U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman Announces Charges Against Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman for Conspiring to Violate Straw and Foreign Donor Bans

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/video/us-attorney-geoffrey-s-berman-announces-charges-against-lev-parnas-and-igor-fruman

"giuliani associate" is key descriptor. 

What constitutes an associate? 

Someone we met twice? Anyone can be construed to be "an associate."

"Associate? " is rhetorical choice, and suggests RG was close to these mopes. 

"Rudy G must be guilty, your honor, just look at the tits on the estranged wife of his associate." 

DOJ rests its case.

https://pagesix.com/2019/10/14/estranged-wife-of-indicted-giuliani-associate-living-the-high-life-in-miami/