Federal prosecutors brought new wire fraud charges Thursday against an associate of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani who was involved in attempts to get Ukrainian officials to investigate the son of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Lev Parnas and his business partner, David Correia, were charged with defrauding investors in a business called Fraud Guarantee. A superseding indictment also charged them with additional campaign finance violations. FILE – David Correia, center, leaves federal court in New York, Oct. 17, 2019.Prosecutors said the company “purported to insure investors against corporate fraud while in fact, as alleged, they misled investors …read more
Source:: Voice of America
