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Former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas has been found guilty of illegally steering a Russian tycoon's money into U.S. elections, following a week-long trial and a single day of jury deliberations.
Lev Parnas appeared to parlay donations to Republican candidates into influence and access — and money from a Russian tycoon.
Federal prosecutors told jurors to convict Lev Parnas and his accused co-conspirator Andrey Kukushkin of illegally funneling foreign money into U.S. elections.
The defense case of Lev Parnas began on Tuesday afternoon with testimony by a director of a pro-Trump super PAC that received a six-figure donation from the former Rudy Giuliani associate's business.
Timothy Mellon is an heir to the Mellon banking fortune. That fortune was first established by Timothy's grandfather, Andrew Mellon and his great-uncle Richard back in the late 1800s. Today, a good chunk of that money is being used to fund a variety of Republican causes, including the Texas border wall.