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Paul Erickson, Russian Agent Maria Butina’s Boyfriend, Indicted for Fraud - arrested today Erickson pleaded not guilty - federal indictment in South Dakota alleges he ran a criminal scheme 1996-2018 using a chain of assisted living homes. by @woodruffbets thedailybeast.com/paul-erickson-…
Indictment alleges Erickson
-ran criminal scheme w/Compass Care assisted living
-defrauded investors thru co Investing with Dignity(developing wheelchair so people could go to bathroom w/o being lifted)
-fraudulent home building scheme Bakken oil fields ND
thedailybeast.com/paul-erickson-…
This Daily Beast article from July 2018 provides more detail about Paul Erickson and various lawsuits against him and his assisted living company Compass Care
thedailybeast.com/accused-russia…
And more here on Paul Erickson's North Dakota oil field deal
10 page indictment - United States of America v Paul Erickson - US District Court of South Dakota Southern Division
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5729…
As the wise @Delavegalaw notes - these indictments could be good ice breakers to induce Erickson to discuss other topics...
Butina
Russia
GOP
NRA
Etc
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There's an interesting part of Manafort plea hearing transcript right after redacted section on p.84 that mentions something that could negatively impact Manafort's chance for a pardon (which implies redacted info could impact Trump's decision re: pardon)
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5731…
The section after Manafort concern about pardon says "proof with respect to that is not just" (info from Gates) ...

"You have a series of emails where we know that Mr. Kilimnik, in fact, is reporting [REDACTED]"

Who/what was Kilimnik reporting to/about?
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5731…
Mueller's office has emails where they know Kilimnik is reporting...to someone or about something, that is proof related to concerns about a pardon

Next part says "the best piece of evidence is Manafort asking Gates to [REDACTED]"
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5731…
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Wendy Siegelman
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This is like @NBCNews emulating NYT's premature Oct '16 headline "Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia"

Senate Intel investigation didn't have the visible implosion as the House but it was still GOP led & now the headline will circulate without context
Dem Senate investigators didn't dispute Burr's characterizations, but said they lacked context:

"The series of contacts between Trump's associates, his campaign officials, his children and various Russians suggest a campaign willing to accept help from a foreign adversary"
great points:
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Wendy Siegelman
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You’ve never heard of Zurich-based Salix Services - but Robert Mueller’s team has - the company has come under scrutiny by the Special Counsel’s Office because it sits at the end of a chain of offshore entities linked to Psy Group by @arawnsley @ErinBanco thedailybeast.com/swiss-mystery-…
someone knew about Salix
More here on the CEO of Salix Judith Hamburger
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#BREAKING >> Paul ERICKSON, Russian Agent Maria Butina’s Boyfriend & Republican/NRA Operative, INDICTED for Fraud & Money Laundering, by a federal grand jury in South Dakota today. New report from @woodruffbets @ErinBanco thedailybeast.com/paul-erickson-… #TrumpRussia
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Russian Agent Maria Butina’s Boyfriend Indicted for Fraud thedailybeast.com/paul-erickson-…
Paul Erickson is best known for his role in the Trump/Russia/NRA probe. He was arrested however for running a fraud and money-laundering scheme unimpeded for *22 years*.

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There's always more >> Accused spy Maria #Butina turned on her Russian charm to secure Russian jet fuel deal with David Keene, NRA president & prominent leader of the conservative movement, his lobbyist wife, & her boyfriend Erickson — The New York Times nytimes.com/2018/09/02/us/…
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🔥In the charging documents for accused #Russian🇷🇺agent Maria Butina, the unnamed “US Person 1” — who established a “VERY private line of communication btwn the Kremlin & key [@GOP] leaders through, of all conduits, the #NRA” — appears to be #GOP consultant Paul Erickson. 1/
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