{"id":142885,"date":"2020-03-24T09:50:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T09:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/doj-drops-case-against-russian-companies-charged-in-mueller-investigation\/"},"modified":"2020-03-24T09:50:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T09:50:55","slug":"doj-drops-case-against-russian-companies-charged-in-mueller-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/doj-drops-case-against-russian-companies-charged-in-mueller-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Drops Case Against Russian Companies Charged in Mueller Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to drop charges against two Russian companies charged as a result of special counsel Robert Muellers Russia investigation.<\/p>\n

Concord Management and Consulting LLC and Concord Catering were among three companies, including the Internet Research Agency (IRA), and 13 Russian individuals charged in 2018 in an indictment secured by Mueller as part of an investigation into election interference from Moscow.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors said they operated a sophisticated scheme which included the use of social media postings and campaigns aimed at spreading disinformation, dividing American public opinion and sowing discord in the electorate.<\/p>\n

Concord is controlled by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a wealthy businessman often referred to as \u201cPutins chef\u201d for his close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has been hit with U.S. sanctions over Russian interference in the 2016 election and is charged alongside his company in the indictment brought by Mueller.<\/p>\n

However, in a nine-page filing<\/a> on Monday, prosecutors said that the Concord companies were intent on reaping \u201cthe benefits of the Courts jurisdiction while positioning itself to evade any real obligations or responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prosecutors said they concluded that \u201cfurther proceedings as to Concord, a Russian company with no presence in the United States and no exposure to meaningful punishment in the event of a conviction, promotes neither the interests of justice nor the nations security.\u201d<\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/a> reports that the DOJs concerns over documents it might have to provide to Concord which may be published online also contributed to the case being dropped, with an official telling the outlet that the motion was filed to \u201cpreserve national security interests and prevent Russia from weaponizing sensitive American law enforcement information.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Concord companies filed a series of motions over the last two years, including to dismiss charges and to exclude certain evidence from the case. Prigozhin has also previously filed a sworn statement<\/a> with the court seeking to distance himself from the alleged wrongdoing of his company.<\/p>\n

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