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Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 06:16 PM Oct 2019

Exclusive: Giuliani associate linked to Yanukovych's stolen cash

Source: Al Jazeera

3 hours ago

Semyon Kislin, a business associate of Donald Trump who is due to give evidence at the US president's impeachment inquiry on October 14, tried to obtain millions of dollars that Ukrainian prosecutors deemed stolen, Al Jazeera can reveal.

Kislin is a long-time friend of Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. The Ukraine-born businessman donated to Giuliani's political campaigns in the 1990s.

In January last year, Kislin lobbied the former US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, to help him unlock millions of dollars that had in fact been seized in a major criminal inquiry.


Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/exclusive-giuliani-associate-linked-yanukovych-stolen-cash-191010120733266.html

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Exclusive: Giuliani associate linked to Yanukovych's stolen cash (Original Post) Sunlei Oct 2019 OP
Well Rudy,... what is with all this off the books lobbying ? magicarpet Oct 2019 #1
Nice snapshot of what it is to be Rudy.. denbot Oct 2019 #2
How the mighty have fallen Maeve Oct 2019 #4
say bye bye Rudy scarytomcat Oct 2019 #3
Semyon Kislin has business ties to Russian and Ukraine. patphil Oct 2019 #5
is this the ammo dweller Oct 2019 #6
Greasy Rudy is now cornered like a rat. His options appear to be few. Progressive Jones Oct 2019 #7

magicarpet

(14,145 posts)
1. Well Rudy,... what is with all this off the books lobbying ?
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 10:08 PM
Oct 2019

Let see if we can guess....

** You don't really care to register as a lobbyist because then you leave footprints to all your lobbyist contracts and connections.
~~ But Rudy you know better because it is illegal not to formally register as a lobbyist. Just ask Paul Manafort.

**You would rather conceal your lobbying jobs and keep the entire issue off the radar screen.
That way you can keep the income secret and the income is now tax free.

Where did you learn that stunt to cheat the IRS - your best bud donnie trDump ?
~~ Rudy you know income tax evasion is a federal offense. Again ask Paul Manafort.

** Rudy you are currently tangled up in a divorce,.. this is from your third wife correct ? Rudy what about that Republican Party's Family Values blah blah Sanctity of Marriage blah blah blah, Holy Matrimony blah, blah, blah, between one man and one woman blah, blah, blah. Your Catholic right Rudy ? The Catholic Church frowns upon divorce, and your on your third one. Has the Pope booted your ass out of the Catholic Church yet ?
Don't you think he really should ?
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ! Well anyways.

Back to your third divorce.

Are you concealing your lobbying income and keeping those transactions off the books so you can significantly understate you total income and assets so you can cheat your former wife out of her current support amounts and any reasonable finalized divorce settlement ?

Have you not been asked my her lawyers what your current total annual income is under oath.

Well Rudy it appears you violated the law by not officially declaring yourself a lobbyist as required by law.

It appears again you violated the law by concealing your lobbyist income from the IRS so you could cheat them out of any taxed due. The same must apply to the State of New York, and the city tax authorities, you must have cheated them by design too.

Finally it appears you were out to conceal this lobbyist income from your wife, her attorneys, and the court so you would realize a more favorable on going support payment and final divorce settlement.

You likely perjured yourself during depositions, to your wife's attorneys, and to the court. Rudy your ass is on fire, you should do everything possible to put the flames out.

Rudy you know that cliche "Lock her up" ...
It appears you have more to worry about and "her" worries are nonexistent. In matter of fact Rudy, "She" is probably off somewhere enjoying a good laugh her ass off session - knowing that current events have proven your life little more than a pathetic clown show of fancy foot work where you ultimately talked yourself into jail.

Maeve

(42,281 posts)
4. How the mighty have fallen
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 10:15 AM
Oct 2019

He had a chance for a decent rep once upon a time, but the history books will no longer be kind.

Good post!

patphil

(6,169 posts)
5. Semyon Kislin has business ties to Russian and Ukraine.
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 01:02 PM
Oct 2019

He emigrated to the United States from Ukraine in the 1970's and is big in the metal and mining industry in both Russia and Ukraine.
So, Rudy's Ukraine connection is at least 25 years old.
He's been involved in the corruption of that place all along.
Dirty Rudy can Rudy toot tootie all he wants, but he's still just another corrupt member of the Trump team.

dweller

(23,628 posts)
6. is this the ammo
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 02:20 PM
Oct 2019

the howitzer that was revealed by Yovanovitch in closed hearing this last week?

🤔

✌🏼

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)
7. Greasy Rudy is now cornered like a rat. His options appear to be few.
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:24 PM
Oct 2019

A) Throw EVERYONE under the bus by telling the whole truth, which would be the right thing to do. However, this would probably get him whacked, eventually.

B) Keep lying and spend what could amount to the rest of his pathetic existence in prison after being convicted.

C) Escape to Russia or Ukraine, and hope he won't be extradited to the US.

D) "Goodbye Cruel World...".

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