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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNot the Onion: 'Fraud Guarantee' and 'Mafia Rave'
Arrested Giuliani Ukraine Associates Operated Companies Called 'Fraud Guarantee' and 'Mafia Rave'
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Ryan Lizza, the Chief Washington Correspondent at Politico and a Senior Political Analyst at CNN, pointed out in a tweet that Parnas co-founded a company called Fraud Guarantee, and Fruman was club owner of a venue called Mafia Rave
Fruman and Parnas are Soviet-born US citizens and businessmen. Fruman was born in Belurus, Reuters reports, but isaccording to ProPublica"well-connected" in Ukraine, where he owns a number of businesses. One of those businesses being a beach bar in Odessa called Mafia Rave. Another an export business involved in the shipping of goods between Ukraine and the U.S.
Ukrainian-born Parnas has worked for a number of stockbrokerages in South Florida, Buzzfeed reports. One of his businesses, Fraud Guarentee, was established to protect clients from financial crimesalthough it had to be evicted after the company failed to pay the office rent.
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In addition to their party donationswhich include $325,000 to pro-Trump super PAC America First Action in 2018both men were allegedly involved in efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his son Hunter. - Newsweek
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Ryan Lizza, the Chief Washington Correspondent at Politico and a Senior Political Analyst at CNN, pointed out in a tweet that Parnas co-founded a company called Fraud Guarantee, and Fruman was club owner of a venue called Mafia Rave
Fruman and Parnas are Soviet-born US citizens and businessmen. Fruman was born in Belurus, Reuters reports, but isaccording to ProPublica"well-connected" in Ukraine, where he owns a number of businesses. One of those businesses being a beach bar in Odessa called Mafia Rave. Another an export business involved in the shipping of goods between Ukraine and the U.S.
Ukrainian-born Parnas has worked for a number of stockbrokerages in South Florida, Buzzfeed reports. One of his businesses, Fraud Guarentee, was established to protect clients from financial crimesalthough it had to be evicted after the company failed to pay the office rent.
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In addition to their party donationswhich include $325,000 to pro-Trump super PAC America First Action in 2018both men were allegedly involved in efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his son Hunter. - Newsweek
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Not the Onion: 'Fraud Guarantee' and 'Mafia Rave' (Original Post)
ffr
Oct 2019
OP
'Mafia Rave', can't make this up. Morning Joy documenting Turkey millions tribute
empedocles
Oct 2019
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Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)1. That's why truth is stranger than fiction...
Shit like that might fit in a Mel Brooks film, but what editor would allow it in a non-satirical work of fiction?
empedocles
(15,751 posts)3. ghouli 'associates' strongly resemble Home Alone movie thieves
empedocles
(15,751 posts)2. 'Mafia Rave', can't make this up. Morning Joy documenting Turkey millions tribute
to traitortrump treasure chests - by guest Kurt Eichenwald, author, good one, been on the trump case since 2016.
calimary
(81,322 posts)4. Nitpicking here -
Fraud Guarantee or Fraud Guarentee?
And whos blowing the spelling - Rudys Ukrainian Mutt n Jeff or a Newsweek editor - or writer?