration over its dealings in Ukraine. Parnas and another Soviet-born Florida businessman who has already pleaded guilty in the case, Igor Fruman, initially caught the attention of journalists and investigators after …

Giuliani associate pleads guilty to funneling Ukrainian cash into illegal US campaign contributions
3 years, 3 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 …

Giuliani associate pleads guilty in campaign donation case
3 years, 3 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 …

Plea and a trial loom in next month for Giuliani associates
3 years, 3 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 …

Trump campaign wants Giuliani to argue Pennsylvania appeal
4 years ago

Trump campaign wants Giuliani to argue Pennsylvania appeal

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump’s campaign is asking to have Rudy Giuliani argue the appeal in its federal lawsuit seeking to undo Pennsylvania’s certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state. Giuliani doubled down on his conspiracy claims in an off-the-rails Thursday press conference alongside Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell, whom the campaign disowned on Sunday. The former New …

Defendant pleads guilty in Rudy Giuliani associates’ case
4 years, 1 month ago

Defendant pleads guilty in Rudy Giuliani associates’ case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Prosecutors secured a guilty plea Thursday from a Florida businessman who hired one of President Donald Trump’s lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, to lend credibility to a supposedly fraud-busting company authorities say was a fraud itself. The charge directly related to Fraud Guarantee was added last month to a broader criminal case against two men, Lev Parnas and Igor …

Vowing crackdown on Russian meddling, US sanctions Ukrainian lawmaker who worked with Giuliani to attack Biden
4 years, 3 months ago

Vowing crackdown on Russian meddling, US sanctions Ukrainian lawmaker who worked with Giuliani to attack Biden

CNN  

CNN — The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced new sanctions against a Ukrainian lawmaker, accusing him of being an “active Russian agent” who is part of Moscow’s interference in the 2020 campaign. “Andrii Derkach and other Russian agents employ manipulation and deceit to attempt to influence elections in the United States and elsewhere around the world,” Treasury Secretary Steven …

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