Domuschievi, Hristo Kovachki, Petya Slavova and “The Chicken” polish their image with lobbyists in the US

Domuschiev paid USD 480,000 for lobbyists in the US for the first quarter of 2022 alone. Hristo Kovachki’s Atomenergoremont AD pays USD 570,000 for lobbyists

. Investbank AD Petya Slavova reports USD 312,000 for lobbyists. Ivan Angelov – The chicken pays 210 thousand USD for lobbyists. This was established by a BRRD check in the US Senate database and in the FARA database.

At the beginning of the year, we revealed

that Democrat Tony Podesta has signed lobbying contracts worth more than $ 2 million with Bulgarian companies whose owners are associated with the interests of the oligarch Delyan Peevski, sanctioned under the global Magnitsky Act. . A check by the BSRD found that at least one of the contracts was not declared under the requirements of the US Foreign Agents Act (FARA).

After our publication, Tony Podesta has terminated

his contract with Protos Energy

EAD of Georgi Samuilov, who is connected to Delyan Peevski, as of 14.03.2022.

Domuschiev – half a million dollars for a quarter

Kiril and Georgi Domuschiev have signed a lobbying contract with
Rushmore Strategic Advisors LLC
On 15.01.2022, for the first quarter, USD 360,000 were reported under this contract. Rushmore Strategic Advisors LLC on their behalf has signed on the same date another lobbying contract with ABT USA LLC. It reported USD 120,000 for the first quarter of 2022.

Hristo Kovachki polishes image through a related company

Atomenergoremont

, connected to Hristo Kovachki, signed a contract with the US FGH Holdings LLC

on 28.07.2021. USD 120,000 were reported under this contract in the last two quarters and USD 70,000 for the first quarter in which it was signed.

Atomenergoremont has signed two lobbying contracts with QORVIS LLCs. The first

on 30.11.2021 for the amount of 50,000 USD , and the second on 10.01.2022 for another 210,000 USD.

The total amount of lobbying contracts of “Atomenergoremont” so far amounts to 570 thousand USD.

Petya Slavova’s Investbank Clean Reputation

Petya Slavova’s Investbank AD has signed two lobbying contracts with the American Alexandria Group International LLC. The first

on 15.07.2021 for the amount of 186,000 USD, and the second

on 05.02.2022 for another 126 000 USD. The contracts are registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and are intended to support the “realization of the business and reputational goals of the bank” of the State Security cops.

Uncle Ivan – Chicken also polishes image with lobbyists

The Associated with Ivan Angelov – Gradus – 98

Chicken AD has signed a lobbying contract

on 02.11.2021 with the US Government Law LLC for the amount of 210 000 USD. Under this contract, the lobbyist of Bulgarian origin is also registered.
Angel Velichkov
, working in the lobbying company.

In May 2021, agribusinessman Svetoslav Ilchovski called Ivan Angelov “The Chicken” and
claimed
Ivan-Chicken “treats a girl” Boyko Borisov and gives him gold bars. And our
An investigation
revealed the case of a police officer with a BGN 50,000 bribe for concealing VAT fraud the companies “Gradus” and “Biser Oliva”.

Sapard Hero with U.S. Lobbyists

Lyudmil Stoykov from

the SAPARD affair, whom the prosecution failed to convict, also signed a lobbying contract with Government Law LLC. His company “Eurometal

Ltd. has signed a contract

for the amount of USD 120,000 on 17.02.2022.

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