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Prominent New York publicist says Manafort, Gates wanted to pay him for Ukraine work with offshore
accounts
NY publicist: Manafort and Gates asked to pay for Ukraine work in offshore accounts, where they 'made way more money' than in the US
A prominent New York City publicist says Paul Manafort and Rick Gates approached him in 2012 and asked whether they could pay him for Ukraine lobbying work via offshore accounts — and avoid registering as foreign agents with the DOJ.
The publicist's experience mirrored the accusations laid out in a newly unsealed indictment against Manafort and Gates issued by special counsel Robert Mueller's team last week.
A New York City publicist who has represented clients ranging from former Trump Organization adviser Felix Sater to Ukranian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov says he was asked by Paul Manafort and Rick Gates if he could avoid registering with the Justice Department as a foreign agent while he worked for them — and whether he would agree to be paid from offshore accounts.
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"They acted like they controlled the government of Ukraine," Torossian said. Neither Manafort nor Gates, who are currently on house arrest, responded to requests for comment. Manaforts attorney has called charges against them "ridiculous."
The work would have been fairly standard for Torossian, who has worked for the current mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, and the Ukranian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov.
But things went south, Torossian said, when Gates and Manafort asked him whether he could avoid registering with the Justice Department as a foreign agent in accordance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
"We discussed how to get around filing FARA and I was uncomfortable at that point," recalled Torossian, who has advocated for more uniform foreign lobbying disclosure requirements.
More: http://www.businessinsider.com/manafort-and-gates-approached-ronn-torossian-for-ukraine-lobbying-work-2017-10
A prominent New York City publicist says Paul Manafort and Rick Gates approached him in 2012 and asked whether they could pay him for Ukraine lobbying work via offshore accounts — and avoid registering as foreign agents with the DOJ.
The publicist's experience mirrored the accusations laid out in a newly unsealed indictment against Manafort and Gates issued by special counsel Robert Mueller's team last week.
A New York City publicist who has represented clients ranging from former Trump Organization adviser Felix Sater to Ukranian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov says he was asked by Paul Manafort and Rick Gates if he could avoid registering with the Justice Department as a foreign agent while he worked for them — and whether he would agree to be paid from offshore accounts.
... snip
"They acted like they controlled the government of Ukraine," Torossian said. Neither Manafort nor Gates, who are currently on house arrest, responded to requests for comment. Manaforts attorney has called charges against them "ridiculous."
The work would have been fairly standard for Torossian, who has worked for the current mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, and the Ukranian billionaire Rinat Akhmetov.
But things went south, Torossian said, when Gates and Manafort asked him whether he could avoid registering with the Justice Department as a foreign agent in accordance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
"We discussed how to get around filing FARA and I was uncomfortable at that point," recalled Torossian, who has advocated for more uniform foreign lobbying disclosure requirements.
More: http://www.businessinsider.com/manafort-and-gates-approached-ronn-torossian-for-ukraine-lobbying-work-2017-10
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