The criminal trial of former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas kicked off Wednesday, with prosecutors describing him as a Florida businessman who promoted his political connections to funnel foreign money into U.S. elections in 2018
while working to funnel foreign money into U.S. elections in 2018.
Mr. Parnas, who faces six counts of campaign-finance charges, is accused of conspiring with Andrey Kukushkin, a co-defendant in the case, to make more than $25,000 in political contributions in a calendar year with funds from Russian businessman Andrey Muraviev. Federal-election laws prohibit foreign nationals from making political contributions in U.S. elections. It is also illegal to make a political contribution in another person’s name.
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