JFC these clowns. Finishing reading an article I linked to earlier.
A resident of upscale Boca Raton, Parnas once ran an electronics business that was successfully sued for its role in a fraudulent penny stock promotion scheme. He has also worked for three brokerages that later lost their licenses for fraud and other violations. He has never been personally charged.
Court records also show that judges have awarded a series of default judgements against Parnas for multiple unpaid debts. These include over $500,000 he owes to an investor in a Hollywood movie that he had promoted but was never made. He has also been sued a dozen times over the last decade for failing to pay rent on various Palm Beach County properties and has been evicted from two homes.
So it sort of boggles my mind where their money is coming from, except this article details their connections to Ukranian mafia.
On where their money came from:
The donation ascribed to Global Energy Producers in fact came from the bank account of another company belonging to Parnas. Days earlier, that company had received a wire transfer of $1.26 million from the trust fund of a Florida lawyer who specializes in real estate, court records show.
Do we know yet who this Florida lawyer is?
The men said āthey had all this influence,ā Stok said. āThey said Trump and his associates were going to back their company. That they had direct access to the White House.ā
āSomeone takes a half million dollars from you and heās hanging with the president and the presidentās lawyer,ā Andre said.
āIāve never seen anything like this,ā he said. āWhere is the money coming from?ā
Given Parnas and Frumanās relationships with senior Ukrainian officials and their business interests in the country, their lobbying against a U.S. ambassador raises questions about their compliance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
The act requires Americans operating on behalf of a foreign entity in the United States to declare their work to the Department of Justice. Parnas and Fruman did not do so.
Their lobbying of Sessions raises āthe thorniest red flag,ā said Ron Oleynik, a Washington attorney who advises clients on FARA compliance. āThat, to me, is clearly trying to influence an office of the United States toward Ukraine.ā
Remember when we were like LOLRudyWTF when he was going to a paid speaking event in Ukraine that was the definition of THIS IS FINE? He canceled, but that doesnāt mean no one went.
Though Giuliani cancelled his trip, Parnas and Fruman managed to hold meetings with two figures close to Zelensky: Serhiy Shefir, who has since been appointed as an aide to the president, and Ivan Bakanov, now acting head of Ukraineās secret police. The meetings failed to lead to a meeting between Giuliani and Zelensky.
Last note, does anyone know how to/if we can access the content of this call?
Parnas and Fruman responded by filing a criminal complaint with Ukrainian police, alleging that Kolomoisky had threatened their lives. They also lodged a defamation suit against the oligarch, their lawyer Alina Samarets said.
Giuliani personally joined at least one call to discuss the case, Samarets said.
