For over 20 years, Pate & Johnson has represented people charged in serious federal criminal cases. Attorney Page Pate, who is recognized as a legal analyst, is sometimes contacted by media to discuss important cases appearing in the news.
In this case, Bijan Rafiekian, the former business partner of Michael Flynn, the United States National Security Advisor, was indicted for Conspiracy To Act as an Agent of a Foreign Government and To Make False Statements and Willful Omissions in a FARA Filing and for Acting in the United States as an Agent of a Foreign Government in federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Reuters interviewed Page about the Department of Justice’s recent interest in enforcing a law that requires the disclosure of lobbying for foreign countries after the charges for similar crimes against Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, and Samuel Patten, a political operative. Page said ““I don’t think anyone took that law very seriously but perhaps these indictments will change that…”
