Post

@frontera_julie

@FBI

More from @ActOnDemocracy

Act On Democracy

@ActOnDemocracy

Aug 23, 2018

The story of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is a complex one with many moving parts. Russian oligarchs & operatives work together using their wealth, influence & connections to advance Putin’s agenda.

Here are 5 key figures you should be aware of.

THREAD

Aras Agalarov is “Russia’s Trump”—a real estate mogul close to Putin.

Agalarov hosted Trump’s 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, where his pop star son, Emin performed. They have introduced Trump to many Russian oligarchs & have carried messages between Trump & Putin.

For more background on Agalarov:

themoscowproject.org/players/arasag…

Read 13 tweets

Act On Democracy

@ActOnDemocracy

Aug 13, 2018

#ManafortTrial Day 9 (sorry for delay)

✅Prosecution filing asks Judge Ellis to correct improper statement.

✅Docs & testimony suggest Federal Savings Bank chairman approved $16M in loans to secure a job in Trump admin.

✅D.C. filing confirms Gates’ ongoing cooperation.

1/5

#ManafortTrial Day 9 cont.

Fed. Savings Bank Senior VP Raico’s testimony:

✅Loan process was unusually fast.

✅Bank chairman Steve Calk’s involvement unlike any other loan.

✅Loans granted on Manafort’s terms, even after bank’s president suggested ending negotiations.

2/5

#ManafortTrial Day 9 cont.

Raico’s testimony:

✅Calk let Manafort know he wanted Trump admin role & Manafort asked for Calk’s resume.

✅11/11/2016- call from Calk: “[I’m possibly] up for some role in [Trump admin. Can you ask Manafort?]”

✅11/16/2016- $9.5M loan closed.

3/5

Read 5 tweets

Act On Democracy

@ActOnDemocracy

Aug 9, 2018

#ManafortTrial Day 7:

Summary:

✅Gates testimony ends.

✅Testimony from FBI accountant -CPA & Certified Fraud Examiner M. Magionos

✅Testimony from IRS agent M. Welch (admitted as expert witness)

✅Judge Ellis: "Judges should be patient...I'm not.”

✅8 witnesses left.

1/4

#ManafortTrial Day 7 cont.

Gates testimony:

✅In 2014 FBI interview about Yankovych, he disclosed offshore accounts but not hidden ones.

✅Manafort asked him to meet w/Lyovochkin (pro-Russia politician) re: payments.

✅"No doubt at all [no plea agreement if he lies]."

2/4

#ManafortTrial Day 7 cont.

FBI accountant Magionos:

✅31 foreign accounts owned by Manafort, Gates or Kilimnik (pro-Russia politician).

✅Emails from Manafort re: international wire xfers.

✅Paid >$60M via foreign accounts.

✅FARA filing inconsistent w/tax returns.

3/4

Read 4 tweets

Act On Democracy

@ActOnDemocracy

Aug 8, 2018

#ManafortTrial Day 6:

Gates testimony:

✅Pro-Russian Party of Regions politicians (Kolesnikov & Lovochkin) paid Manafort millions via disguised Cypriot accounts.

✅Documentary evidence suggests Manafort controlled foreign accounts.

✅Repeatedly directed to defraud banks.

1/5

#ManafortTrial Day 6 cont.

Gates testified:

✅At Manafort's direction, he fabricated invoices due to offshore banking rule requiring the invoice to have the Manafort-controlled entity name instead of Manafort's.

✅Directed to hide international wire xfers from bookkeeper.

2/5

#ManafortTrial Day 6 cont.

Gates testified:

✅Manafort's prepared agendas suggest Manafort had key role on tax & bill strategy.

✅2016 emails from Manafort show he altered P&L statement received from bookkeeper by “about $4.2 M” to secure loan from Federal Savings Bank.

3/5

Read 5 tweets

Act On Democracy

@ActOnDemocracy

Aug 7, 2018

#ManafortTrial Day 5:

Summary:

✅Manafort’s attorneys attempted to show that complicated finances resulted in unintentional errors & Gates was the criminal mastermind.

✅Testimony from senior special agent w/FINCEN, at Treasury.

✅Gates testified.

✅New clashes w/Judge.

1/6

#ManafortTrial Day 5 cont.

Laporta (CPA) testified:

✅Didn't go to Manafort re: Gates suspicions because: “it was [usually] clear Manafort was aware of what was going on.”

✅Knowing that income can’t be disguised as a loan doesn’t require expertise nor is it complicated.

2/6

#ManafortTrial Day 5 cont.

Paula Liss, certified fraud examiner/money laundering specialist testimony:

✅Judge limited scope to questions agreed to during sidebar.

✅Though required by law, neither Manafort nor his wife filed reports of foreign bank accounts from '11-'14.

3/6

Read 6 tweets

Act On Democracy

@ActOnDemocracy

Aug 4, 2018

#ManafortTrial Day 4:

The prosecution is awaiting approval to present financial activity summary charts from foreign & U.S. banks:

✅An FBI forensic accountant reviewed 1000s of docs

✅17 domestic & 15 foreign Manafort-controlled entities

✅ >200 international wire xfers

1/4

#ManafortTrial Day 4 cont.

CPA who prepared Manafort’s tax docs from 1997-2014 testified:

✅Manafort repeatedly claimed 0 foreign accounts

✅Was asked by Manafort to lie to bank about properties (bank fraud)

✅Was told 1.5M from Cyprus was loan, not payment (tax fraud)

2/4

#ManafortTrial Day 4 cont.

Manafort's accountant from 2014 (granted immunity) testified:

✅In 10/4/16 email, Manafort claimed 0 foreign accounts

✅She was suspicious of foreign loans but reduced loan amount to avoid confrontation, saving Manafort~$500K in tax liability

3/4

Read 4 tweets

Share this page!

Enter URL or ID to Unroll

Act On Democracy

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

More from @ActOnDemocracy

Act On Democracy

Act On Democracy

Act On Democracy

Act On Democracy

Act On Democracy

Act On Democracy

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Send Email!