Mueller: Putin Ally Could Get Info About U.S. Efforts To Stop His Ongoing Crimes [View all]
Source: Talking Points Memo
By Tierney Sneed | June 26, 2018 6:04 pm
Special counsel Robert Mueller in court filings Tuesday raised concerns that a Russian oligarch known as “Putin’s chef” could get access — via the discovery process in the criminal case against his firm — to sensitive materials, including “information that could thwart the ongoing efforts of the United States to “prevent his continuing criminal activity in Russia and elsewhere outside the United States.”
The filing came in the case that Mueller has brought against Russian individuals and entities accused of facilitating Russia’s election meddling on social media, and in particular, in a back-and-forth between Mueller and the only co-defendant in the indictment who has shown up in court to face the charges.
A point of contention between lawyers for the co-defendant, a firm called Concord Management, and Mueller’s team is whether the firm’s general director Yevgeny Prigozhin should have access to discovery materials that prosecutors say are sensitive and have national security implications.
Prigozhin, a restauranteur with Kremlin ties, is also charged in Mueller’s indictment but has not submitted an appearance in court. His firm, Concord Management, entered a not guilty plea last month to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
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