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Alleged Russian agent Maria Butina and GOP operator Paul Erickson left a trail of cash - new docs on transactions of up to $300K provides new info on Russian campaign to influence American politics, by @jasonleopold & @a_cormier_ HT @ThomasS4217 buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonl…
About $89,000 passed between Erickson’s US accounts and one held by Butina at Russia’s Alfa Bank - the sanctioned bank run by Mikhail Fridman, which had communicated with the server in Trump Tower & DeVos connected Spectrum Healthcare in MI
buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonl…
Erickson sent two wires for $15,000 to a California company established by the son and brother of Jack Abramoff, a disgraced former lobbyist who is Erickson’s longtime friend, political ally, and business partner
buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonl…
Clarification - tweet below should say Alfa Bank the sanctioned bank run by Mikhail Fridman, which had communicated with the server in Trump Tower as did DeVos connected Spectrum Healthcare in MI (no known direct communication from Alfa to Spectrum)
Another update, article was updated to delete reference to 'sanctioned', Alfa Bank was not sanctioned by the US
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Manafort may have shared US campaign polling data w/Kilimnik

Manafort filing is not properly redacted & one section mentions:

"the Government’s allegation that Mr. Manafort lied about sharing polling data with Mr. Kilimnik related to the 2016 presidential campaign."
Kilimnik not only worked with Manafort, he also formed a company in 2015 with Sam Patten, who was a contractor for Cambridge Analytica

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Another redacted section of the filing notes "Manafort “conceded” that he discussed or may have discussed a Ukraine peace plan with Mr. Kilimnik on more than one occasion"
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5677…
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Bank transactions totaling nearly $300K, none of which have been made public, offer the first detailed look at how Russian spy Maria Butina and GOP operative Paul Erickson financed what prosecutors say was a Russian campaign to influence American politics. buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonl…
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