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Giuliani Associates Plead Not Guilty To Charges Of Making Illegal Campaign Donations

Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were arrested at Dulles airport holding one-way tickets out of the country. Their case begins amid the inquiry into President Trump's alleged political pressure on Ukraine.
Lev Parnas arrives at federal court for an arraignment hearing on Wednesday in New York City. Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman are associates of Rudy Giuliani who have been charged with conspiring to circumvent federal campaign finance laws in schemes to funnel foreign money to U.S. candidates running for office.

Two of Rudy Giuliani's associates appeared in federal court Wednesday in Manhattan, where they pleaded not guilty to charges of illegally funneling foreign donations to U.S. political candidates.

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