Posted on 02/25/2019 6:22:26 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Federal prosecutors say an IRS investigator in California has admitted leaking confidential details of financial transactions by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen to Michael Avenatti, lawyer for Stormy Daniels.
John C. Fry has been charged in federal court with searching for and disseminating Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), reports filed by banks when they note potentially suspicious transactions.
Federal officials say they found telephone records that indicate Fry placed a phone call from his personal cell phone to that of Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti the day before Avenatti released details of Cohen's financial transactions, and the day after.
The federal complaint says Fry verbally admitted providing the information to Avenatti when he was confronted by federal agents.
Via Twitter, Avenatti disseminated information about Cohen's receipt in 2017 of $500,000 from Columbus Nova, a company with ties to a Russian billionaire, as well as payments to a Cohen company called Essential Consultants from other firms who do business with the federal government, including AT&T and aircraft manufacturer.
The Treasury Department's Inspector General's Office announced after Avenatti's disclosure that it would be investigating the source of his information.
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As in post 14, no jail time, full pension, and a ticker tape parade.
And just like Lois Lerner, nothing will happen to him and he will retire and get his full pension on the backs of the taxpayer.
JoMa
Sure, he was a knowing recipient of illegally obtained PII. I just couldn’t pass up the fry Fry comment.
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