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Thomas Barrack, the chair of former President Trump’s inaugural committee and a prominent Southern California businessman and philanthropist, was arrested Tuesday on federal charges that he and others were engaged in a conspiracy to shape Trump’s foreign policy at the benefit of the United Arab Emirates and later lied to investigators. Barrack, 74, and two other men were indicted in a New York federal court and accused of acting and conspiring to act as agents of the UAE between April 2016 — dur

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Longtime Trump confidant Thomas Barrack has been arrested in Los Angeles and charged with acting as a foreign agent of the United Arab Emirates, the Department of Justice has announced. According to the DOJ, Mr Barrack and two other defendants “ are accused of acting and conspiring to act as agents of the UAE between April 2016 and April 2018 ”.... Prosecutors say he exploited those connections to advance the UAE’s interests.“ Barrack is alleged to have abused his access to government officials

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It is not clear why they held off. One possibility, the sources said, was that former US attorney Richard Donoghue was reluctant to pursue the case.... Prosecutors say he exploited those connections to advance the UAE’s interests.“ Barrack is alleged to have abused his access to government officials to illegally advance the interests of foreign governments, ” FBI Assistant Director Calvin Shivers said in a statement.... “ The FBI stands in concert with our external partners to ensure all who s

Thomas J. Barrack, a billionaire businessman and longtime friend to former president Donald Trump, was arrested Tuesday in California and charged with violating foreign lobbying laws, obstructing justice and making false statements, officials said. Support our journalism.... Through this indictment, we are putting everyone — regardless of their wealth or perceived political power — on notice that the Department of Justice will enforce the prohibition of this sort of undisclosed foreign influenc

But it is the latest legal trouble for those in the New York real estate tycoon’s orbit. Earlier this month, his company and its long-serving finance chief Allen Weisselberg were charged with fraud and tax crimes.... Both pleaded not guilty. Charged along with Barrack are Matthew Grimes, 27, an employee in the global investment management firm run by Barrack; and Rashid Sultan Rashid Al Malik Alshahhi, a UAE national who coordinated by text and email with Barrack and Grimes on multiple occasion

SINGAPORE-A congressional delegation from the United States called on Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Jan 22.... During their meetings, Mr Wong and Dr Balakrishnan both reaffirmed the “ robust and multi-faceted ” relationship between Singapore and the US, which is rooted in strong defence ties and economic cooperation, the statement said.... The leaders also welcomed collaboration in new areas, and their talks touched on global and regional developments, and the imp

In court papers, prosecutors said al Malik was living in Los Angeles for years before fleeing the U.S. three days after an April 2018 interview by law enforcement.... He is not guilty and will be pleading not guilty," a spokesperson said. Emirati officials were not identified by name either, though details in the indictment link back to Sheikh Mohammed.... Associated Press writers Jill Colvin, Eric Tucker and Michael Balsamo in Washington; Jim Mustian, Michael R. Sisak and Tom Hays in New York