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Ukraine-born businessman wants to aid war relief efforts in lieu of U.S. prison time

Ukraine United States Rudy Giuliani

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian-born businessman Andrey Kukushkin departs after his arraignment at the United States Courthouse in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

A Ukraine-born U.S. businessman convicted last year of campaign finance violations alongside a former associate of Rudy Giuliani is seeking to help relief efforts for the war in Ukraine as an alternative to prison, a court filing showed on Monday.

Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of between 51 and 63 months for Andrey Kukushkin, a California-based businessman found guilty of helping funnel money from a Russian billionaire to U.S. political candidates who could help a fledgling cannabis company he was building with Lev Parnas, the Giuliani associate.

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