So Paul Eickson pled quilty and has entered into a plea agreement (redacted).

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As reported on TRMS

https://www.thedailybeast.com/paul-erickson-russian-agent-maria-butinas-boyfriend-pleads-guilty-to-fraud

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1. Not small news.

Paul Erickson, the former boyfriend of convicted Russian agent Maria Butina, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering, according to a plea agreement filed in a South Dakota federal court Monday afternoon.

In a two-page statement detailing the factual basis for the plea, Erickson said he conned someone only identified as “D.G.” into wiring him $100,000 under the pretense that the money was for a real estate investment in North Dakota. As part of the plea filed in U.S. district court in South Dakota, Erickson admits the money was not for a real estate deal. He also notes that he wired $1,000 of the money to a person called “M.B.”

An attorney for Erickson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The case against Erickson, a well-known conservative operative who shuttled between Washington D.C. and South Dakota, was separate from the one lodged against Butina in Washington, D.C.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/paul-erickson-russian-agent-maria-butinas-boyfriend-pleads-guilty-to-fraud

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2. Obvious who M. B. is. But who might D. G. be?

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4. he conned money from investors in order to give Butina money?

Are there any non-crooks in the GOP?

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3. knr

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5. What is Erickson's connection to the NRA?