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Trump ally faces fraud suit

MIAMI — A Florida ship bunkering company is suing former Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos, who spent two weeks in prison for making false statements to the FBI, for fraud, accusing him of falsely claiming to be a petroleum advisor and analyst capable of helping the business. The company says Papadopoulos and his wife convinced it to form a nonprofit organization, then diverted all the funds it paid them to their own nonprofit organization without offering any energy consulting or advising services.

Read the complaint here.

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