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BumRushDaShow

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Mon Nov 25, 2019, 05:10 PM Nov 2019

Investigators scrutinize Giuliani firm and donations to Trump super PAC as part of broad probe

Source: Washington Post



The federal investigation into two associates of Rudolph W. Giuliani is exploring a wide range of potential crimes — including wire fraud and failure to register as a foreign agent — as prosecutors dig into the pair’s interactions with the president’s personal lawyer and the main pro-Trump super PAC, according to people familiar with the investigation.

Giuliani’s dealings with the two men, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, are being investigated by federal prosecutors at the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan. That office has already filed campaign finance charges against Parnas and Fruman, accusing them of conspiracy and making false statements to the Federal Election Commission.

According to people familiar with the ongoing case, investigators are scrutinizing Giuliani’s consulting business and eyeing donations made to America First Action, the main pro-Trump super PAC set up by his advisers and allies after his election, as well as its affiliated nonprofit group. As part of the probe, federal prosecutors are examining a raft of other potential crimes, including destruction or alteration of documents, aiding and abetting federal crimes, and foreign nationals contributing to U.S. candidates, according to the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation.

The list of possible crimes under investigation does not mean that those charges will be filed. They do, however, indicate prosecutors are casting a wide net for wrongdoing as they examine the business and legal dealings of the president’s personal lawyer, and two Soviet emigres businessmen who have been assisting Giuliani in the efforts to dig up damaging information about Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on the president’s behalf. Parnas and Fruman have pleaded not guilty. An attorney for Parnas declined to comment. An attorney for Fruman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/investigators-scrutinize-giuliani-firm-and-donations-to-trump-super-pac-as-part-of-broad-probe/2019/11/25/1d86a814-0fb3-11ea-bf62-eadd5d11f559_story.html

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Investigators scrutinize Giuliani firm and donations to Trump super PAC as part of broad probe (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 OP
Lock Him Up! sheshe2 Nov 2019 #1
Hey sheshe! BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #2
Hey BRDS! sheshe2 Nov 2019 #3
And you know who would put his name on that "federal penitentary" too BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #4
He always names his homes after himself. sheshe2 Nov 2019 #5
!!! BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #6
RICO is coming NewJeffCT Nov 2019 #7
Bye bye Rudy... gademocrat7 Nov 2019 #8
Giuliani is every bit as sleazy as Trump Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2019 #9

sheshe2

(83,669 posts)
3. Hey BRDS!
Mon Nov 25, 2019, 05:48 PM
Nov 2019

I think we need to build a bigger prison. We can call it the Mar A Lago II where the bedbugs are provided as a curtesy to such stellar inmates!

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