Federal prosecutors file new charges against associate of Trump backer Rudy Giuliani

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said on Thursday they had filed additional charges against Lev Parnas, a one-time associate of President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was already facing campaign-finance related charges.

By Reuters

17 Sep

Attorney to US President Donald J. Trump, Rudy Giuliani wipes his brow before the start of the White House Sports and Fitness Day at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 30 May 2018. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

Prosecutors said they had now charged Parnas and an associate, David Correia, with conspiring to defraud investors in an insurance company they operated. Prosecutors said a superseding indictment also includes fresh campaign finance law violations. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel and Mark Hosenball Editing by Chris Reese)

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