Corruption ala Biden, Hunter, FBI, China and Ukraine

[scruffy]

You need to add it was a Trump hating upper management.

Leftards lie. Constantly. By omission or a dozen other ways.

 

[brokedickdog]

This article is quite revealing, ties all kinds of lies that were previously told into fact. Long read but well worth it.

March 29, 2023

Ukraine and the FBI: Profiles in Corruption​

By John O'Connor

Two cases of corruption have recently come to the fore, both involving foreign countries. Significantly for U.S. citizens, both of these shed light on questionable activities of Hunter Biden regarding vital United States foreign interests. Whether they also provide inference to be drawn about President Biden’s document retention then becomes question for the jury of public opinion.

One of these cases involves the recent raid by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the home of Ukraine's most corrupt oligarchic Igor Kolomoisky for allegedly embezzling one billion dollars from Ukraine's two largest oil companies. This follows sanctions on Kolomoisky by the United States in 2021 in a ban on travel into the United States for him and his family. Zelensky knows he must punish corruption to continue to receive foreign aid for his war against Russia.

The second corruption case to come to light is the indictment of former high level FBI counterintelligence agent Charles McGonigal. While the head of the FBI's counterintelligence office in New York from 2016 to 2018 and thereafter, he had undisclosed corrupt relationships featuring large amounts of cash payments with both agents of corrupt Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, and agents of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, whom Russiagate special counsel Robert Mueller has stated was closely aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Both cases are quite clearly stomach-turning stories of a high-level FBI agent using his position to advance the adverse interest of foreign rivals. However, at first blush they appear to have little to do with any serious connection with the United States, so why should any of us care?

Let's first pick the low hanging fruit about which we've previously discussed regarding Igor Kolomoisky. Please recall that in April and May of 2014, Hunter Biden and his partner Devon Archer were hired as directors by Ukrainian energy company, Burisma, each for $1 million annually. Hunter Biden also received lucrative assignments for a law firm with which he was associated. The controlling owner of Burisma? Yes, you guessed it: Igor Kolomoisky, the majority silent partner behind the seeming number one official (but really number two), Burisma President Mycola Zlochevsky. The number three official was Vadym Pozharskiy.

After Hunter was hired, good things began to happen for Igor Kolomoisky. For instance, he was finally able to get a visa to travel into the United States for him and his family which required influence with the State Dept.

After our Ukrainian point man, then-Vice President Joe Biden, pushed through $3 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, much was routed for Ukraine's biggest financial institution, PrivatBank, $1.7 billion of which went to loans of PrivatBank from its branch in Cyprus. The loans were to six companies secured by contracts for delivery of goods from overseas companies. The money flowed out to the vendors, but goods never floated in, and the owners of PrivatBank made $1.7 billion, all through these overseas shell companies. The chief owner of PrivatBank? Igor Kolomoisky, a client of Hunter Biden.

Eventually, PrivatBank went into the hole for $5.6 billion, all seemingly into the pockets of Kolomoisky and associates. Kolomoisky was not arrested or imprisoned and lived with impunity in Ukraine through 2016. However, as Vice President Joe Biden was leaving office, Kolomoisky fled Ukraine. Had he previously been protected, we ask?

When Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin investigated Burisma for corruption and raided the home of Mykola Zlochevsky, Hunter Biden became extremely active. The upshot was that Hunter’s father famously got Shokin fired by threatening to withhold $1 billion in financial aid unless he was terminated.

Corruption cases filed against Burisma were settled favorably to Burisma, after the cases were switched from Shokin’s prosecutorial office to a nongovernmental National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) influenced by an FBI agent placed by FBI Director James Comey.

Now to McGonigal. McGonigal took cash from Oleg Deripaska’s agent to help lift U.S. sanctions against him and investigate a rival oligarch, both tasked using American intelligence resources. He also took money from a former Albanian intelligence officer to convince corrupt Prime Minister Rama not to award oil drilling contracts to certain Russian front companies and steer them to companies with whom he was associated. What was one company? It appears to have been CEFC China Energy.

A key link noted in the McGonigal indictment to the Albanian prime minister was an unnamed person who in fact is one Dorian Ducka. Ducka was employed by the Chinese global energy firm CEFC; he was also so close to Prime Minister Rama that he held the title of Albania's “adviser of investments.” It appears that CEFC was corruptly influencing Rama to get drilling contracts.

Hunter Biden was also retained by CEFC, an official of which gave him a 3.16 carat diamond and a $100,000 shopping spree. Hunter and associates made an easy five million dollars arranging the purchase by CEFC of U.S. and Canadian Energy assets which had to be approved by U.S. government agencies.

Recall that Tony Bobulinski claimed, in reference to his and Hunter’s CEFC dealings, that 10% of the venture's ownership was for “the Big Guy,” who he claimed, quite reasonably, was Joe Biden.
In 2017, the United States indicted CEFC official Patrick Ho for trying to bribe officials in Chad and Uganda to obtain oil drilling contracts for CEFC. Ho’s first call after arrest? James Biden, Joe Biden's brother.

Quickly, Hunter represented Ho to hire Ho’s criminal defense lawyer, Ed Kim. Kim quickly asked Hunter for the names of certain FBI officials whom Hunter knew. We do not know their names but it's logical that one might be CEFC-influenced FBI agent, Charles McGonigal.
Recall that McGonigal’s conduit to Rama was the CEFC's Dorian Ducka. On Hunter’s laptop has an e-mail chain with his CEFC group about “taking care of” with “remuneration” Dorian Ducka for his help early on. It seems that a major activity of CEFC was corrupt procurement of energy assets for the energy hungry importer, China. Did the CEFC believe it was buying influence with United States government through Hunter? That certainly is a possible inference. CEFC has now declared itself bankrupt, sanctions that do not happen unless the Chinese government wants it to happen. The public heat on CEFC, especially after Hunter’s laptop was discovered was clearly too much even for China.

Now let’s return to Burisma. While Joe Biden has claimed to have no connection to Hunter’s business dealings, the laptop from hell shows Burisma #3 Pozharsky emailing Hunter for his unspecified help shortly after Hunter was hired. Then a year later, ss Shokin turned up the pressure on Burisma, Pozharsky met with Vice President Biden, as arranged by Hunter Biden for which Pozharsky thanked Hunter by e-mail. Months later, Shokin was fired.

When Hunter was auditioning to be hired by Burisma, he sent a lengthy e-mail about Ukrainian offshore drilling prospects as affected both by Russian actions and U.S. sanctions, sounding suspiciously like it had been lifted from a U.S. high level intelligence briefing. The purpose was not, it seems, to convince Hunter’s prospective client that he himself was a brilliant foreign policy adviser. Rather, it was to convince the recipient that he had access to confidential intelligence resources, as the intelligence jargon of his report proves.

We now know that the Penn-Biden Center for Global Engagement was started by Vice President Biden as he left office. It was financed by a reported $67 million in Chinese money. We know that the most valuable U.S. intelligence tools are presidential briefings. Presidential briefings from 2013 through 2016 were among the documents recently uncovered at the Penn Biden Center. There is a picture on Hunter’s laptop of the bankers box of documents with the word “important” scrawled on top with reference to the documents contained in the box.

A number of classified documents were found at Joe Biden's home purportedly rented by Hunter for $50,000 a month. That seems like a lot of money. In short, it may well be that these classified documents had been curated, selected and used for a specific purpose. Hunter is still receiving profits from his 10% ownership in the multi-billion-dollar Bohai Harvest fund financed by the bank of China.

Is there a connection here to the soft reboot of our China policy by the Biden Administration? That same administration is also going easy on the corrupt Albanian regime heavily connected to the main Mexican drug cartel, Sinaloa, along with Albania laundering cartel money and serving as the main European entry point for cocaine. Rama’s corrupt, drug enabling government has not been sanctioned recently by the Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. However, Roma’s conservative rival and former prime Minister Sali Berisha, out of office for eight years and not the seeming imminent problem that the current prime minister is, was sanctioned for corruption. But the man closest to Rama is also close to Hunter Biden, that is, Dorian Ducka.

A final note: oligarch Oleg Deripaska played a prime role in pushing the Russiagate canard against President Trump. Inspector General Michael Horowitz detailed how the Justice Department’s #4 official, Bruce Ohr, lobbied to help Deripaska, explaining to his associates that Deripaska was helping to get Donald Trump.

And, yes, Christopher Steele of Steele Dossier fame was working for the Clinton campaign, but his main years-long patron was – you guessed it – Oleg Deripaska. One of the first FBI reports on Christopher Steele came to the FBI via its London agent to the New York Field office for handling. The agent in charge: Charles McGonigal.

Do we remember Donald Trump was impeached for his call to new Ukrainian President Zelensky, seeking a corruption investigation of the Bidens. Who was Zelensky’s main supporter recently entering the country from his 2016 exile? Igor Kolomoisky.
Lastly, recall that a main witness in the impeachment proceedings against Trump was former Ukraine Ambassador Maria Yovanovich, who had been installed right before Trump took Office, at the behest of VP Joe Biden.

So, when Trump took office, his enemies were in place and they got him before he could get them. James Comey being one such prominent figure, Yovanonich another, and Putin’s friend Deripaska yet another.

When Biden Administration acolytes dismiss any suggestion of corrupt dealings centered around Hunter Biden, perhaps involving his father, and poo-pooing the seemingly problematic retention by his father of valuable classified documents, perhaps raised eyebrows are in order.

Excellent post Delldude. Informative.

MAGA

 

[Marener]

Yep more bullshit

You probably already figured out that you’re wrong but aren’t mature or brave enough to admit it.

This was the post you were too lazy to read which would have explained it to you.

 

[brokedickdog]

Great, great, another Hunter thread. Trump had 4 attorney generals, as well as house and senate majorities during his 4 years and still nothing, Just like with the Hillary things. Try to get some sleep.

"Great, great, another Hunter thread."

That's right Einstein. The corruption of the Biden Crime Family is big news. Worse than Watergate. Impeachable offenses. If you don't think so hide your head in the sand and hope Donald Trump and his supporters would just go away.

He isn't and we aren't.

Whether he is impeached or not Joe Biden is through. No way he wins the general election in November 2024. He probably won't be the nominee. It is starting to look like they will nominate Gavin Newsom which is just fine with us.

He will lose.

MAGA

 

[White 6]

Interesting he got along with the Clintons. After all he was a democrat at one time

Nice. You are one of the few trump supporters, I have seen type that last sentence.

 

[White 6]

"Great, great, another Hunter thread."

That's right Einstein. The corruption of the Biden Crime Family is big news. Worse than Watergate. Impeachable offenses. If you don't think so hide your head in the sand and hope Donald Trump and his supporters would just go away.

He isn't and we aren't.

Whether he is impeached or not Joe Biden is through. No way he wins the general election in November 2024. He probably won't be the nominee. It is starting to look like they will nominate Gavin Newsom which is just fine with us.

He will lose.

MAGA

Biden crime family my left nut!

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Nice. You are one of the few trump supporters, I have seen type that last sentence.

Well many Republicans are walk away democrats. They got fed up with the lies of the democrat party

 

[White 6]

Well many Republicans are walk away democrats. They got fed up with the lies of the democrat party

I guess I walked away from both parties early due to a crooked Democrat Governor (Blanton) and then finding out I voted for a crooked Republican President in the same election where I voted for Lamar Alexander to replace Blanton, as I voted for Nixon. Lamar turned out pretty good. Still, can't commit to a party to this day, and always look at who has the worst character traits. Once, both sucked so bad, I went 3rd party, knowing he didn't stand a chance and neither party would work with him if he did.

 

[Billiejeens]

Republicans, each and every day on this forum reveal their stupidity, childishness, and the fact that they can't be taken seriously.

Not many of you are interested in a serious debate on issues, you just want to trade insults, play with emojis, and impress your other moron friends on the forum.

Seriously.

You're all a joke.

What a bunch of losers.

Cheers

Rumpole

You are far too good for this site.
You should leave to find better competition.

 

[MagicMike]

Amazing. Finally some investigative journalism.

Investigative journalism

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[bigrebnc1775]

I guess I walked away from both parties early due to a crooked Democrat Governor (Blanton) and then finding out I voted for a crooked Republican President in the same election where I voted for Lamar Alexander to replace Blanton, as I voted for Nixon. Lamar turned out pretty good. Still, can't commit to a party to this day, and always look at who has the worst character traits. Once, both sucked so bad, I went 3rd party, knowing he didn't stand a chance and neither party would work with him if he did.

Crooked Republican president? Who would that be.

 

[brokedickdog]

Biden crime family my left nut!

So you won't acknowledge the term "crime family". We disagree but that's fine.

Would you at least admit Joe Biden is a corrupt politician?

Joe Biden is in rapid decline mentally and probably physically. At this point it doesn't matter how Joe Biden goes down. Whether it is health issues or an impeachment over accepting bribes from Burisma and China and failing to secure our southern border.

Unlikely now that he will be the nominee in 2024. His VP is unelectable. Kamala Harris has zero chance of being elected POTUS.

So who do they run? Gavin Newsom is running a shadow campaign now and he might get the nomination.

Do you really think that Gavin Newsom could beat Donald Trump in the general election?

Face reality. Donald Trump will likely win the general election in November, 2024. He has the nomination already. Look at the polls.

 

[Billiejeens]

So you won't acknowledge the term "crime family". We disagree but that's fine.

Would you at least admit Joe Biden is a corrupt politician?

Joe Biden is in rapid decline mentally and probably physically. At this point it doesn't matter how Joe Biden goes down. Whether it is health issues or an impeachment over accepting bribes from Burisma and China and failing to secure our southern border.

Unlikely now that he will be the nominee in 2024. His VP is unelectable. Kamala Harris has zero chance of being elected POTUS.

So who do they run? Gavin Newsom is running a shadow campaign now and he might get the nomination.

Do you really think that Gavin Newsom could beat Donald Trump in the general election?

Face reality. Donald Trump will likely win the general election in November, 2024. He has the nomination already. Look at the polls.

People who are related to each other committing crimes.
That's the definition of a Crime Family.

 

[White 6]

Crooked Republican president? Who would that be.

Dick Nixon and a double whammy with VP Spiro Agnew a crooked VP to match. Birds of a feather flock together. Crooks and assholes attract and hire crooks and assholes. You know that.

 

[White 6]

So you won't acknowledge the term "crime family". We disagree but that's fine.

Would you at least admit Joe Biden is a corrupt politician?

Joe Biden is in rapid decline mentally and probably physically. At this point it doesn't matter how Joe Biden goes down. Whether it is health issues or an impeachment over accepting bribes from Burisma and China and failing to secure our southern border.

Unlikely now that he will be the nominee in 2024. His VP is unelectable. Kamala Harris has zero chance of being elected POTUS.

So who do they run? Gavin Newsom is running a shadow campaign now and he might get the nomination.

Do you really think that Gavin Newsom could beat Donald Trump in the general election?

Face reality. Donald Trump will likely win the general election in November, 2024. He has the nomination already. Look at the polls.

Relatively, No. No more Corrupt the any other President or even as much as some in the last 69 years.

 

[Delldude]

It’s becoming more apparent you guys are fundamentally dishonest.

Where did the allegation that he secretly owned Burisma come from?

NY Post and Politico.eu

 

[Delldude]

I realize the guy had a serious deficiency in hiring ability. He proved it time and time again, but possibly to know him is to dislike him. It's not like he had much character accept poor character and he did not seem to get along that well with anybody else that wasn't or isn't of poor character. Being able to select and hire upper management is a must. He does not have the talent or vision.

Meh.......I have an idea that 'certain' people were recommended to Him to keep a leash on Him. Remember all the GOP love after He won.....

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Dick Nixon and a double whammy with VP Spiro Agnew a crooked VP to match. Birds of a feather flock together. Crooks and assholes attract and hire crooks and assholes. You know that.

Nicon wasn't crooked no more than any other president before him him. LBJ hid classified documents and told an aid to allow no one to see them

 

[Delldude]

Nicon wasn't crooked no more than any other president before him him. LBJ hid classified documents and told an aid to allow no one to see them

Nixon got caught, the others didn't.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Nixon got caught, the others didn't.

Jo is in big trouble