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Mueller probe: London-based son-in-law of Russian businessman to plead guilty to false statements

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IMO, it looks like the ducks are getting in a row.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...d4d462a1921_story.html?utm_term=.3d220c4de346


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Untangling the web of Paul Manafort

What you need to know about Paul Manafort's ties to Russia. (Thomas Johnson/The Washington Post)
By Spencer S. Hsu and Rosalind S. Helderman February 20 at 2:10 PM Email the author

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.

Alex Van der Zwaan was charged with one count of making false statements, a felony, about his work as an attorney employed by a law firm engaged in 2012 by the Ukraine Ministry of Justice to prepare a report on the trial of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

Tymoshenko was imprisoned by former president Viktor Yanukovych for signing a controversial gas supply deal in 2009 with Russia. Van der Zwaan is the son-in-law of Russian oligarch German Khan.
 
RAMOSS said:
IMO, it looks like the ducks are getting in a row.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...d4d462a1921_story.html?utm_term=.3d220c4de346


2:54
Untangling the web of Paul Manafort

What you need to know about Paul Manafort's ties to Russia. (Thomas Johnson/The Washington Post)
By Spencer S. Hsu and Rosalind S. Helderman February 20 at 2:10 PM Email the author

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.

Alex Van der Zwaan was charged with one count of making false statements, a felony, about his work as an attorney employed by a law firm engaged in 2012 by the Ukraine Ministry of Justice to prepare a report on the trial of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

Tymoshenko was imprisoned by former president Viktor Yanukovych for signing a controversial gas supply deal in 2009 with Russia. Van der Zwaan is the son-in-law of Russian oligarch German Khan.
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Interesting link
https://www.reuters.com/article/net...-money-laundering-investigation-idUSL8N1OC4SM
 
Interesting. How many guilty pleas have we gotten now? Four?

Edit: Five. Gates has said he'll be pleading guilty.
 
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It fits in, and is tying to Manafort. .. and I notice one of the issues is 'bribes'.
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This is the first Russian, and then there is George P. Flynn, and Gates.

This is showing problems with Manafort, and this is really putting screws on him.
 
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Only a matter of time...

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I'm concerned that Manafort is far more fearful of Russian retaliation than he is of U.S. white collar prison, and so he'll keep silent and take his lumps for Team Putin/Trump.

But if his time in prison gets high, and he's offered a slap on the wrist essentially for the big dog, maybe he'll go for it...fear of potential retribution vs being old and spending much of the remaining time in prison....
 
Renato Mariotti's perspective. It's not especially shocking, but it's good to have out there just the same:

"I can’t emphasize how unusual and shocking it is that an attorney for a prestigious, international law firm was charged by Mueller for lying about his work at the firm. Lawyers—particularly lawyers at a top law firm—should know better than to lie to the FBI. His conduct as described in the charging document suggests he had something to hide. As others have reported, his father-in-law is a Russian oligarch. This charge sends a message to every potential witness in the Mueller investigation—you will be charged if you lie to the FBI. It raises the stakes for “minor” witnesses, suggesting that Mueller will charge any probable violation related to obstructing his investigation."

https://twitter.com/renato_mariotti/status/965971401084727296
 
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Renato Mariotti's perspective. It's not especially shocking, but it's good to have out there just the same:

"I can’t emphasize how unusual and shocking it is that an attorney for a prestigious, international law firm was charged by Mueller for lying about his work at the firm. Lawyers—particularly lawyers at a top law firm—should know better than to lie to the FBI. His conduct as described in the charging document suggests he had something to hide. As others have reported, his father-in-law is a Russian oligarch. This charge sends a message to every potential witness in the Mueller investigation—you will be charged if you lie to the FBI. It raises the stakes for “minor” witnesses, suggesting that Mueller will charge any probable violation related to obstructing his investigation."

https://twitter.com/renato_mariotti/status/965971401084727296
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Or it could be that Mueller has nothing more than a few fibs to justify the last nine months of his life
 
Athanasius68 said:
Or it could be that Mueller has nothing more than a few fibs to justify the last nine months of his life
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Whatever gets you through the day.
 
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