Some of his clients came through a tight-knit circle of Iranian-Americans, one of whom became a key partner in Mr. Flynn’s businesses. Mr. Flynn closed the Flynn Intel Group at the end of 2016, as he planned to join the Trump administration. A friend of Mr. Kian, the businessman Nasser Kazeminy, also hired Mr. Flynn as an adviser. Mr. Kian suggested the Flynn Intel Group, Mr. Alptekin said — though without disclosing his own involvement with the firm. Months later, in March, Mr. Flynn and Mr. Kian filed additional disclosures under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

Source: New York Times June 18, 2017 09:00 UTC