Russian oligarch charged with making illegal political contributions

[kpete]

This oligarch, SDNY alleges, is the money behind Parnas and Fruman.

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Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Southern District of New York
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, March 14, 2022

Russian Oligarch Charged With Making Illegal Political Contributions

Andrey Muraviev Charged with Conspiring to Fund One Million Dollars in Illegal Donations
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the unsealing of an indictment against ANDREY MURAVIEV, a/k/a “Andrey Muravyov,” a Russian citizen, charging him with making illegal political contributions as a foreign national, and conspiring to make illegal political contributions as a foreign national in the names of straw donors. Muraviev is charged with conspiring with Lev Parnas, Andrey Kukushkin, and Igor Fruman, and others, who were convicted at trial or have pleaded guilty to these crimes.

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “As alleged, Andrey Muraviev, a Russian national, attempted to influence the 2018 elections by conspiring to push a million dollars of his foreign funds to candidates and campaigns. He attempted to corrupt our political system to advance his business interests. The Southern District of New York is committed to rooting out efforts by foreigners to interfere with our elections.”

FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Michael J. Driscoll said: “As alleged, Muraviev, a Russian foreign national, made illegal political contributions and conspired with Parnas, Kukushkin and Fruman to obscure their true source. The money Muraviev injected into our political system, as alleged, was directed to politicians with views favorable to his business interests and those of his co-conspirators. As today’s action demonstrates, we will continue to aggressively pursue all those who seek to illegally effect our nation’s elections.”


https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/russian-oligarch-charged-making-illegal-political-contributions
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21416902-s2-superseding-indictment
https://go.usa.gov/xznWk

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[lapfog_1]

1. and most people know...

the oligarchs are only holding the money for Putin.

Oh sure, he allows them their villas and toys... but Putin owns their ass.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Exactly

Gives Putin plausible deniability.

[allegorical oracle]

4. No offense, but WHEN has Putin needed any deniability? He just stares down any opponent with those

cold, dead-fish eyes and his deniers get disappeared-- or get a radioactive milkshake.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Very true. I think he wants the world to know he is an evil bastard.

[uponit7771]

3. More proof that Roberts court is 100% wrong on CU, just wrong headed and stupid uninformed and

... not able to think clearly.

This is AFTER the fact and not before the fact prevention

[Maraya1969]

8. You know if the GQP can attack Roe V Wade and make it un viable in many areas why can't we do that

with Citizen's United? I wouldn't know where to begin but this arrest seems like one of the good places to start. And I'm sure there are other things that can be done to slow down the amount of money bad actors are allowed to put into the game.

[SheltieLover]

12. This!👆

[alwaysinasnit]

5. I would like to know who he gave those contributions to.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Exactly the same question I have.

I suppose it will be kept secret.

[alwaysinasnit]

9. More than likely.

[maxrandb]

11. You can be assured he gave it to Retrumplicans

If it went to Democrats, the article would damn sure say so.

The media makes sure to highlight if a scandal touches a Democrat. They leave the party affiliation blank if it's a Retrumplican

[alwaysinasnit]

15. +1000

[rockfordfile]

10. That's DeSantis 's guy

[SheltieLover]

13. Kicking for visibility

[tanyev]

14. "Incredible dinner"

Yeah, Lev Parnas didn’t get cold hamberders.