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Project Veritas: Whistleblower: Former AG Bill Barr and Media Figure Use Burner Phones to Run Illegal Immigration Visa Fraud Scheme for Elites and Billionaires
Gateway Pundit, ^ | Aug. 5, 2025 | Cristina Laila

Posted on 08/05/2025 12:23:14 PM PDT by george76

Project Veritas on Tuesday released a story from a whistleblower alleging former US Attorney General Bill Barr along with media figure Armstrong Williams is running an illegal immigration visa fraud scheme for elites and billionaires.

Patrícia Lélis, whistleblower, former Brazilian journalist at Howard Stirk Holdings, who is in hiding abroad, told Project Veritas that she was prosecuted after reporting Bill Barr and Armstrong William to the FBI.

“It is way more easy to defraud the immigration system and the government more than people think. And I have proof of that because that’s what Armstrong [Williams] and [Former Attorney General] Bill Barr does,” she said.

Patrícia Lélis alleges wealthy foreigners are obtaining US visas through sham companies and Bill Barr not only knows about it, he is actively participating in the scheme.

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Project Veritas reviewed text messages revealing Armstrong Williams “directing Patrícia Lélis to receive $700,000 into her personal account for creating a business plan for Peter and Vivienne Reis’ E-2 visa application. When Lélis raised concerns about the absence of a contract and being falsely presented as a lawyer rather than a journalist, Williams responded with threats.”

“$700,000 is nothing… you are living in the richest country in the world…stop asking so many questions and do your job if you don’t want to lose your greencard,” Armstrong Wiliams said in a text.

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According to Project Veritas, the companies conducted no actual operations and Bill Barr used burner phones to hide the scheme.

“Bill Barr knows the companies that they launched for the visa was not real companies,” she told Project Veritas. “After they got their visas, I discovered they do not have any plan to open and operate the company. So, it’s basically like they create a fake company that I helped to create with them,” she said.

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Project Veritas reported that the listed address for ‘Reis Cosmetics’ on the E-2 visa application and confirmed “no such business exists or operates there and has not operated there according to witnesses.”

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According to text messages reviewed by Project Veritas, Bill Barr and Armstrong “always make sure” the visas get approved. “[They] don’t even go through a government approval process; they’re automatically approved.”

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“Project Veritas has verified through travel records that Peter and Vivienne Reis continue to enter and exit the United States. Although Reis Cosmetics is listed as inactive,” Project Veritas reported.

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A whistleblower, in hiding abroad and fearing for her life, has delivered explosive evidence to Project Veritas exposing an alleged visa fraud scheme involving former U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr, media figure Armstrong Williams, and other prominent D.C. insiders.

Patrícia Lélis, a Brazilian journalist who worked for Williams, confirmed by a second anonymous government source, claims wealthy foreigners are securing U.S. visas through sham companies, with Barr’s direct knowledge and participation. Lélis alleges she’s being set up as the fall-guy in an ongoing DOJ cover-up to protect the powerful ‘deep state’ individuals involved.

Patrícia Lélis, hired in 2021 by Armstrong Williams’ media company, Howard Stirk Holdings, claims she was pulled into a visa fraud scheme to secure U.S. visas and green cards for wealthy clients, including the parents of Superordinary CEO Julian Reis, a former JP Morgan trader and hedge fund founder. Lélis alleges that Williams and his legal counsel, NY Assemblyman Clyde Vanel, instructed her to craft business plans for fake companies, like “Reis Cosmetics,” to obtain E2 Investor Visas, which allow foreign nationals to work in the U.S. by investing in a business.

Project Veritas examined texts revealing Armstrong Williams directing Patrícia Lélis to receive $700,000 into her personal account for creating a business plan for Peter and Vivienne Reis’ E-2 visa application. When Lélis raised concerns about the absence of a contract and being falsely presented as a lawyer rather than a journalist, Williams responded with threats.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: armstrongwilliams; barr; barrf; billbarr; brazil; cristinalaila; fbi; gatewaypundit; howardstirkholdings; ismellbs; patrcialelis; projectveritas; reiscosmetics; visafraud; william
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1 posted on 08/05/2025 12:23:14 PM PDT by george76
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And our “MAGA” president is pushing amnesty with deportations for only the “worst of the worst”.

Not much difference.


2 posted on 08/05/2025 12:26:13 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

“””And our “MAGA” president is pushing amnesty with deportations for only the “worst of the worst”.

Not much difference.””””

Good one. Did you get that from the Bee??


3 posted on 08/05/2025 12:29:06 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: george76
told Project Veritas that she was prosecuted after reporting Bill Barr and Armstrong William to the FBI.

So she went to the FBI to report crimes committed by... the guy in charge of the FBI

She's gotta be the dumbest **** this side of the Amazon.

4 posted on 08/05/2025 12:30:42 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: george76

Why bother during the Biden regime? Walk across the southern border and yell “ASYLUM” and that’s all.


5 posted on 08/05/2025 12:32:29 PM PDT by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower. )
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To: 9YearLurker

...”pushing amnesty” ??? what planet are you on... your TDS is showing! Stop wasting bandwidth... ymmv


6 posted on 08/05/2025 12:32:50 PM PDT by PalominoGuy ( )
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To: shelterguy

Not paying attention, I take it?


7 posted on 08/05/2025 12:35:29 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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“””Not paying attention, I take it?”””

No, I don’t pay attention to cnn and msnbc.


8 posted on 08/05/2025 12:36:23 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: george76

Be skeptical. Proceed with caution.

The timing of this release alongside the Russiagate Grand Jury news is likely not happenstance.


9 posted on 08/05/2025 12:36:37 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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I take it you’re not even reading FR:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4332799/posts


10 posted on 08/05/2025 12:36:54 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: shelterguy

How about Trump? You don’t pay attention to him and his admin either?


11 posted on 08/05/2025 12:37:33 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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When I see something like this I have to wonder what Bill Barr would have to gain by this? He doesn’t need the money. He is an old man. He has all the power that he would need.

On its face, this does not seem “reasonable.”


12 posted on 08/05/2025 12:38:16 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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“””How about Trump? You don’t pay attention to him and his admin either?””””

It’s actually hard to keep up with all the great things he is accomplishing.


13 posted on 08/05/2025 12:44:34 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: Jacquerie

Especially with Veritas. Over hype, under deliver.


14 posted on 08/05/2025 12:44:42 PM PDT by bigbob (If thou doth eff around, thou wilt findeth out)
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To: george76

Gateway Pundit and O’Keefe-less Project Veritas.

I want to believe, but not yet.


15 posted on 08/05/2025 12:52:00 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable anima)
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Remember, this is the Bizzaro world version of Project Veritas.

Trust them not at all!


16 posted on 08/05/2025 12:57:56 PM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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To: Vermont Lt

Even people with money succumb to greed.


17 posted on 08/05/2025 1:04:27 PM PDT by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: george76

Bill Barr is no longer in office, so the whistle blower is talking about events that happened when Bill Barr was AG, not current events???


18 posted on 08/05/2025 1:13:37 PM PDT by Wuli (uire)
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To: george76

This is just one of many immigration related “games”.

When Satyam collapsed for unrelated reasons and its game was exposed, the Indian companies laid low for a while. But the game came back: 2 or 3 immigrants use the same single visa.

From what I hear, it is business as usual in Chicago. INS works in cahoots with “immigration consultants” to extort bribes from immigrants.

I’ll bet there are dozens of games going that just don’t get the publicity. Some are big money. Some are small money. Some are for sex and non-financial benefits.


19 posted on 08/05/2025 1:30:04 PM PDT by spintreebob
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To: 9YearLurker

Ah, so Pollutico. Opus?


20 posted on 08/05/2025 1:48:07 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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