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Plagued by corruption & govt dysfunction Ukraine is a magnet for foreign profiteers. At the center of the Naftogaz plan were 3 such businessmen: Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman & FL oil magnate Harry Sargeant III who claimed to have Trump's support for their plan
apnews.com/d7440cffba4940…
Harry Sargeant III is a new name in this story - but like everyone in Trumpworld, a few minutes of research and stories involving a U.S. government investigation, blackmail, revenge-porn, and bitter family feuds emerge...
In 2011 Harry Sargeant III claimed the king of Jordan’s brother-in-law tried to blackmail him

The king of Jordan's brother-in-law Mohammad Al-Saleh claimed Sargeant and a business partner cut him out of contracts for fuel in Iraq that grew to $2.7 billion
palmbeachpost.com/article/201107…
In 2011 a Pentagon audit found that the federal government overpaid billionaire oilman Harry Sargeant III by as much as $200 million on several military contracts worth nearly $2.7 billion to supply fuel to Iraq
washingtonpost.com/politics/penta…
A vicious family feud that spawned more than a dozen lawsuits involving companies around the globe was settled, with Gulf Stream billionaire and onetime formidable GOP fundraiser Harry Sargeant III walking away with a cool $56 million.
palmbeachpost.com/news/news/crim…
Mogul Accuses Brother of Snatching Business Docs, ‘Intimate’ Videos - Harry Sargeant III claims that industrial design plans and recordings of “private consensual relations” were stolen as part of a years-long smear campaign against him led by his brother
courthousenews.com/mogul-accuses-…
Burford faces threat of ‘revenge porn’ prosecution -
Woman who appears in video with billionaire Harry Sargeant III has hired lawyers for potential private prosecution
ft.com/content/e6ae6f…
Exclusive: Meeting Maduro - Inside a U.S. businessman's oil deal with Venezuela - In November 2017, Harry Sargeant III flew to Venezuela to see about buying some oil
reuters.com/article/us-ven…
May 2018: Sargeant's company IOTC announced settlement related to delivery of fuel during the Iraq War & that they remain in good standing w/Dept of Defense & US Govt as Federal Contractors

and: "agreement repudiates baseless claims by Former Rep. Waxman"
prnewswire.com/news-releases/…
As Giuliani's pals Parnas, Furman, Sargeant pushed to change management at Naftogaz, allegedly with Trump's support - a reminder that the middleman between Naftogaz and Ukraine consumers, who owns most of Ukraine's gas distribution cos - is Dmitry Firtash
Jumping around a bit in this thread - regarding Sargeant's claim against king of Jordan’s brother-in-law and his counter claim, in 2011 a jury decided Sargeant should pay brother-in-law of the king of Jordan $28.8mil + interest, Sargeant appealed & lost
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Per source Lev Parnas & Igor Fruman worked for months for Dmitry Firtash and Firtash paid for expenses including private jet charters in the US & 3-6 trips to Vienna in prior two months, by @AramRoston @karen_freifeld @polinaivanovva HT @mrspanstreppon
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@AramRoston @karen_freifeld @polinaivanovva @mrspanstreppon I haven't posted this chart in a while, left side is failed 2008 attempt to buy Drake Hotel & shows how closely Firtash worked with Trump associates- Manafort, Rick Gates, Brad Zackson, Arthur Cohen and reported funding from Deripaska, Firtash, Mogilevich
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Wow - Lev Parnas was hired by DiGenova and Toensing as an interpreter for Dmitry Firtash
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Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman arrested

Two Foreign-Born Men Who Helped Giuliani on Ukraine Arrested on Campaign-Finance Charges - Parnas and Fruman are expected to appear in federal court in VA later today by @aviswanatha @rebeccaballhaus @sgurman HT @lrozen
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@aviswanatha @rebeccaballhaus @sgurman @lrozen Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman arrest is an SDNY case
@aviswanatha @rebeccaballhaus @sgurman @lrozen Now iconic photo of Giuliani and Lev Parnas at the Trump Hotel in DC on September 20
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🔹Giuliani Ukraine co-conspirators are 2 Soviet-born Florida real estate entrepreneurs, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, and an oil magnate from Boca Raton, Florida named Harry Sargeant III
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🔹Giuliani Ukraine co-conspirators are 2 Soviet-born Florida real estate entrepreneurs, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, and an oil magnate from Boca Raton, Florida named Harry Sargeant III
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🔹Parnas and Fruman own a natural gas company—
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Kenneth P. Vogel
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2 WEEKS AGO: Rudy Giuliani minimized the campaign finance issues facing his Ukrainian researchers LEV PARNAS & IGOR FRUMAN, telling me “I referred them to a campaign finance expert who pretty much resolved it.”

YESTERDAY: Parnas & Fruman were arrested on campaign finance charges
THE INDICTMENT OF PARNAS & FRUMAN: Rudy Giuliani's two Ukrainian researchers are charged (along with two other men) of conspiring to violate campaign finance laws by "engaging in a scheme to funnel foreign money to candidates…[to] buy influence…" documentcloud.org/documents/6466…
NOT LISTED IN THE INDICTMENT: The company LEV PARNAS & IGOR FRUMAN used for political donations, GLOBAL ENERGY PRODUCERS LLC, also donated $50k to the TRUMP-endorsed Florida gov candidate @RonDeSantisFL in June 2018, then Parnas co-hosted a DeSANTIS fundraiser the next month.
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Porpentina (Tina)
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When you strip away everything, you pull out the petulant demand from Donald to dig up dirt on Joe Biden’s son. It comes down to money.

Giuliani, Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman & Harry Sargent III (former Republican FL state finance chair) all worked ...
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... to try to place “their guys” as CEO & prime Sr. exec positions of the government run Ukrainian Oil and Gas company. Igor & Lev seem to have bought their way into Donald’s inner circle (& a White House meeting) by donating $325k to a Trump PAC.
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Both Lev and Igor have documents that three of the House committees have requested in the impeachment process. Both have declined to provide those documents. We’ve been assured that subpoenas are coming to gain access to those documents.

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Dr. Dena Grayson
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🔥WHOA🔥

Associates of @realDonaldTrump and Rudy Giuliani tried to install new management at the top of #Ukraine’s state gas company with the goal of steering lucrative contracts to companies controlled by Trump allies.🤬

#Ukrainegate #Corruption
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The plan hit a snag with the election of #Ukraine’s new president (Zelenskiy) whom Trump called in #Ukrainegate.

@SecretaryPerry soon took up the effort with Zelenskiy to install new management at the gas company (including installing one of Perry’s past political donors).🤬
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The Trump/Giuliani allies attempting to change the management at Naftogazt appear had inside knowledge of the US government’s plans in #Ukraine. They told people that Trump would replace the US ambassador to #Ukraine MONTHS before she was actually recalled to DC.🔥
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Omar Aslam Lugo
@OmarAslamLugo
1. Fruman/Parnas want to export US LNG to Ukraine. They bought WH access via Trump PAC donations & Giuliani.

They're betting Russia-to-Germany natgas pipeline bypassing Ukraine will be operational soon; curtailing Ukraine's importance to EU, & opening Ukraine market for US LNG.
2. Trump Admin/Senate oppose pipeline (Nord Stream 2)–it's a huge wedge for Putin against NATO.

Trump/Senate threatened sanctions on mostly Russian companies over it, but construction continues because benefits outweigh costs; empty threats won't sever Trump-Putin ties.
3. An isolated market for US LNG in Ukraine explains the opportunism of today's Rick Perry story, & pretty much anyone in a position to trade on insider access to the White House: Giuliani gets a paycheck from Furman/Parnas, & Trump gets his favors.
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