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Essential Consultants Receives Over $2M from Multiple Corporate Entities and Oligarch-Linked Firms

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International Kleptocracy
Actors:Essential Consultants LLC, Columbus Nova, Viktor Vekselberg, Novartis, AT&T, Michael Cohen, Korea Aerospace Industries
2017-01-01 · United States · 1 min read

Cohen's shell company Essential Consultants receives complex network of payments: $500,000 from Columbus Nova linked to Russian oligarch Vekselberg, $1.2M from Novartis, $200k from AT&T, and $150,000 from Korea Aerospace Industries, turning hush money vehicle into a multi-million dollar influence peddling operation

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Sources

  1. How money flowed through Cohen's shell company — The Washington Post — (2018-05-08)
  2. AT&T paid Cohen up to $600,000 — CNBC — (2018-05-09)
  3. Michael Cohen's Essential Consultants Paid by Novartis, AT&T — TIME — (2018-05-08)