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2 years, 3 months ago

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 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 …

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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, 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 …

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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, 8 months ago

Federal Investigators Search Rudy Giuliani's Apartment Over Ukraine Ties

NPR

Federal Investigators Search Rudy Giuliani's Apartment Over Ukraine Ties Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP Federal investigators in Manhattan executed a search warrant Wednesday at Rudy Giuliani's apartment as part of a probe into the former New York City mayor's activities involving Ukraine, his attorney told NPR. He said the search warrants are connected to an investigation …

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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, 2 months 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 …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Geoffrey Berman is leaving office immediately after standoff with Trump administration

CNN

CNN — Geoffrey Berman, the powerful prosecutor atop the Manhattan US Attorney’s office who has pursued President Donald Trump and his allies, said he would exit his post Saturday, ending a standoff after Trump and Attorney General William Barr fired him. Speaking to reporters shortly after Barr’s letter was made public, however, Trump said, “That’s his department, not my department.” …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Replacing Geoffrey Berman will be tough before the November election

CNN

CNN — Attorney General Bill Barr’s effort to push out one of the most powerful prosecutors in the country ran into headwinds Saturday, with Republicans signaling little appetite to fight to confirm a new US attorney amid Democratic accusations that the move was an effort to shield President Donald Trump’s associates from federal investigation. Berman said in a statement Saturday …

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4 years, 7 months ago

In recording Trump asks how long Ukraine can resist Russians

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump inquired how long Ukraine would be able to resist Russian aggression without U.S. assistance during a 2018 meeting with donors that included the indicted associates of his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani. On the recording, a voice that appears to be Parnas’ can be heard saying, “The biggest problem there, I think where we need to …

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4 years, 11 months ago

Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani

NPR

Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani Enlarge this image toggle caption Saul Martinez/Getty Images Saul Martinez/Getty Images In a wide-ranging interview Tuesday in New York with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep and NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas, President Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, talks about investigating Joe Biden, his work in Ukraine and whether Trump's actions regarding Ukraine were …

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5 years ago

Indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas asks judge to share documents with impeachment investigators

Salon

Lev Parnas, an indicted former associate of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, asked a judge to turn over the contents of an iPhone and other documents seized after his arrest, his lawyer said. The Department of Justice will turn over documents seized from Parnas’ home and an iPhone seized during his October arrest on Tuesday, according to a letter Parnas’ attorney …

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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

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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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 associate convicted of campaign finance crimes

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

Rudy Giuliani henchman Lev Parnas found guilty on all counts

Giuliani associates face trial in campaign finance scheme

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

Giuliani associate pleads guilty in campaign donation case

Federal Investigators Search Rudy Giuliani's Apartment Over Ukraine Ties

Giuliani probe awaits Garland as he nears AG confirmation

Defendant pleads guilty in Rudy Giuliani associates’ case

Geoffrey Berman is leaving office immediately after standoff with Trump administration

Replacing Geoffrey Berman will be tough before the November election

In recording Trump asks how long Ukraine can resist Russians

Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani

Indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas asks judge to share documents with impeachment investigators

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

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