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FBI Director Must Reply on Wedding Funding Risks by Sept. 30

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC · How we work

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Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) asked FBI Director Kash Patel to examine an oligarch’s wedding funding risk.
Patel must provide a written FBI reply by Sept. 30.
ProPublica reported the money paid for a private island rental, fireworks and two Bahamas after-parties.
Russian businessman Umar Kremlev, IBA president and Putin associate, supplied the funds.
House Oversight ranking member Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) opened a probe, calling the deal corrupt.

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Story summary

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) asked FBI Director Kash Patel to examine an oligarch’s wedding funding risk.
Patel must provide a written FBI reply by Sept. 30.
ProPublica reported the money paid for a private island rental, fireworks and two Bahamas after-parties.
Russian businessman Umar Kremlev, IBA president and Putin associate, supplied the funds.
House Oversight ranking member Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) opened a probe, calling the deal corrupt.