September 30, 2021
Prosecutors warned a New York federal judge on Wednesday that he would be sending the wrong message if he shortened the prison sentence of a COVID-19-wary Florida businessman who pled guilty over a $2.3 million fraud scheme linked to Rudy Giuliani.
September 10, 2021
Former Rudy Giuliani associate Igor Fruman pled guilty in New York federal court Friday to soliciting $1 million from a Russian investor to make illegal political contributions as part of a cannabis venture.
August 23, 2021
Igor Fruman, one of three former associates of Rudy Giuliani accused of campaign finance violations, is expected to plead guilty this week in New York federal court, according to a docket notice Monday.
May 27, 2021
The federal government has pushed back against a bid from Lev Parnas, the Florida associate of former President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, to compel the disclosure of certain search warrant materials seized from Giuliani, arguing the materials aren't relevant to the indictments at hand.
March 29, 2021
A Manhattan federal judge on Friday loosened bail conditions for Lev Parnas, the Florida associate of former President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, amid filings by Parnas' defense team claiming charges against him stem from a politically motivated selective prosecution.
February 08, 2021
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a Florida businessman to a year and a day in prison Monday for his role in a $2.3 million fraud that duped investors in an anti-fraud insurance startup with ties to former President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
February 02, 2021
A Florida businessman should serve roughly three years in prison after admitting to "shameless" fraud and campaign finance crimes in the same investigation that also ensnared three associates of Rudy Giuliani, federal prosecutors told a New York federal judge.
January 26, 2021
A Florida businessman and former would-be professional golfer connected to associates of Rudy Giuliani pushed for no prison time Monday for deceiving investors in a securities-focused insurance startup and for lying to elections officials, noting that he benefited little from the wrongdoing and quickly accepted responsibility.
November 30, 2020
A New York federal judge on Monday signaled he would again delay the trial of former associates of Rudy Giuliani accused of campaign finance charges and bilking investors, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing trial backlog.
October 29, 2020
A Florida businessman admitted Thursday that he duped investors in a securities-focused insurance startup and lied to elections officials in a guilty plea that gave New York federal prosecutors a conviction in their probe of associates of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.