Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office made 14 referrals of “potential criminal activity” that were outside the scope of its jurisdiction over the course of the 22-month Russia investigation.
A redacted version of Mueller’s 448-page report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether President Trump obstructed justice was released by the Justice Department on Thursday. It included a list of the 14 referrals, a majority of which were redacted, citing “harm to ongoing matter.”
Those that were not redacted included Trump’s former longtime lawyer Michael Cohen and Gregory Craig, a former Obama White House counsel.
“Over the course of the investigation, the Special Counsel’s Office uncovered evidence of potential wire fraud and [Federal Election Campaign Act] violations pertaining to Michael Cohen,” the report said. “That evidence was referred to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the FBI’s New York Field Office.”
Cohen is scheduled to report to prison May 6 after pleading guilty last year to tax and bank fraud and campaign finance violations.
The report said Mueller’s office discovered potential crimes by Craig as it was investigating Foreign Agents Registration Act violations by former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his longtime associate Rick Gates. The law requires Americans to register with the Justice Department when they lobby on behalf of or conduct public relations for foreign governments or politicians.
Craig was charged last week with lying to federal investigators about work he did on behalf of the government of Ukraine in 2012.
Mueller’s office said it referred the matter to Justice Department’s National Security Division, which partnered with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the FBI’s New York Field Office. The National Security Division decided later to also partner with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, the report said.
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