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Glenn SimpsonPage 115 came from Prevezon.

Q. Were there any direct payments that didn't go through Baker Hostetler?

A. No.

Q. So what did you understand her role to be in the litigation? You said she was the attorney for Prevezon. Was she managing the case for Prevezon?

A. I was not introduced to her originally. The original way that she was — it came up in my conversations with Mark Cymrot and other Baker lawyers was as the person who had hired them who had the information about the extortion case against Demetri Baranovsky. It was represented to me by Mark Cymrot that she handled that matter and was familiar with the prosecution of Demetri Baranovsky and very well versed in the events of the extortion. So, you know, that's how I learned of her and I think that's probably — our first interactions were probably about that subject.

Q. Did she provide Fusion with the information about that extortion case?

A. Well, I certainly discussed it with her at some point, but it was all in Russian. You know, the bulk of the Russian-English translating just 1-800-FOR-DEPO