04-12-2019, 11:49 AM
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The indictment of Mr. Craig, 74, stemmed from an investigation nitiated by the office of the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III.
The charges represented a continuation — and an expansion — of a new focus on a long-neglected law governing foreign influence operations in the United States, which the Justice Department has begun prioritizing in part because of scrutiny related to Mr. Mueller’s investigation.
In a video posted on YouTube on Thursday night, Craig called the charges against him “unprecedented and unjustified,” and expressed confidence “that both the judge and the jury will agree with me.”
The charges against Mr. Craig stem from public relations, rather than lobbying. While Mr. Craig was not charged with failing to register under the law, the indictment accuses him of lying to, and withholding information from, the Justice Department officials who oversee FARA in order to avoid registration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/us/po...tment.html
The indictment of Mr. Craig, 74, stemmed from an investigation nitiated by the office of the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III.
The charges represented a continuation — and an expansion — of a new focus on a long-neglected law governing foreign influence operations in the United States, which the Justice Department has begun prioritizing in part because of scrutiny related to Mr. Mueller’s investigation.
In a video posted on YouTube on Thursday night, Craig called the charges against him “unprecedented and unjustified,” and expressed confidence “that both the judge and the jury will agree with me.”
The charges against Mr. Craig stem from public relations, rather than lobbying. While Mr. Craig was not charged with failing to register under the law, the indictment accuses him of lying to, and withholding information from, the Justice Department officials who oversee FARA in order to avoid registration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/us/po...tment.html