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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will not face criminal charges following an investigation into his business dealings in Ukraine, prosecutors in New York City said Monday.
Giuliani’s home was raided by the FBI in April 2021 in connection with a probe into whether the former lawyer for Donald Trump had potentially violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) by illegally lobbying on behalf of Ukrainian officials.
Prosecutors allege that he did so by failing to register with the Department of Justice (DOJ) for representing a Ukrainian national or office while working for then-U.S.President Trump.
Giuliani, 78, has disputed the claim and said he never represented a Ukrainian national or any foreign national. While in Ukraine, Giuliani had attempted to find incriminating evidence on then-Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden and his son Hunter, who sat on the board of a gas firm, Burisma Holdings, ahead of the 2020 election.
In Monday’s court filing, prosecutors in the Southern District of New York’s U.S. Attorney’s office told District Judge Paul Oetken that they had decided not to pursue criminal charges against Giuliani following a review of the evidence taken from his residence.
