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- Federal prosecutors are diving deep into Rudy Giuliani's finances and consulting work in Ukraine as part of a broadening criminal investigation, The Wall Street Journal reported.
- The investigation is focused on an alleged conspiracy involving two of Giuliani's associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who were arrested last week and are accused of concealing the funneling of hundreds of thousands of dollars of foreign money into US political campaigns.
- Prosecutors are reportedly examining Giuliani's role in pushing for the ouster of the US's former ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, as well as his work for the mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko.
- Giuliani is pivotal in Yovanovitch's abrupt dismissal, and he is also a central figure in President Donald Trump's efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, a whistleblower complaint lodged in August alleges.
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Federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York are sifting through the bank records and foreign business dealings of Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor and President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The scrutiny comes as part of a broadening criminal investigation into an alleged conspiracy involving two of Giuliani's Ukrainian associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman. The two men were arrested and charged last week with violating campaign finance law connected to hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to US political campaigns.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Why the US border facilities are 'concentration camps,' according to historians See Also: SEE ALSO: Ex-Ukraine envoy says she was fired on 'unfounded' and 'false' grounds after standing up to Trump and Giuliani |
Категорії (оригінал): | Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Trump impeachment, whistleblower complaint, Ukraine, quid pro quo, Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman, SDNY, FBI, |