Igor Fruman, 56, admitted to soliciting money from a foreign national at a hearing before U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken in Manhattan.examining Giuliani's dealings in Ukraine
The Belarus-born Fruman his former business partner, Ukraine-born businessman Lev Parnas, were charged in October 2019 with concealing an illegal $325,000 donation to support Trump's 2020 re-election campaign. "At that time, I had little experience in the rules surrounding political donations," Fruman said. "But I generally understood that foreign nationals and individuals who are not American citizens were not allowed to make political donations in the United States.A federal prosecutor said $1 million was wired as part of the scheme.
Prosecutors said Fruman and Parnas also aided an effort to oust then-U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who Trump fired in May 2019.Federal agents seized cellphones and computers in searches of his home and office in April.
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