Paul Manafort associate Sam Patten is charged with lobbying violation for failing to register in US as a foreign agent for work lobbying on behalf of a Ukrainian political party - Patten worked w/Konstantin Kilimnik & Patten worked for Cambridge Analytica
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Sam Patten has been in contact with suspected Russian intelligence agent Konstantin Kilimnik for nearly two decades
Initial scoop found by @imthemadridista that Konstantin Kilimnik had set up lobbying firm Begemot Ventures in Washington DC in 2015 along with Sam Patten - and @imthemadridista noted in this tweet there was no FARA filing
This June 2018 NYT article noted that Sam Patten was working with Kilimnik on business in Kazakhstan
In March 2017 @NafeezAhmed wrote about Sam Patten's Committee to Destroy ISIS & connections to the Hudson Institute and Patten's work with Cambridge Analytica in 2014, Patten was interviewed by Steve Bannon for Breitbart and Patten heaped praise on Bannon
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Sam Patten also worked with lobbying firm BGR in 2012, the same firm that worked as the lobbyist for Alfa Bank for ten years
In an interview with @EmmaLBriant Sam Patten described his work with Cambridge Analytica and said “I’ve worked for Ukraine, Iraq, I’ve worked in deeply corrupt countries, and our system, isn’t very different”
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Lobbyist Sam Patten has reached a plea deal connected to Russia and Ukraine work - his case was referred by special counsel Robert Mueller, Patten is expected to appear in court before Judge Amy Berman Jackson the same judge handling Manafort's trial
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US vs Sam Patten Criminal information - mentions Russian national (Foreigner A) which is likely Konstantin Kilimnik and mentions Company A formed in 2015 which is likely Begemot Ventures and also mentions a prominent Ukraine oligarch (Foreigner B)
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Former Manafort associate Sam Patten admits he helped foreign donors give money to Trump’s inaugural committee - Patten enlisted a US citizen to buy four tickets for $50,000 which was reimbursed from the Ukrainian oligarch’s Cypriot bank account
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Reminder that Trump's inaugural committee (where Sam Patten had helped funnel $50K from foreign donors through back-channel reimbursements) was headed by Tom Barrack
With the news on Sam Patten today an item to watch for is if Patten turns out to be a link between Kilimnik/FSB and Manafort and activities at Cambridge Analytica w/Bannon - CA is not mentioned in today's news but worth keeping an eye on in days ahead
Sam Patten admitted to helping foreign donors give $50K to Trump’s inaugural committee - this article quotes Lyovochkin (who is likely Foreigner B in Patten's Criminal Information) who was in DC for Trump's inauguration
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More info here in this thread by @imthemadridista
Now that Sam Patten has agreed to cooperate with the Special Counsel's Office on any and all matters the office deems relevant, he can potentially provide information on Cambridge Analytica, Steve Bannon & elusive Robert Mercer
