Californian man pleads guilty to identity fraud connected to Russian interference in presidential el

[Julian Englis]

Source: CNN

A California man pleaded guilty to identity fraud in a second case unsealed Friday by special counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation into Russian interference in the US presidential election.

The guilty plea results in the first criminal conviction related to Mueller's investigation into the Russian-backed ring of social media users aiming to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, prosecutors told a federal judge this month, according to unsealed court filing.

Richard Pinedo's guilty plea was unsealed by the federal court in DC on Friday, minutes after the Justice Department announced charges against 13 Russian nationals.

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Pinedo ran a scheme that helped his customers use dummy bank accounts to bypass the security of online companies like PayPal, which can be used to transfer money and pay for online services.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/16/politics/richard-pinedo-guilty-plea/index.html

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Follow the money!

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Here's to the first of many American citizens to be named.

Looking at you, Ryan.

[BigmanPigman]

6. and Nunes and McConnell and Pence.

All the president's men.

[Stainless]

2. Money Laundering.............

This is small time money laundering. Trumps empire is built upon large scale and diversified money laundering schemes.

Robert Mueller is not finished yet.

[dalton99a]

3. Richard Pinedo:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/us/politics/richard-pinedo-russia-bank-accounts-guilty-plea-mueller.html

[ffr]

4. I think he may be the glue between the RNC micro targeting effort and foreigners with dem dirt

I want to say, as an analogy, that there is the appearance that Robert Mueller is standing on these indicted people's feet, his case is that strong against them. And if his case is that strong, with the evidence about what the foreigners did and how they did it, then those people in the RNC or tRump campaign are going to get wasted here before this is all said and done.

[yuiyoshida]

5. I really hope

Donald Trump has trouble sleeping at night, in fear of going to Prison.

[YessirAtsaFact]

9. I think Trump is vulnerable to money laundering charges both at the federal level and NY state

Pence could pardon the federal changes, but not the state of New York

I have a hard time believing this can end well for The Dimwald.

[stopwastingmymoney]

7. I love every comment in this thread

[Scruffy1]

8. The fast guily plea tells all.

No lawyer would have his client plead guilty this early in the process unless a deal has been made. They are working up the ladder.