Federal authorities in New York have criminally charged a former Ukrainian lawmaker alleged to have acted as a Russian agent for over a decade and to have tried to influence the 2020 presidential election
LARRY NEUMEISTER and ERIC TUCKERNEW YORK — — A former Ukrainian lawmaker who U.S. authorities say acted as a Russian agent for over a decade and tried to influence the 2020 presidential election through meetings with Rudy Giuliani has been criminally charged in New York in connection with purchases of luxury Beverly Hills real estate.
Prosecutors also say Derkach sought to fund a lavish lifestyle for himself and his family through the purchase of two Beverly Hills condominiums even as he hid his interests in the transactions from banks. Michael J. Driscoll, head of the FBI's New York office, noted that Derkach was sanctioned in September 2020 by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control for trying to influence the 2020 election on behalf of Russian Intelligence Services through a “covert influence campaign.”
“Attempting to enjoy the safety, security, and freedoms of an open society, while secretly working to undermine that very society, is a hypocrisy that runs through every sanctions charge announced by the Task Force," he said.
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