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Sep 20, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
In NY testimony, money launderer Reza Zarrab downplayed his business in Russia.

Interviews with Zarrab’s courier and deep data dives show how deep it ran—& its ties to the Magnitsky scandal.

Part 2 of the series.

Exclu: @OCCRP & @CourthouseNews courthousenews.com/by-suitcase-an…
Zarrab, while still in his early 20s, was the co-owner of Bella Investments Company LLC, a Dubai-based “investment company” that secretly handled around $1.25 billion in suspicious wire transactions involving Russian and offshore entities.
Several transactions were tied to the massive tax fraud exposed by the late Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky.

More on the Magnitsky scandal here: courthousenews.com/rights-court-c…
Zarrab’s company Bella Investments also received payments from offshore companies that have been linked to slave labor in Azerbaijan and petroleum illegally shipped to President Bashar al-Assad’s Syria.
When asked if Zarrab’s company Bella conducted any real commercial activity, the money launderer’s former courier Adem Karahan told us: “No, it didn't.”
The Southern District of New York declined to comment on this investigation.
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Good morning from New York.

Before jurors hear a word of witness testimony this morning, the court has an unfinished order of business: Trump's contempt hearing over the gag order.

Follow every wrinkle of it and the trial here. 🧵

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Apr 22
Good morning from New York.

Donald Trump is about to become the first former president in US history to stand criminal trial.

Opening statements will begin—after pre-trial rulings that could take on great significance if he testifies.

I’ll cover live, from the courtroom 🧵
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The afternoon session begins:

Trump has entered the courtroom and is seated at the defense table with his attorneys.
Trump's attorney Emil Bove begins his arguments in the so-called Sandoval hearing, seeking to prevent prosecutors from invoking other prior bad acts on cross-ex if his client takes the stand.

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Apr 19
Good morning from New York.

Now that a full 12-person jury has been selected for Trump's criminal trial, it's time to round off the alternates. One down, five more to go. 🧵
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Good morning from New York.

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News

In Trump's NY criminal case, prosecutors file their so-called "Sandoval" notice—disclosing uncharged prior bad acts they intend to use at trial to impeach his credibility.

The list in the document rattles off the NYAG civil fraud case, the E. Jean Carroll case, and more. Image
"If the defendant chooses to testify, the People intend to inquire regarding the following"

Read the full list of litigation prosecutors intend to confront Trump with, if given the green light by the judge.

Doc 🔗 documentcloud.org/documents/2455…
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A Sandoval hearing establishes the permissible scope of cross-examination in order for the defendant to make an informed decision about whether to testify.

The notice shows that, for Trump, the list of prior bad acts, is quite long.
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