Posted on 08/28/2018 2:33:32 AM PDT by Libloather
WASHINGTON When a lawyer for one of Russias most powerful reputed crime bosses arrived at F.B.I. headquarters one day around 2006, he wanted to cut a deal. The Russian, Semion Y. Mogilevich, had been indicted three years earlier by the department on charges of defrauding a company outside Philadelphia out of $150 million and could not travel for fear of arrest.
As the lawyer made his pitch, a supervising F.B.I. agent and a senior career Justice Department official, Bruce G. Ohr, both listened intently, according to a former bureau official who described the meeting. The case was significant for American law enforcement. It had made headlines and laid the groundwork for Justice Department efforts to combat Russian organized crime overseas.
Finally, the F.B.I. agent spoke. No deal, he said; Mr. Mogilevich must surrender. Mr. Ohr said little, but his unwillingness to negotiate was signal enough: The Justice Department would not compromise with the Russian mafia.
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OPINION
August 14th
Former FBI official: Firing Strzok was justified he, Comey and McCabe disgraced the FBI
Chris Swecker
By Chris Swecker | Fox News
“It’s laughably ridiculous, and we get a daily, steady stream of this crap from “the paper of record.”
And they hire genocide promoting white bigots without apology too.
BO didnt have the courage to be loyal to the Constitution.
Fought Russian organized crime or made political connections?
Bruce Ohr Fought Russian Organized Crime. Now Hes a Target of Trump.Actually the opposite is true.
Goldman and Brenner attack best pal Israel has ever had
Ingrates
The deep state circling the wagons.
Must have been a short fight since he is part of the organized crime in the intelligence community.
Bump
Pure insanity. You can’t make this sh*t up. What is the NYT going to say when this slime-ball is frog-marched out of DOJ?
Ohr is a giant, scummy POS. No wonder the NYT likes him.
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