USA v. Parnas

  1. December 10, 2021

    Ex-Giuliani Ally Wants Campaign Finance Convictions Tossed

    Onetime Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas and a co-defendant have asked a Manhattan federal court to toss their campaign finance convictions, arguing the case prosecutors presented "bordered on the absurd."

  2. October 28, 2021

    Fla. Businessman Can't Cut Sentence In Giuliani-Linked Case

    A New York federal judge said Wednesday that COVID-19 risks don't warrant shortening a one-year prison sentence for a Florida businessman who pled guilty over a $2.3 million fraud scheme linked to Rudy Giuliani.

  3. October 22, 2021

    Ex-Giuliani Associate Convicted Of Campaign Finance Crimes

    A Manhattan federal jury on Friday convicted former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas and his ex-business partner of campaign finance violations stemming from a purported scheme to leverage foreign donations to U.S. political candidates into support for a legal cannabis venture.

  4. October 21, 2021

    Ex-Giuliani Pal Says Foreign Cash Isn't Linked To Donations

    An attorney for former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas on Thursday told a Manhattan federal jury there was no connection between a wealthy Russian businessman's money and contributions to U.S. political campaigns.

  5. October 19, 2021

    Feds Rest In Giuliani Ally's Campaign Finance Trial

    Manhattan federal prosecutors on Tuesday rested their campaign finance case accusing Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas and his former business partner of illegally funding U.S. political campaigns with a Russian tycoon's money in hopes of support for their plans for a legal cannabis operation.

  6. October 15, 2021

    Ex-Nevada AG Tells Of Hounding Parnas For Campaign Cash

    Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt took the witness stand Friday in the campaign finance trial of Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas and his former business partner, telling jurors of how he badgered a "clownish" Parnas for cash in the final days of his failed gubernatorial campaign.

  7. October 14, 2021

    Parnas Jury Sees Barrage Of Trump-World Photos

    Jurors in the campaign finance trial of former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas and his former business partner Andrey Kukushkin on Thursday saw numerous photos of people in the case posing with former President Donald Trump and others in his orbit, pictures taken as the alleged conspirators sought political support to set up a legal cannabis business.

  8. October 13, 2021

    Jury Hears Ex-Giuliani Ally Ran Straw Donor 'Charade'

    A Manhattan federal prosecutor on Wednesday told jurors of how former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas illegally funneled a Russian tycoon's money into U.S. political campaigns, in hopes of greasing the wheels of power to obtain licenses for cannabis businesses.

  9. October 05, 2021

    Trump, Giuliani Photos To Be Shown In Campaign Funds Trial

    Jurors in the upcoming trial of two businessmen linked to Rudy Giuliani will see photos of the pair with the embattled lawyer and ex-President Donald Trump as New York federal prosecutors seek to prove the defendants used their political ties to entice a Russian businessman into making illegal campaign contributions, the government said Tuesday.

  10. October 04, 2021

    Ex-Giuliani Allies Cite Political Bias In Jury Questionnaire Bid

    Two former Rudy Giuliani allies heading to trial on investor fraud and campaign finance charges have told a New York federal judge they can't get a fair shake unless they know what potential jurors think of their ties to the embattled attorney and former President Donald Trump.