Dutch attorney (born 1984)
Alex Rolf van der Zwaan [8] [9] (Dutch: [ˈaːlɛks fɑn dər ˈzʋaːn] ⓘ ;[10] born September 1984)[1] is a Belgian-born Dutch attorney[2] [1] [11] [12] formerly with the London branch of New York–based international law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom .[2]
On 20 February 2018, he pleaded guilty[13] [5] [14] to one count of making a false statement to investigators while answering questions about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections .[5] [2] [15] [6] He served 30 days in prison and was fined $20,000.[16] [17] [18] After serving his sentence, Van der Zwaan was deported to the Netherlands.[19] He was later pardoned in December 2020 by U.S. President Donald Trump .[20]
The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice was his firm's client and central to the indictment.[5] [13] [21] In 2017, Skadden Arps refunded $567,000 billed by the firm to the Government of Ukraine.[22]
^ a b c "16 St Stephen's Gardens Limited" . Companies House . Retrieved 21 February 2018 .
^ a b c d Dilanian, Ken; Williams, Pete; Winter, Tom; Connors, Tracy (20 February 2018). "Russia probe: Lawyer Alex van der Zwaan, oligarch's son-in-law, pleads guilty" . NBC News . Retrieved 20 February 2018 .
^ Cukier, Eva; Valk, Guus (20 February 2018). "Nederlandse advocaat bekent schuld over liegen in Ruslandonderzoek" . NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 February 2018 .
^ a b "Alex van der Zwaan" . Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom . Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
^ a b c d Hsu, Spencer S.; Helderman, Rosalind S. (20 February 2018). "In Mueller probe, son-in-law of Russian businessman pleads guilty to false statements" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 21 February 2018 .
^ a b "United States of America v. Alex van der Zwaan" . Apps.WashingtonPost.com . United States District Court for the District of Columbia . 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2018 .
^ "Inmate Locator" . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018 .
^ "Alex Rolf Van Der Zwaan" . The Law Society . Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018 .
^ "Alex R. van der Zwaan" . Newton Arbitration . 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018 .
^ In isolation, van is pronounced Dutch pronunciation: [v?n] .
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^ Elster, Kristian (20 February 2018). "Mueller sikter advokat for løgn i Russland-granskingen" . NRK . Retrieved 21 February 2018 .
^ a b Voreacos, David; Baker, Stephanie (20 February 2018). "Lawyer Charged With Lying in Mueller's Russia Probe" . Bloomberg. Retrieved 20 February 2018 .
^ Viswanatha, Aruna; Quentin Wilber, Del (20 February 2018). "Associate of Gates Pleads Guilty to Lying to Mueller Team" . The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 21 February 2018 .
^ "The Latest: Attorney Pleads Guilty to Lying" . U.S. News & World Report . Associated Press . 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018 .
^ Johnson, Kevin (3 April 2018). "Lawyer connected to Russia election interference investigation receives 30-day sentence" . USA Today . Retrieved 4 April 2018 .
^ LaFraniere, Sharon (3 April 2018). "Ex-Skadden Lawyer Is Sentenced to 30 Days in Russia Inquiry" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 4 April 2018 .
^ Gerstein, Josh (8 May 2018). "First Mueller convict reports to prison" . Politico . Retrieved 9 May 2018 .
^ Polantz, Katelyn; Kopan, Tal (5 June 2018). "Only person to serve time in Mueller investigation deported" . CNN. Retrieved 5 June 2018 .
^ Haberman, Maggie; Schmidt, Michael S. (23 December 2020). "Trump Pardons Two Russia Inquiry Figures and Blackwater Guards" . The New York Times . Retrieved 23 December 2020 .
^ Mangan, Dan; Breuninger, Kevin (20 February 2018). "Mueller charges attorney with lying to the FBI over contacts with former Trump campaign official" . CNBC . Retrieved 20 February 2018 .
^ Kovensky, Josh (17 November 2017). "Justice Ministry investigation nets unexpected $567,000 windfall for state budget" . Kyiv Post . Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2018 .