🚨 WSJ: Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman arrested and will be presented in federal court in Virginia today. 🔽
Giuliani’s associates Parnas and Fruman (along with two others) were charged in a 21-page, four-count indictment in SDNY.
Will post the doc soon. cc: @CourthouseNews
Will post the doc soon. cc: @CourthouseNews
@CourthouseNews Per the indictment, one of the foreign donations facilitated by Parnas and Fruman took place days before last year's midterm elections.
Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/6466…
Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/6466…
@CourthouseNews (Deleted prior tweet in order to clarify and specify which elections to which the alleged donation was in proximity.)
@CourthouseNews "PARNAS and FRUMAN, who had no significant prior
history of political donations, sought to advance their personal financial interests and the political interests of at least one Ukrainian government official with whom they were working."
history of political donations, sought to advance their personal financial interests and the political interests of at least one Ukrainian government official with whom they were working."
@CourthouseNews ICYMI: This AP bombshell is from earlier this week is crucial reading right now, via @CourthouseNews. courthousenews.com/trump-giuliani…
@CourthouseNews CORRECTION: Parnas & Fruman will be presented in Eastern Virginia at 2 p.m.
Andrey Kukushkin, a Ukraine-born U.S. businessman charged in the scheme, will be presented in Northern California at 1:30 pm EST (10:30 AM Pacific).
David Correia, the 4th defendant, remains at large.
Andrey Kukushkin, a Ukraine-born U.S. businessman charged in the scheme, will be presented in Northern California at 1:30 pm EST (10:30 AM Pacific).
David Correia, the 4th defendant, remains at large.
@CourthouseNews DEVELOPING write-up of this morning's indictments:
Giuliani’s Ukraine Associates Indicted on Campaign-Finance Fraud, @CourthouseNews courthousenews.com/giulianis-ukra…
Giuliani’s Ukraine Associates Indicted on Campaign-Finance Fraud, @CourthouseNews courthousenews.com/giulianis-ukra…
@CourthouseNews My colleague @ByTimRyan reported from the ground on the Parnas/Fruman presentment in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Look for his scene-setter in the update.
Look for his scene-setter in the update.
@CourthouseNews @ByTimRyan Meanwhile, back at SDNY, U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken has been assigned the judge over Parnas and Fruman's case.
The lead prosecutor on the case is AUSA Nicolas Roos, who put Michael Cohen away.
The lead prosecutor on the case is AUSA Nicolas Roos, who put Michael Cohen away.
