Soviet-American businessman (born 1972)
Lev Parnas [ a] (born February 6, 1972)[ 1] is a Soviet-born American businessman and former associate of Rudy Giuliani . Parnas, Giuliani, Igor Fruman , John Solomon , Yuriy Lutsenko , Dmytro Firtash and his allies, Victoria Toensing and Joe diGenova , were involved in creating the false Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory , which is part of the Trump–Ukraine scandal 's efforts to damage Joe Biden .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] As president, Donald Trump said he did not know Parnas nor what he was involved in; Parnas insisted Trump "knew exactly what was going on".[ 6] [ 7]
In October 2021, Parnas was found guilty in U.S. Federal Court on six counts related to illegal donations to the 2020 campaign of Donald Trump .[ 8] He was sentenced to 20 months in prison, three years of supervised release and $2,322,500 in restitution on June 29, 2022.[ 9]
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^ Entous, Adam (October 15, 2019). "How Lev Parnas Became Part of the Trump Campaign's "One Big Family" " . The New Yorker . Archived from the original on January 18, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
^ Butler, Desmond; Biesekler, Michael; Lardner, Richard (October 6, 2019). "AP sources: Trump allies pressed Ukraine over gas firm" . Associated Press . Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019 .
^ Vogel, Kenneth P. (October 10, 2019). "Giuliani's Ukraine Team: In Search of Influence, Dirt and Money" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019 .
^ Sisak, Michael R.; Balsamo, Michael; Tucker, Eric (April 28, 2021). "Feds raid Giuliani's home, office, escalating criminal probe" . Associated Press . Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ Sommer, Will; Tani, Maxwell; Kirell, Andrew (February 6, 2020). "Fox News Internal Document Bashes Pro-Trump Fox Regulars for Spreading 'Disinformation' " . The Daily Beast . Archived from the original on February 7, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2022 .
^ Herman, Steve; Bredemeier, Ken (January 16, 2020). "Trump Terms Parnas Claims 'The Current Hoax' " . Voice of America . Archived from the original on January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020 .
^ "Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees - Parnas: President Trump Knew Exactly What Was Going On" (transcript) . transcripts.cnn.com . CNN. January 16, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2024 .
^ Moynihan, Colin (October 22, 2021). "Lev Parnas, Ex-Giuliani Ally, Is Convicted of Campaign Finance Charges" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021 .
^ Morales, Mark (June 29, 2022). "Former Giuliani associate Lev Parnas sentenced to 30 months in prison" . CNN. Archived from the original on July 4, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022 .