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By City News Service Photo: Getty Images LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Thomas Barrack, who chaired President Donald Trumps inaugural committee, was arrested today in the Los Angeles area in connection with a federal indictment accusing him and two others of unlawfully lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates during the 2016 presidential campaign and beyond. Barrack, 74, of Santa Monica, was named in a seven-count indictment unsealed today in New York, along with Matthew Grimes, 27, of Aspen, Color...

Thomas Barrack was a prominent supporter of Trumps successful 2016 presidential campaign. Photo: AFP A seven-count indictment filed by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, alleged that Barrack, a former employee and an Emirati businessman failed to register as lobbyists and used their influence to advance the UAEs foreign policy goals in the US. Barrack is also alleged to have repeatedly lied during an FBI interview about his dealings with the UAE. Barracks spokesman did not immediately ...

Trump inaugural committee head accused of being agent of a foreign government Share Updated: 10:01 PM CDT Jul 20, 2021 By BRIAN MELLEY and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press Trump inaugural committee head accused of being agent of a foreign government Share Updated: 10:01 PM CDT Jul 20, 2021 GET OUR POLITICS NEWSLETTER Share Updated: 10:01 PM CDT Jul 20, 2021 By BRIAN MELLEY and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press The chair of former President Donald Trum...

NEW YORK — The chair of former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he conspired to influence Trump’s foreign policy positions to benefit the United Arab Emirates and commit crimes striking at what prosecutors described as “the very heart of our democracy.” Tom Barrack, 74, of Santa Monica, California, was among three men charged in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, with conspiring to act as an unregistered foreign agent as they...

Brian Melley And Larry Neumeister FILE - This photo from Tuesday Jan. 10, 2017, shows Tom Barrack before a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump peaking in New York Barrack, chair of former President Donald Trumps 2017 inaugural committee, was arrested Tuesday, July 20, 2021 in California on charges alleging that he and others conspired to influence Trumps foreign policy positions to benefit the United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) July 20, 2021 - 7:...

Tom Barrack: Former head of Trump inaugural committee arrested, charged with acting as agent of UAE David J. Phillip/AP President inauguration committee chairman Tom Barrack speaks at a pre-Inaugural "Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration" at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) By: Scripps National and last updated 2021-07-20 16:47:36-04 The Department of Justice Tuesday said that Tom Barrack, the former head of Presid...

Updated July 20 Trump inaugural committee head accused of being agent for United Arab Emirates The chair of former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday in California on charges alleging that he and others conspired to influence Trump’s foreign policy positions to benefit the United Arab Emirates By BRIAN MELLEY and LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press Share Tom Barrack speaks at a pre-Inaugural “Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration” on Jan. 19, 2...

Trump inaugural committee head accused of being UAE agent by   Buy PhotoThomas Barrack, left, applauds as President-elect Donald Trump arrives at the 2017 inaugural ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. Barrack, chair of former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee, was arrested Tuesday, July 20, 2021 in California on charges alleging that he and others conspired to influence Trump’s foreign policy positions to benefit the United Arab Emirates. (Stars and Stripes) LOS ANGELES — Th...

Housing and Development Newsletter An attorney for Barrack reportedly said he would be pleading not guilty to the charges, according to The New York Times. Barrack — directly and through Alshahhi and Grimes — was regularly and repeatedly in contact with the senior leadership of the UAE government, federal officials said. On multiple occasions, Barrack referred to Alshahhi as the UAE’s “secret weapon” to advance its foreign policy agenda in the United States. The trio took multiple st...

Donald Trump inaugural committee head accused of being UAE agent Tom Barrack. Image via AP. The chair of former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he secretly conspired to influence U.S. policy to benefit the United Arab Emirates, even while he was seeking a position as an American diplomat. Tom Barrack, 74, of Santa Monica, California, was among three men charged in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, with acting as unregistered forei...