Giuliani associate Igor Fruman pleads guilty to a charge stemming from a case alleging he funneled foreign money to US campaign coffers
Fruman, 56, pleaded guilty to solicitation of a contribution by a foreign national. He faces up to five years in prison.His plea didn't include an agreement to cooperate with the government.Fruman had faced multiple charges. He and another Giuliani associate, Lev Parnas, were originally indicted in October 2019.
"I deeply regret my actions and apologize to the court," Fruman said.The case against Fruman and Parnas initially attracted widespread attention because the pair once had a close working relationship with Giuliani when he was former President Donald Trump's personal attorney.
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