David Correia, 45, was sentenced remotely by U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken in Manhattan. The plea came in connection with $2.3 million raised for the company that was supposed to protect investors in businesses from becoming fraud victims. In court papers, Correia largely blamed his slide into criminal behavior on his association with Parnas. The Securities and Exchange Commission said when it recently filed civil charges related to the fraud that Correia lives in West Palm Beach. Prosecutors have not alleged Giuliani did anything wrong and he was only referenced in court papers and at the sentencing as “Attorney-1."

Source: ABC News February 08, 2021 18:13 UTC