Giuliani ally’s plea change postponed

NEW YORK — Plans for an associate of Rudy Giuliani to plead guilty in a case regarding illegal campaign contributions are being delayed a few weeks, a court filing said Tuesday.

Igor Fruman, who assisted Giuliani in seeking damaging information about Joe Biden in Ukraine when Biden was running for president and Giuliani was serving as a personal attorney to then-President Donald Trump, had been scheduled to change his plea today, according to a filing Monday in Manhattan federal court.

A filing Tuesday said that the proceeding now will take place Sept. 10 at the request of Fruman’s lawyer.

Fruman was charged two years ago with making hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions to Republican politicians and political action committees while trying to build interest in investigating Biden’s son in Ukraine. He had pleaded innocent to all charges.

Fruman also was charged with helping a foreign citizen make donations to U.S. politicians to encourage support for a fledgling marijuana distribution business in states where the drug is legal.

Fruman and an associate, Lev Parnas, worked with Giuliani to try to persuade Ukraine to open an investigation into Hunter Biden over his connection to a Ukrainian energy company.

Giuliani has acknowledged working with the pair regarding Ukrainian figures but said he had no knowledge of illegal campaign contributions. Giuliani was not charged.