This is stated in the message of the US Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York.
The jury concluded that the defendants illegally funneled money into the 2018 midterm elections with the aim of "gaining influence over American politicians and ... making huge profits in the business of legalizing marijuana."
According to Deutsche Welle, businessman Parnas was a partner of former attorney for ex-US President Rudy Giuliani.
The publication notes that the Ukrainian helped him in tying up information in Ukraine that could contribute to the initiation of an investigation into the current American leader Joe Biden.
Former US chief of staff Donald Trump previously accused Biden of working for China.