There once was a man named Fuks (sorry you can't make this up) who as a foreigner could not purchase tickers to the DT inaugural so he did what any influence peddling fraud would do he wired a US lawyer $200,000 for non-existent legal fees for the VIP tickets. Under the further ironic twist of the old wives saying that you can never con an honest man the lawyer stiffed him.
Mr. Fuks an Ukrainian oligarch was at one point a potential partner for the Trump Tower Moscow. Showing there is no honor among thieves Mr. Fuks has sued and has emails. Of course not getting the tickers probably saved Mr. Fuks from indictment.
"Fuks claims in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court Tuesday that he forked over some $200,000 for so-called VIP access tickets to Trump’s inaugural ceremony.
"But when January 20, 2017 rolled around, Fuks found himself abandoned. A car from then-Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) “never came,” leaving Fuks and his associates “walking in the rain to try to see the inauguration.”
"The $200,000 they claim to have paid to Los Angeles-based lobbyist Yuri Vanetik never materialized in the form of tickets or access passes. So instead of watching his potential business partner get inaugurated as Commander-in-Chief, Fuks and friends “ended up returning to their hotel, where they watched the inauguration ceremony on television at the hotel bar.”
TPM
Allegedly the DOJ continues the investigation of the DT inauguration but either the lawyer pocketed the money or the illegal contribution was made to the inaugural committee. Hello Mr. Gates and Barrack we are waiting.