Giuliani associate Lev Parnas denies hiding Russian payment, asks to stay free on bail

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

U.S. DECEMBER 16, 2019 / 1:02 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

Giuliani associate denies hiding Russian payment, asks to stay free on bail

Brendan Pierson
3 MIN READ

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An associate of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Monday urged a judge to let him stay free on bail while he awaits trial, denying prosecutors’ accusations that he lied about receiving a $1 million payment from Russia shortly before he was arrested.

A lawyer for Lev Parnas, who is charged with campaign finance crimes, said the payment was a loan to Parnas’ wife, and that it had been disclosed to authorities before his bail was set.

“At no time did Mr. Parnas make a knowingly false statement,” Parnas’ lawyer, Joseph Bondy, said in a filing in Manhattan federal court.

Parnas, a U.S. citizen who was born in Ukraine, was released on bail after his arrest in October and has been living under house arrest in Florida.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-giuliani-parnas/giuliani-associate-denies-hiding-russian-payment-asks-to-stay-free-on-bail-idUSKBN1YK1ST

[louis-t]

1. Can you say 'flight risk'?

And by the way, every time his name is mentioned, it should be preceded by 'Guiliani associate'.

[Newest Reality]

3. Yes!

That was my first thought when I read the headline. That bird has wings.

[crickets]

7. Not only a flight risk - I worry about his safety.

There are people who would dearly love for him to be quiet and stay that way.

[dewsgirl]

8. Also followed by GRU agent. I personally think, he

is likely a direct link to the Kremlin.

[Sneederbunk]

2. The next time my wife gets a million dollar loan.

I will ask her to dot the "i's".

[spanone]

4. so it was a $1 million dollar payment to his wife from Russia? Well that would surely fool me....

[lame54]

5. Yeah no

[Grins]

6. Well....

1. Who made the loan to Svetlana Parnas?
2. What “skills” does Svetlana have in order to get $1-million - from a Russian?
3. What? No US bank wanted to loan Svetlana a million bucks...?