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Lev Parnas Conviction, Sentence, and Restitution
U.S. Department of Justice: Lev Parnas Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Campaign Finance, Wire Fraud, and False Statements Offenses
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/lev-parnas-sentenced-20-months-prison-campaign-finance-wire-fraud-and-false-statements (https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/lev-parnas-sentenced-20-months-prison-campaign-finance-wire-fraud-and-false-statements?
Judge James Paul Oetken (Sentencing Judge)
Federal Judicial Center Biography of Judge James Paul Oetken
https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/oetken-james-paul (https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/oetken-james-paul?
Yale Law School Profile of Judge James Paul Oetken
https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/yale-law-school-events/inside-federal-bench-conversation-hon-j-paul-oetken-91 (https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/yale-law-school-events/inside-federal-bench-conversation-hon-j-paul-oetken-91?
Illegal $325,000 Super PAC Donation (America First Action)
U.S. Department of Justice Sentencing Statement
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/lev-parnas-sentenced-20-months-prison-campaign-finance-wire-fraud-and-false-statements (https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/lev-parnas-sentenced-20-months-prison-campaign-finance-wire-fraud-and-false-statements?
Ron DeSantis Donations and Relationship with Lev Parnas
Reuters: Texts Tie Ron DeSantis Closely to Trump Insider Lev Parnas
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texts-tie-desantis-closely-trump-insider-lev-parnas-2018-race-2023-05-22/ (https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texts-tie-desantis-closely-trump-insider-lev-parnas-2018-race-2023-05-22/?
CBS News Miami: Lev Parnas Claims Text Messages Show Close Ties to Ron DeSantis
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/lev-parnas-claims-text-messages-show-close-ties-to-ron-desantis/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/lev-parnas-claims-text-messages-show-close-ties-to-ron-desantis/?
The Failed Movie Investment and Pues Family Trust Judgment
Yahoo Finance: Trump Donor Hit With Judgment Over Failed Movie Deal
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/major-trump-donor-florida-hit-011545880.html (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/major-trump-donor-florida-hit-011545880.html?
Federal Court Case: Pues Family Trust IRA v. Parnas Holdings
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-nyed-2_11-cv-05537 (https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-nyed-2_11-cv-05537?
Marie Yovanovitch Removal and Smear Campaign
PBS NewsHour: Democrats Investigate Ukraine Texts About Ambassador Yovanovitch
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-to-investigate-profoundly-alarming-ukraine-texts (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-to-investigate-profoundly-alarming-ukraine-texts?
ABC News: House Committees Release Text Messages Involving Lev Parnas
Axios: Yovanovitch Calls for Investigation After Parnas Documents Released
https://www.axios.com/2020/01/15/marie-yovanovitch-ukraine-spying-lev-parnas (https://www.axios.com/2020/01/15/marie-yovanovitch-ukraine-spying-lev-parnas?
Ukraine Pressure Campaign and Impeachment Evidence
House Intelligence Committee Ukraine Report
https://democrats-intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/the_trump-ukraine_impeachment_inquiry_report.pdf (https://democrats-intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/the_trump-ukraine_impeachment_inquiry_report.pdf?
House Release of Documents Provided by Lev Parnas
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-Y4_IN8_18-PURL-gpo131068/pdf/GOVPUB-Y4_IN8_18-PURL-gpo131068.pdf (https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-Y4_IN8_18-PURL-gpo131068/pdf/GOVPUB-Y4_IN8_18-PURL-gpo131068.pdf?
Trump–Zelensky Phone Call (“I Would Like You To Do Us A Favor”)
Official White House Memorandum of July 25, 2019 Call
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU00/20191211/110331/HMKP-116-JU00-20191211-SD1296.pdf (https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU00/20191211/110331/HMKP-116-JU00-20191211-SD1296.pdf?
Delay of U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine
Reuters: White House Acknowledges Conditions Attached to Ukraine Aid
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/white-house-acknowledges-strings-attached-in-trump-withholding-ukraine-aid-idUSKBN1WW1C8 (https://www.reuters.com/article/world/white-house-acknowledges-strings-attached-in-trump-withholding-ukraine-aid-idUSKBN1WW1C8?
Government Accountability Office Report on Ukraine Aid Hold
https://www.gao.gov/products/b-331564
Pence Not Attending Zelensky’s Inauguration
Business Insider: Lev Parnas Says Pence’s Absence Was Linked to Biden Investigation Pressure
https://www.businessinsider.com/lev-parnas-mike-pence-zelensky-inauguration-ukraine-biden-investigation-2020-1 (https://www.businessinsider.com/lev-parnas-mike-pence-zelensky-inauguration-ukraine-biden-investigation-2020-1?
Hunter Biden, Burisma, and Investigations
Reuters: What Hunter Biden Did at Burisma
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-politics/what-hunter-biden-did-on-the-board-of-ukrainian-energy-company-burisma-idUSKBN1WX1P6 (https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-politics/what-hunter-biden-did-on-the-board-of-ukrainian-energy-company-burisma-idUSKBN1WX1P6?
Reuters: Ukraine Found No Evidence Against Hunter Biden in Case Audit
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ukraine-found-no-evidence-against-hunter-biden-in-case-audit-former-top-prosecu-idUSKBN23B2RA (https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ukraine-found-no-evidence-against-hunter-biden-in-case-audit-former-top-prosecu-idUSKBN23B2RA?
Reuters: Burisma Allegations Pre-Dated Hunter Biden’s Board Role
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ukraine-agency-says-allegations-against-burisma-cover-period-before-biden-joined-idUSKBN1WC1LV (https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ukraine-agency-says-allegations-against-burisma-cover-period-before-biden-joined-idUSKBN1WC1LV?
Trump Distancing Himself From Lev Parnas
Reuters: Video Shows Trump With Lev Parnas After Saying He Didn’t Know Him
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/a-second-video-shows-trump-with-former-ukraine-fixer-lev-parnas-idUSKBN1ZT321 (https://www.reuters.com/article/world/a-second-video-shows-trump-with-former-ukraine-fixer-lev-parnas-idUSKBN1ZT321?