In Craig Indictment, a Top Law Firm Tries to Hide Lobbying
- Ex-Skadden Arps partner is charged in Mueller-probe spinoff
- False statements, backdating alleged in bid to avoid FARA tag
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Gregory Craig, a prominent corporate lawyer and former adviser to Democratic presidents, was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in Washington, accused of making false statements and concealing information about his firm’s work on behalf of Ukraine.
U.S. prosecutors laid out how Craig, a top partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, took pains to avoid registering his work as foreign lobbying -- in part, they allege, out of a belief that registering under the so-called FARA law would prevent him and others from taking government jobs in the future.