Two foreign-born businessmen associated with U.S. President Donald Trump's ...
- Two foreign-born businessmen associated with U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani have been arrested on federal charges that they conspired to funnel foreign money to U.S. political candidates, authorities said on Thursday.
John Dowd, a lawyer for Parnas and Fruman declined comment. Giuliani did not respond to requests for comment. Jay Sekulow, a lawyer for the president, said neither the president nor his campaign was aware of the alleged scheme. - According to the indictment, Parnas and Fruman engaged in the scheme so that they could buy potential influence with politicians and advance their personal financial interests.
- In addition to the $325,00 donation, Parnas and Fruman are accused of funneling straw donations to other political candidates.
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