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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnd now we find "You Lie!" Joe Wilson got dirty money from the Bobbsey Twins
SCs Joe Wilson returning donations from man arrested for illegal influence
By Jamie Lovegrove jlovegrove@postandcourier.com
Oct 10, 2019 Updated 18 min ago
COLUMBIA U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina is among several members of Congress who received political contributions from a Soviet-born businessman arrested Wednesday on federal charges of violating campaign finance laws to influence American politicians. Wilson said in a statement he had no knowledge there was anything improper with the $5,400 in contributions. Wilson, a member of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees, said he will return the money immediately.
Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas, both U.S. citizens born in the former Soviet republics of Belarus and Ukraine, respectively, were allegedly engaged in a scheme to funnel foreign money to American political candidates to buy potential influence, according to the indictment.
The businessmen have been helping President Donald Trumps personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, in his efforts to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, The Wall Street Journal reported. The indictment does not mention Giuliani.
Federal fundraising records show Fruman donated to two congressmen in June 2018: Wilson, R-Springdale, and now-former U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Tex. Specifically, he made two contributions to Wilsons campaign for $2,700 each on June 12, 2018.
https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/sc-s-joe-wilson-returning-donations-from-man-arrested-for/article_6d5b2f78-eb77-11e9-a97c-3f942f6b0556.html
By Jamie Lovegrove jlovegrove@postandcourier.com
Oct 10, 2019 Updated 18 min ago
COLUMBIA U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina is among several members of Congress who received political contributions from a Soviet-born businessman arrested Wednesday on federal charges of violating campaign finance laws to influence American politicians. Wilson said in a statement he had no knowledge there was anything improper with the $5,400 in contributions. Wilson, a member of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees, said he will return the money immediately.
Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas, both U.S. citizens born in the former Soviet republics of Belarus and Ukraine, respectively, were allegedly engaged in a scheme to funnel foreign money to American political candidates to buy potential influence, according to the indictment.
The businessmen have been helping President Donald Trumps personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, in his efforts to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, The Wall Street Journal reported. The indictment does not mention Giuliani.
Federal fundraising records show Fruman donated to two congressmen in June 2018: Wilson, R-Springdale, and now-former U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Tex. Specifically, he made two contributions to Wilsons campaign for $2,700 each on June 12, 2018.
https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/sc-s-joe-wilson-returning-donations-from-man-arrested-for/article_6d5b2f78-eb77-11e9-a97c-3f942f6b0556.html
Stumbled upon this person's unrolled thread and this had been written about a year ago -
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Venture Capital @kelly2277
🔥Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas are part of the Sunny Isles, FL - Russian Mar A Lago Trump crowd that launders money thru LLCs to @GOP campaigns🔥 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-26/pro-trump-super-pac-got-illegal-contributions-complaint-alleges
Trump's Mysterious Super-PAC Donor Accused of Breaking Law
Global Energy Producers LLC didnt exist until April. A month later, before it had a working website, it was flush with enough cash to make one of the biggest donations of the year to America First...
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And now we find "You Lie!" Joe Wilson got dirty money from the Bobbsey Twins (Original Post)
BumRushDaShow
Oct 2019
OP
Someone needs to keep score. I have Pete Sessions, Kevin McCarthy and Joe "You Lie!" Wilson.
yellowcanine
Oct 2019
#10
malaise has a thread about Fl. Gov. Ron DeSantis who took the dirty money
BumRushDaShow
Oct 2019
#12
Rachel is covering some of this - re: the stuff that happened in July 2018
BumRushDaShow
Oct 2019
#13
kentuck
(111,110 posts)1. Is he going to return the NRA contribution also?
BumRushDaShow
(129,450 posts)3. The compromised NRA is a whole other universe of graft and corruption!
GoCubsGo
(32,089 posts)2. I'm shocked!!! SHOCKED I tell you!!!
This shitstain is my congressman. I hope he gets to share a cell with my sack of shit senator.
This is probably just the tip of the ice berg. Their whole fucking party is compromised.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)5. Now we know these guy's real job...
illegal campaign money, perhaps money laundering.....
Wonder how many other trump's mafia buddies are doing the same?
Every single campaign item will have to be searched thru to find suspicious sources.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)4. America First committee chairperson..is Linda McMahon still
the chair??..Former head of SBA - of WWE - the beat goes on and on and.....
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)6. We need to start a thread with a master list
of recipients of Russian money.
GoCubsGo
(32,089 posts)7. Yep, and get the Admins to pin it at the top.
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)8. As people add on, they can copy the previous list,
and add the new guilty party to it alphabetically.
drray23
(7,637 posts)9. Indeed
So far
Pete Sessions
Ron de Santis
Kevin McCarthy
Joe Wilson
Trump PAC
yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)10. Someone needs to keep score. I have Pete Sessions, Kevin McCarthy and Joe "You Lie!" Wilson.
Anyone else?
BumRushDaShow
(129,450 posts)12. malaise has a thread about Fl. Gov. Ron DeSantis who took the dirty money
Gothmog
(145,554 posts)11. Who is surprised by this?
BumRushDaShow
(129,450 posts)13. Rachel is covering some of this - re: the stuff that happened in July 2018