Russian oligarch charged with illegal campaign donations to Trump PAC and Texas Rep. Pete Sessions
NEW YORK — A Russian tycoon who federal authorities say funneled illegal foreign donations to a Texas congressman and Donald Trump’s political action committee was secretly charged with conspiracy, the Justice Department revealed Monday.
The September 2020 indictment of oligarch Andrey Muraviev had remained secret until now, though prosecutors had previously identified him as the true source of $5,400 donated to Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Waco, and other illegal donations.
Two Soviet-born associates of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, have been convicted of violating campaign finance law by acting as straw men for a foreign donor.
Both were involved in Giuliani’s unsuccessful efforts to get Ukrainian officials to investigate President Joe Biden’s son during the 2020 campaign.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/03/14/indictment-details-scheme-by-russian-oligarch-behind-illegal-donors-to-pete-sessions-and-trump-pac/
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