He was also ordered to pay $ 2,322,500 in damages and three years of supervised release. As part of his plot, the Ukrainian businessman was also convicted of using money by Igor Fruman – who has previously pleaded guilty – and a fake company to make hundreds of thousands of political contributions to GOP and Donald committees. Trump then lied to the Federal Election Commission. A $ 325,000 donation to America First Action Super PAC for the case was first highlighted in a 2018 FEC complaint. Parna’s prison sentence is much lower than the time he could have served. He was sentenced to up to five years in prison for each of the five charges, and the sixth charge of falsifying records at the FEC carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Parnas and Frouman were arrested in 2019 at an airport in the Washington area while boarding a flight to Vienna. The arrest came amid a House Democratic investigation – and the final referral trial – of then-President Trump and the launch of two unknown businessmen from Florida with a shaky history on the world stage. Parnas finally did not testify but seemed to be seriously considering the move to defend himself. Prosecutors hoped to question Parnassus over his proposals to Ukrainian politicians at the behest of Giuliani. This story has been updated with additional details and background information.
