The Dutch attorney's former law firm has been cooperating -- against HIM.
The son-in-law of one of the founders of the Alfa group (Alfa bank), he came from London to appear in a court in Washington DC today.
Interestingly, the US asked the law firm for information back in 2016 -- long before the Mueller investigation. This is probably why Mueller was so quick to charge Manafort; the FBI had been investigating Manafort for a long time.
It's encouraging to see this kind of international cooperation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/mueller-probe-london-based-son-of-russian-businessman-to-plead-guilty-to-false-statements/2018/02/20/142f4d2e-164b-11e8-b681-2d4d462a1921_story.html?utm_term=.db3600f74c07
The London-based son-in-law of one of Russia’s wealthiest men is set to plead guilty Tuesday afternoon in Washington to making false statements in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s probe of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, according to a new court filing.
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A criminal information is a type of charging document that can be filed only with a defendant’s permission and usually indicates the person is cooperating with investigators. A judge does not have to accept a plea deal, and a defendant can change his mind before making a plea.
Skadden in a statement Tuesday said, “The firm terminated its employment of Alex van der Zwaan in 2017 and has been cooperating with authorities in connection with this matter.”
U.S. authorities in 2016 asked the Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom law firm for information and documents related to its work on behalf of Yanukovych’s government, including Manafort’s work arranging the report used by the former president’s allies to justify his rival Tymoshenko’s arrest.
