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Today, all seventeen Democratic members of the House Committee on the Judiciary wrote to Attorney General Jeff Sessions to request information about his decision to abruptly settle United States v. Prevezon Holdings Ltd, a money laundering case that the Department of Justice (DOJ) abruptly settled that involved Russia sanctions, New York real estate holdings, and the lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr.
In addition to the letter, House Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr., issued the following statement:
“The connections here are too substantial to ignore. Why was a Russian money-laundering case involving more than $230 million dismissed without explanation? Why was a central figure in that case chosen to approach the Trump campaign about assistance from the Russian government? Was the firing of Preet Bharara in any way related to his office’s prosecution of these crimes? Wittingly or unwittingly, was the Department of Justice involved?
“Even if these facts are mere coincidence—and there is reason to be doubtful that they are mere coincidence—they merit immediate explanation by the Attorney General and immediate investigation by the House Judiciary Committee.”[/I
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originally posted by: diggindirt
a reply to: windword
Did you actually click on the link and read the case?
Why would I be surprised that Democrat Congress Critters were questioning a Republican AG?
When the US prosecutor saw that the bank records (in full) were to become part of the trial---they realized they were beaten because the records supported the defense's case.
This would be like some federal prosecutor charging me with laundering $100 million for X Corp and then asking the judge to not let me present all my bank records which show that I never had access to $100 million. Saying that financial records don't have anything to do with money laundering!!!!
But the Dems are really, really, really desperate to get their faces in front of the camera so naturally they're going to try to deflect. Somebody wanted those properties? Were there names in the bank records that the feds didn't want revealed? We'll never know because those records weren't put into the public record.
Did settling the case mess up someone's plans for those properties the US was trying to take from the Russians? See, I can grab stuff from the air and make accusations like anyone else!
Also, you should like this case because it explains why Lynch and Obama issued the special permission for the Russian spy to be here. To start this case over after more than four years would drag it out even longer and cost both sides millions more in court and legal fees.
originally posted by: BlueAjah
I looked into this when there was another thread on this same subject. (I'll try to find it then.)
If you look closely at the court documents, it seems the Government's case was weak to start with, and the defense had already presented additional documents (during the Obama administration) showing that they would likely win. This case has been going on for many years. It would have cost both sides a great deal of money to continue. So, they finally decided to end it.
originally posted by: Flatfish
originally posted by: BlueAjah
I looked into this when there was another thread on this same subject. (I'll try to find it then.)
If you look closely at the court documents, it seems the Government's case was weak to start with, and the defense had already presented additional documents (during the Obama administration) showing that they would likely win. This case has been going on for many years. It would have cost both sides a great deal of money to continue. So, they finally decided to end it.
That's funny because I too have been following this case for several days and I've been reading just the opposite.
It's a $230 million money laundering case that involves a Russian real estate investment firm called Prevezon Holdings.
Natalia Veselnitskaya is the attorney of record who represents the owner of Prevezon Holdings, Denis Katsyv and his family.
The case has been going on for 3 years now, which isn't at all unusual for a case of this kind.
The U.S. Government had a very strong case, (not a weak one as you stated) not to mention the fact that the defense just got a negative ruling with respect to a summary judgment request they had made before the court.
On another note, I believe the former U.S. Attorney who was fired by Trump, Preet Bharara, was also working on some international money laundering cases similar, if not related to, this one.
If I'm not mistaken, Deutsche Bank who was recently fined $630 million for it's role in a $10 billion dollar Russian money laundering case involving it's New York, London and Moscow offices, is also suspected of facilitating the transfer and investment of Russian funds into Trump real estate development projects.
This is a big deal and it's going to get a lot bigger as Mueller and his team gear up and focus on the money trail.
originally posted by: Dfairlite
a reply to: Southern Guardian
It's actually common place. The obama justice department did the same thing. The magnitsky act is just a giant shakedown. This lawyer lobbies for clients opposed to the magnitsky act, so it's not surprising that she would be the lawyer of someone opposed to the magnitsky act, that's her whole schtick.
It's funny how if you step back it all adds up really nicely without any real holes.
"I´m ready to clarify the situation behind this mass hysteria – but only through lawyers or testifying in the Senate," Veselnitskaya told RT.
“I can only assume that the current situation that has been heated up for ten days or so by now is a a very well-orchestrated story concocted by one particular manipulator – Mr. Browder. He is one of the greatest experts in the field of manipulating mass media,” Veselnitskaya said.
She went on to say that Browder, who is the founder and CEO of the Hermitage Capital investment company, orchestrated this whole disinformation campaign as revenge for the defeat he suffered in a US court in 2013 from a team of lawyers that included Veselnitskaya.
“I have absolutely no doubt that this whole information [campaign] is being spun, encouraged and organized by that very man as revenge for the defeat he suffered in court of the Southern State of New York in the ‘Prevezon’ company case,” she said.
"He wasn't able to convince the court with his lousy human tragedy that actually never happened, about the fate of a dead man - who he only learnt about after his death."
originally posted by: BlueAjah
a reply to: theultimatebelgianjoke
Hmmm, very interesting!! This puts this in a whole new persepective.