Lev Parnas

Giuliani associate Lev Parnas is sentenced to 20 months in prison

2:15pm June 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a figure in President Donald Trump's first impeachment investigation, was sentenced Wednesday for fraud and campaign finance crimes.

Lev Parnas (left) says text messages last year between him and congressional candidate Robert Hyde about surveilling former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch were taken out of context. But Ukrainian police are investigating the allegations.

Ukraine Is Investigating Whether U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch Was Surveilled

3:44pm January 16, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Ukraine's Internal Affairs Ministry says it's asking the FBI to help determine whether international laws were broken, or "whether it is just a bravado and a fake information" from a U.S. politician.

A handwritten note by Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas lists his tasks, starting with getting Ukraine's new president to announce an investigation into "the Biden case."

New Lev Parnas Documents Suggest U.S. Ambassador Was Under Surveillance In Ukraine

12:43pm January 15, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"They are moving her tomorrow," U.S. congressional candidate Robert F. Hyde wrote on WhatsApp in March. He added, "The guys over [there] asked me what I would like to do and what is in it for them."

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., stands in an elevator after departing a secure area of the Capitol on Dec. 3. His appearance in call logs in the Democrats' impeachment report is raising new questions about his role in the Ukraine pressure campaign at the hear

Politics & Government

Giuliani, Nunes and '-1': A Look At What The Impeachment Report Phone Records Mean

4:17pm December 04, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

House investigators cited a series of newly disclosed telephone records that have set off new scrutiny and questions about key players in the Ukraine affair.

David Correia appeared briefly in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Wednesday and was released on $250,000 bond.

2 Businessmen Linked To Giuliani Plead Not Guilty In Campaign Finance Scheme

5:29pm October 17, 2019

by Scott Neuman

David Correia surrendered to authorities upon returning to New York after a trip to the Middle East. Andrey Kukushkin was arrested last week in California.