After Federal investigators arrested Lev Parnassus and Igor Fruman last week as they boarded one-way flights to Vienna, their close associate Rudy Giuliani was unsure if he had been paid “hundreds of thousands of dollars” by Parnassus ‘ fraud mitigation firm, a Fraud That Parnassus reportedly testified to. On Monday, Giuliani was confident, telling Reuters that Fraud Guarantee paid him half a million dollars for legal and technical consulting work last year.

In their indictment of Parnas and Fruman, federal prosecutors say an unidentified Russian businessman arranged for two payments of $500,000 to be wired from foreign bank accounts to a U.S. account controlled by Fruman in September and October 2018. At least part of that money was allegedly used to try to influence U.S. politicians and candidates on Ukraine policy, in violation of federal law. Giuliani told Reuters he’s sure his $500,000 came from “a domestic source,” though he did not identify the source or explain how he was “100 percent” certain. “I know beyond any doubt the source of the money is not any questionable source,” Giuliani insisted.

Manhattan Federal prosecutors, who have indicted Parnassus and Fruman, are also looking into Giuliani’s interactions with the Duo and Giuliani’s other business in Ukraine. Parnassus and Fruman were implicated in Giuliani’s attempts to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate President trump’s domestic political rival Joe Biden. Giuliani is trump’s personal lawyer and fixer, and his legal troubles could also have serious consequences for trump, CNN’s Chris Cuomo explained Monday night.

We’re going over some of the biggest questions surrounding Rudy Giuliani, with a closer look at his words and his actions, and what all this could mean for the President. pic.twitter.com/EA4xarWGis

– Christopher Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) October 15, 2019

Giuliani’s $ 500,000 salary, for a job he said began in August 2018 and was completed by 2019, may not seem exorbitant for such a high flyer, but one of his main attacks against Biden is that fellow attorney hunter Biden is apparently paid $ 50,000 a month by a Ukrainian gas company, ostensibly for similar regulatory compliance work.

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