Giuliani Ally Fruman Pleads Guilty to Campaign Finance Charge

Igor Fruman, an associate of Rudy Giuliani who aided his efforts to dig up political dirt on Joe Biden in Ukraine, pleaded guilty to a single charge of soliciting contributions to U.S. political campaigns from a foreign national.

The charge was unrelated to Fruman’s involvement in Giuliani’s Ukrainian affairs. Rather, it pertained to funding he solicited from a foreign businessman to make donations to U.S. politicians in furtherance of a cannabis business he was trying to establish.

Igor Fruman

Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg

Fruman, 56, appeared in Manhattan federal court and answered questions from U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken in short, clipped responses. He ...