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Ex-Trump Aide Flynn Registers as Foreign Agent Over LobbyingWASHINGTON — Michael Flynn, who was fired last month as President Donald Trump's national security adviser, has registered as a foreign agent with the Justice Department for $530,000 worth of lobbying work that may have aided the Turkish government.A lawyer for the former U.S. Army lieutenant general and intelligence chief said in paperwork filed Tuesday with the Justice Department's Foreign Agent Registration Unit that Flynn was voluntarily registering for lobbying that "could be construed to have principally benefited the Republic of Turkey."Under the Foreign Agent Registration Act, U.S. citizens who lobby on behalf of foreign governments or political entities must disclose their work to the Justice Department. Willfully failing to register is a felony, though the Justice Department rarely files criminal charges in such cases. They routinely work with lobbying firms to get individuals back in compliance with the law by registering and disclosing their work.Continued: http://www.voanews.com/a/former-trump-aide-flynn-says-lobbying-may-have-helped-turkey/3756508.html
Flynn registers as foreign agent for work that may have aided TurkeyBy TM -March 9, 2017Retired Gen. Michael Flynn, who last month was forced out of his job as national security advisor for the Trump administration, has registered as a foreign agent with the US Justice Department for work that might have helped the government of Turkey.Flynn was paid $530,000 for his services, according to a report by The Associated Press.Flynn voluntarily registered with the Justice Department, which requires more extensive transparency than Congress, with which Flynn had previously disclosed his work for a company owned by Turkish businessman Ekim Alptekin that “could be construed to have principally benefitted the Republic of Turkey,” Flynn’s lawyer said.Continued: http://www.turkishminute.com/2017/03/09/flynn-registers-foreign-agent-work-may-aided-turkey/