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| Obammer. Massive bribe to stop Ukraine probe of Burisma founder intercepted |
| 2020-06-15 |
| [FoxNews] Ukrainian officials on Saturday announced they intercepted a $6 million bribe attempt to stop a criminal investigation into the president of Burisma, the natural-gas company at the center of President Trump’s impeachment investigation. At a news conference, the officials displayed large bags of seized U.S. currency. Ukraine's anti-corruption prosecutor Nazar Kholodnitsky said former Vice President Joe Biden's son Hunter, who once held a board seat, was not complicit in the bribe attempt. Kholodnitsky and the head of the national anti-corruption bureau, Artem Sytnik, said the bribe was intended to encourage their offices to halt a probe of Mykola Zlochevsky, the head of Burisma and a former minister of ecology. Zlochevsky was accused of using his ministerial position for personal enrichment. Three people, including a high-ranking tax service official, have been detained in connection with the attempted bribe, officials said Saturday. In a statement, Burisma claimed the company had nothing to do with any bribe attempt. “Neither Burisma Group President Mykola Zlochevsky nor other employees of the company have any relationship to the voiced events,” the company said. “Mykola Zlochevsky didn’t ask for anyone to commit wrong actions and never contributed to such actions.” Related: Burisma: 2020-06-13 Ukrainian Law Enforcement Arrest Individual Allegedly Attempting to End Investigation Into Burisma and Hunter Biden with $6 Million Bribe Burisma: 2020-06-04 Rosenstein says he wouldn’t approve Russia warrant now Burisma: 2020-05-29 Lindsey Graham: Comey, McCabe, Brennan and Clapper Will Be Called to Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee Related: Mykola Zlochevsky: 2020-05-20 Derkach unveiled conversations of voices similar to Poroshenko and Biden Mykola Zlochevsky: 2020-05-18 Jordan Requests Pompeo Turn Over Explosive Docs Exposing Alleged ‘Whistleblower' And Hunter Biden Mykola Zlochevsky: 2019-11-23 Lindsey Graham Launches Senate Probe into Bidens' Burisma Actions |
| Posted by:Woodrow |
| #3 Greasy palms stop prosecutions. It's how government work. |
| Posted by: jpal 2020-06-15 19:06 |
| #2 Looks like the Ukes have their fair share of fat at the national level as well. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-06-15 18:00 |
| #1 >former minister of ecology Greenism is always a scam. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2020-06-15 15:52 |