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Flynn firm retroactively discloses $530,000 Turkey-linked lobbying project

Date
2017-03-07
Entry type
foreign-lobbying-disclosure
Current status
Retroactive FARA filing made; Flynn was not convicted of a FARA offense

The work overlapped Flynn's campaign-adviser period and was described as potentially benefiting Turkey's government.

Entities and roles

Relationships in this file

  1. Donald J. Trumpnational security adviser and clemency recipientMichael Flynn
  2. Michael Flynnconsulting-firm principalFlynn Intel Group
  3. Inovo BVlobbying-project client and payerFlynn Intel Group

Money trail

  1. revenueTurkey-linked lobbying contract payments$530,000
    Revenue source
    Inovo BV
    Revenue recipient
    Flynn Intel Group
    realized · 2017-03-07 · observedPopulation Payments to Flynn Intel Group for the Inovo BV project disclosed under FARAPeriod 2016-08-01 to 2016-11-30Basis Use the contract/payment total in the retroactive FARA disclosure as reported by AP.Limits The amount is firm revenue, not Flynn's personal after-expense income; the source does not allocate profit.Open cited evidence

Claims and evidence

  1. factdocumented

    Flynn Intel Group filed retroactive Foreign Agents Registration Act paperwork for $530,000 of work funded by Inovo BV, a company owned by a Turkish businessman. The filing said the project could principally benefit Turkey's government. Flynn was advising Trump's campaign during part of the engagement. Disclosure cured an omission on the public record; it did not itself constitute a FARA conviction.