"Reports today that Viktor Vekselberg used Columbus Nova as a conduit for payments to Michael Cohen are false,” the statement read. The first contact between Cohen and the CEO of Columbus Nova allegedly occurred Nov. 8, 2016, the day of the presidential election. “For example, on or about January 27, 2017, the Columbus Nova account at Bank 4 received a deposit of $83,333 from an account held in the name of Renova US,” it reads. “The same day, a check for $83,333 and drawn on the Columbus Nova account at Bank 4 was made out to Essential Consultants LLC.”This pattern was repeated on at least four occasions. The claim that “[no one] else outside of Columbus Nova” provided funding to Cohen seems to be undermined significantly by the warrant.

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2019 15:39 UTC