In the United States, an unregistered lobbyist who promoted the interests of Ukraine and Russia was detained

On August 31, a lobbyist from Washington (DC) Samuel Patten, was charged for acting as an unregistered foreign agent in the United States in the interests of Russians and Ukrainians from 2014 to 2017.

Photo: officeofsampatten.com

The investigation of the case of Patten was carried out by a special prosecutor, Robert Muller, writes CNN with reference to an official in the US attorney’s office.

Patten received more than 1 million dollars from the Ukrainian Opposition Bloc Party for promoting her interests in the United States, including meetings with members of the executive branch, members of the Senate’s International Relations Committee, and members of Congress.

He also worked with another foreigner, seeking to post some articles in the American media in 2017.

Patten pleaded guilty, his case was prepared for trial by the US Attorney's Office and the National Security Division of the Department of Justice.

In a plea of ​​guilty, Patten said that he helped a Russian political functionary and a Ukrainian businessman illegally purchase four tickets for the inauguration of President Donald Trump, writes The New York Times.

Tickets cost 50 000 dollars, they were purchased for funds placed on a bank account in Cyprus. Prosecutors did not name the foreigners through whom the transaction took place. However, the tickets were purchased for Konstantin Kilimnik, the Russian political functionary, who is associated with the Russian special services and the Ukrainian oligarch.

Kilimnik’s name was not mentioned in Patten’s indictment; he was identified as “Alien A” and described as a Russian citizen who created a company in the United States with Patten. This company, identified in the documents as “Company A”, is actually the firm of Begemot Ventures International, which the partners created in February 2015 of the year.

According to the indictment, "Company A" paid more than 1 million dollars through an account in a Cyprus bank for helping Patten to the Opposition Bloc.

The indictment against Patten does not mention the former head of Donald Trump's campaign headquarters, Paul Manafort, who has also been charged for acting as an unregistered foreign agent, or one of his colleagues in the United States and Ukraine, although the investigation suggests that Patten may be related with the actions of the team of Manafort.

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