Lev Parnas sentenced to prison.

[grumpyduck]

From CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/29/politics/lev-parnas-giuliani-sentence/index.html

One more down, and getting closer to ol' Rudy.

[MerryHolidays]

1. His company's name was "Fraud Guarantee"....totally serious! nt

[zuul]

2. from the article:

Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, was sentenced Wednesday to 20 months in prison in connection with to convictions on campaign finance, wire fraud and false statements.

Parnas was convicted last fall on six counts related to "influence buying" campaign finance schemes. Jurors found him guilty of scheming with co-conspirators to use a Russian backer's money to fund political contributions they hoped to trade for political favor for their budding joint cannabis venture.

He also pleaded guilty in March to conspiring to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors in a company called Fraud Guarantee.

Federal prosecutors said Parnas and a co-conspirator "falsely claimed that the investors' funds would be used solely for legitimate business expenses of Fraud Guarantee, when in fact the funds were largely withdrawn as cash, transferred to personal accounts, and used for various apparently personal expenditures."

[luv2fly]

9. Thank you for including some of the article in your post n/t

[gratuitous]

3. Parnas is quoted in the story

He thinks his 20 month sentence and $2.3 million restitution order are fair. Which to my mind says he got off extremely lightly.

[Wounded Bear]

4. Indeed!

Maybe we can trade his sleezy ass for Ms Briner.

[Mopar151]

5. That's how toxic the Gouhliani mob is.

Getting out from under.that decomposing pile of corruption and stupidity with s couple years in a US prison makes Leveler a happy boy!

[renate]

6. FWIW, I follow his son on Twitter--his heart is in the right place

https://twitter.com/AaronParnas

[Takket]

7. and giuliani is still running around, going on Masked Singer, and just having a ball at life........

[dem4decades]

8. Cohen goes to jail, Trump doesn't. Parnas goes to jail, Rudy doesn't.

This country has a real problem with doling out justice to the rich and powerful.

[UTUSN]

10. Great, let's move up the chain, picking up the pace