Manafort filing??

[Mntneer]

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

One of the largest security camera manufactures in the world as well. Their Hikvision cameras are rebranded throughout the industry. Alarm.com, Interlogix, LTS, Arcdyn, Honeywell, to name a few.

 

[Mntneer]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block fines against a foreign-owned company that refuses to comply with a subpoena, apparently from special counsel Robert Mueller's prosecutors, to testify before a federal grand jury.

The identity of the company and the name of the country where it's based are unknown, because virtually all the legal documents are under seal.


The courthouse mystery began to unfold last summer when the company — identified only as a corporation owned by country A — resisted a grand jury subpoena, arguing that it's beyond the reach of U.S. law. But the company was found in contempt of court for refusing to comply and was ordered to pay a fine for every day it resisted.

The company appealed to the Supreme Court, and Chief Justice John Roberts put everything on hold in late December, including the fine of $50,000 a day. But Tuesday, in a brief unsigned order, the court lifted that stay, denying the company's request to block the fine.

It's impossible to tell, from the few public documents, who issued the subpoena. But it presumably involves Mueller's investigation, based on observing the lawyers, including some from his team.

The federal courthouse in Washington where the fight began went to unusual lengths to keep it secret, ordering reporters off an entire floor on a day when lawyers for both sides appeared in court.

My guess then is a telecomm company not turning over phone records.

 

[WVUCOOPER]

Eh, foreign owned... well crap. They have to have a large presence here though, right?

Not necessarily. I thought I read/heard that they at least had a physical presence in DC, where the subpoena was served. Could be their only presence here or one of hundreds.

 

[countryroads89_rivals]

VEB - just a hunch.

 

[TarHeelEer]

Not necessarily. I thought I read/heard that they at least had a physical presence in DC, where the subpoena was served. Could be their only presence here or one of hundreds.

pornhub is American owned, right?

 

[WVUCOOPER]

pornhub is American owned, right?

lol

 

[WVUCOOPER]

Here's a CNN article quoting WaPo FWIW (I'm sure you guys will eat it up):

Typically, large law firms like Alston & Bird represent masses of clients among their hundreds of partners. Only when a client allows it may a firm publicly acknowledge whom they represent. The Washington Post reported Tuesday night that the company is a foreign financial institution, citing two sources familiar with the case.

The CNN article also tries to make a big deal out of that law firm repping Russian interests in the past, but I wouldn't put any stock in that.

 

[The Dunedein]

Here's a CNN article quoting WaPo FWIW (I'm sure you guys will eat it up):

Typically, large law firms like Alston & Bird represent masses of clients among their hundreds of partners. Only when a client allows it may a firm publicly acknowledge whom they represent. The Washington Post reported Tuesday night that the company is a foreign financial institution, citing two sources familiar with the case.

The CNN article also tries to make a big deal out of that law firm repping Russian interests in the past, but I wouldn't put any stock in that.

Well, if that's accurate, it may be Mueller following the money.

 

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