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From newly-unsealed court documents: When he opened a checking account for Essential Consultants LLC, Michael Cohen told a bank employee that it would serve as "a real estate consulting company to collect fees for investment consulting work."
More from court docs: "Beginning on or about January 31, 2017, Cohen began receiving monthly payments of $83,333 into the Essential Consultants Account from an entity... controlled by Russian national Viktor Vekselberg."
Seven payments totaled $583,333.
Seven payments totaled $583,333.
"Beginning on or about April 5, 2017, the Essential Consultants Account began receiving payments from ... [what FBI believed to be] the in-house financial subsidiary of the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis International AG."
Total payments -- $1,099,780.
Total payments -- $1,099,780.
"Beginning in or about April 2017, the Essential Consultants Account started receiving wire payments from a bank account associated with ... AT&T Inc."
Total payments -- $600,000.
Total payments -- $600,000.
"On or about May 10, 2017, June 9, 2017, July 10, 2017 and November 27, 2017, the Essential Consultants Account received four deposits in the amount of $150,000 ... [from] Korea Aerospace Industries."
Total payments -- $600,000.
Total payments -- $600,000.
"On or about May 22, 2017, the Essential Consultants Account received a $150,000 deposit from an account at Kazkommertsbank, a Kazakhstani bank."
"In total, from on or about January 31, 2017 to on or about February 1, 2018, the Essential Consultants Account received approximately $3,033,112.98 in transfers and checks from the aforementioned entities."
