 Section 26 of Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Kathleen Nelson. Report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential Election by Robert Muller. Section 26, Appendix D. Special Counsel's Office Transferred, Referred, and Completed Cases. This appendix identifies matters transferred or referred by the Special Counsel's office, as well as cases prosecuted by the office that are now completed. A. Transfers. The Special Counsel's office has concluded its investigation into links and coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump campaign. Certain matters assigned to the office by the Acting Attorney General have not fully concluded as of the date of this report. After consultation with the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, the office has transferred responsibility for those matters to other components of the Department of Justice and the FBI. Those transfers include one, United States v. Bijan Rafikian and Kamil Akeem Alpethkin, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, awaiting trial. The Acting Attorney General authorized the Special Counsel to investigate, among other things, possible criminal conduct by Michael Flynn in acting as an unregistered agent for the government of Turkey. C. August 2, 2017, Memorandum from Rod J. Rosenstein to Robert S. Muller, III. The Acting Attorney General later confirmed the Special Counsel's authority to investigate Rafikian and Alpethkin because they may have been jointly involved with Flynn in FARA-related crimes. C. October 20, 2017, Memorandum from Associate Deputy Attorney General Scott Schools to Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein. On December 1, 2017, Flynn pleaded guilty to an information charging him with making false statements to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States. As part of that plea, Flynn agreed to a statement of the offense in which he acknowledged that the Foreign Agents Registration Act, FARA, documents he filed on March 7, 2017, contained materially false statements and omissions. Flynn's plea occurred before the Special Counsel had made a final decision on whether to charge Rafikian or Alpethkin. On March 27, 2018, after consultation with the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, the Special Counsel's Office referred the investigation of Rafikian and Alpethkin to the National Security Division, NSD, for any action it deemed appropriate. The Special Counsel's Office determined the referral was appropriate because the investigation of Flynn had been completed and that investigation had proved the rationale for the Office's investigation of Rafikian and Alpethkin. At NSD's request, the Eastern District of Virginia continued the investigation of Rafikian and Alpethkin. Two, United States v. Michael Flynn, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, awaiting sentencing. Three, United States v. Richard Gates, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, awaiting sentencing. Four, United States v. Internet Research Agency et al., Russian social media campaign. U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, National Security Division, post indictment, pre-arrest, and pre-trial. Five, United States v. Konstantin Kilumnik, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, post indictment, pre-arrest. Six, United States v. Paul Manafort, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, post conviction. Seven, United States v. Vilktor Nechko et al., Russian hacking operations, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, National Security Division, post indictment, pre-arrest. Eight, United States v. William Samuel Patton, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, awaiting sentencing. The acting attorney general authorized the special counsels to investigate aspects of Patton's conduct that related to another matter that was under investigation by the office. The investigation uncovered evidence of a crime. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia handled the prosecution of Patton. Nine, redacted harm to ongoing matter. Investigation ongoing. The acting attorney general authorized the special counsel to investigate, among other things, crime or crimes arising out of payments Paul Manafort received from the Ukrainian government before and during the tenure of President Viktor Yanukovych. See August 2, 2017 memorandum from Rod J. Rosenstein to Robert S. Muller III. The acting attorney general later confirmed the special counsel's authority to investigate, redacted harm to ongoing matter. On October 27, 2017, Paul Manafort and Richard Gates were charged in the District of Columbia with various crimes, including FARA, in connection with work they performed for Russian-backed political entities in Ukraine. On February 22, 2018, Manafort and Gates were charged in the Eastern District of Virginia with various other crimes in connection with the payments they received for work performed for Russia-backed political entities in Ukraine. During the course of its redaction, harm to ongoing matter, the special counsel's office developed substantial evidence with respect to individuals and entities that were redacted, harm to ongoing matter. On February 23, 2018, Gates pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to a multi-object conspiracy and to making false statements. The remaining charges against Gates were dismissed. Thereafter, in consultation with the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, the special counsel's office closed the redacted harm to ongoing matter and referred them, redacted, harm to ongoing matter, for further investigation as it deemed appropriate. The office based its decision to close those matters on its mandate, the indictments of Manafort, Gates's plea, and its determination as to how best to allocate its resources among other reasons. Redacted, harm to ongoing matter, at redacted, harm to ongoing matter, continued the investigation of those closed matters. 10. United States v. Roger Stone, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, awaiting trial. 11. Redacted, harm to ongoing matter, investigation ongoing. B. Referrals During the course of the investigation, the office periodically identified evidence of potential criminal activity that was outside the scope of the special counsel's jurisdiction established by the acting attorney general. After consultation with the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, the office referred that evidence to appropriate law enforcement authorities, principally other components of the Department of Justice and the FBI. Those referrals, listed alphabetically by subject, are summarized below. 1. Redacted, harm to ongoing matter. 2. Michael Cohen During the course of the investigation, the special counsel's office uncovered evidence of potential wire fraud and FICA violations pertaining to Michael Cohen. That evidence was referred to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and the FBI's New York Field Office. 3. Redacted, harm to ongoing matter. 4. Redacted, harm to ongoing matter. 5. Gregory Craig Redacted, harm to ongoing matter. 4. Skadden, ARPS, Slate, Meager, and Flom, LLP During the course of the FARA investigation of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, the special counsel's office uncovered evidence of potential FARA violations pertaining to redacted, harm to ongoing matter. 5. Gregory Craig, Skadden, ARPS, Slate, Meager, and Flom, LLP, Skadden, and their work on behalf of the government of Ukraine. After consultation with the NSD, the evidence regarding Craig, redacted, harm to ongoing matter, was referred to NSD and NSD elected to partner with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and the FBI's New York Field Office. NSD later elected to partner on the Craig matter with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. NSD retained and handled issues relating to Skadden itself. 6. Redacted, harm to ongoing matter. 7. Redacted, harm to ongoing matter. 8. Redacted, harm to ongoing matter. 9. Redacted, harm to ongoing matter. 10. Redacted, harm to ongoing matter. 11. Redacted, harm to ongoing matter. 12. Redacted. Harm to ongoing matter. 13. Redacted. Harm to ongoing matter. 14. Redacted. Harm to ongoing matter. C. Completed Prosecutions. In three cases prosecuted by the Special Counsel's Office, the defendants have completed or are about to complete their terms of imprisonment. Because no further proceedings are likely in any case, responsibility for them has not been transferred to any other office or component. 1. United States vs. George Papadopoulos. Post-conviction, completed term of imprisonment, December 7th, 2018. 2. United States vs. Alex Vandersvahn. Post-conviction, completed term of imprisonment, June 4th, 2018. 3. United States vs. Richard Pigneto. Post-conviction, currently in residential re-entry center, released date May 13th, 2019. End of section 26. End of report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election by Robert Mueller.