Parlatore Law Group LLP

Largest single Save America PAC disbursement to PLG: $76,984.34 on 2022-11-23 (legal consulting) -- timing aligns with Trump 2024 launch (Nov 15 2022) and Special Counsel Jack Smith appointment (Nov 18 2022)

FEC Schedule B sub_id 4080120231759234818, disbursement_date 2022-11-23, amount $76,984.34, recipient PARLATORE LAW GROUP LLP, description 'LEGAL CONSULTING', filing image 202307319584589542. Trump declared 2024 candidacy 2022-11-15; Jack Smith appointed Special Counsel 2022-11-18; Mar-a-Lago documents probe and Jan 6 grand jury active. Five days after Smith's appointment, Save America cuts a $76,984.34 check to PLG -- the single largest payment in the 9-disbursement series. Parlatore later confirmed publicly he represented Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents matter.

Save America PAC paid Parlatore Law Group ,818.24 across 9 disbursements (April 2022 - March 2023) for 'Legal Consulting'; no payments before or after that window

FEC Schedule B disbursements from Save America (C00762591) to PARLATORE LAW GROUP LLP, all coded 'LEGAL CONSULTING'. First disbursement: 2022-04-22 ($25,000). Last disbursement: 2023-03-22 ($50,000). Cross-PAC scan of all FEC schedule_b records confirms Save America is the ONLY Trump-aligned committee that has paid PLG -- MAGA Inc (C00825851), Trump 47 (C00867937), Trump Save America JFC (C00770941), Never Surrender Inc (C00828541), and RNC (C00003418) all show 0 disbursements to Parlatore. Paginated full-disbursement scan of Save America from 2023-04-01 onward (2000 records pulled) confirms no PLG payments after 2023-03-22, contradicting the Wave-1 working hypothesis that PLG continued to receive Save America payments after Parlatore's May 2023 departure from Trump's legal team. Disbursement totals: 2022 calendar year: $196,493.14 (5 disbursements); 2023 calendar year: $136,325.10 (4 disbursements through March 22).

Aggregate FEC search by employer 'Parlatore Law Group' returns 18 contribution records (2020-2024) showing partisan asymmetry: William Brown (Partner, Navy SEAL, Parlatore Law Group employer) gave THREE contributions on 2024-10-07 totaling $3,019.96: $1,041.02 WinRed + $1,041.02 Trump National Committee JFC + $936.92 Never Surrender Inc. (Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee, Republican Party) — concentrated giving to Trump-aligned vehicles. Other GOP donors via Parlatore employer: Jennifer Crawford (paralegal, La Plata MD) $800 to Dan Cox for Congress (R-MD); Jonathan Klein (Partner, Baltimore MD) $150 across WinRed 2023-2024; M Glod (attorney, Houston TX) $50 to Ron Johnson for Senate (R-WI). Some D-side small donors: Max Hass (Wheat Ridge CO) $21 ActBlue, Erin Darden (Fort Washington MD) $15 ActBlue. The $3K William Brown cluster is structurally significant relative to firm size.

Top FEC committees receiving Parlatore-employed contributions: WinRed (multiple), Trump National Committee JFC Inc., Never Surrender Inc. (Republican Party), Van Orden for Congress (R-WI), Dan Cox for Congress (R-MD), Ron Johnson for Senate (R-WI), ActBlue (smaller). Pattern: firm employees materially fund Trump political infrastructure. This precedes the alleged 2025-04-01 Pentagon commissioning by ~6 months. Note: William Brown's address South Bound Brook NJ matches a Navy SEAL community; he is the partner described in firm's LinkedIn page as 'Navy SEAL veteran'.

PLG-employed attorneys/staff produced 18 itemized FEC contributions 2020-2024 totaling $5,279.96 -- Republican lean (37% to Trump-aligned, 36% to WinRed conduit, 8% to Dan Cox, 9% to Van Orden, only $36 ActBlue)

FEC Schedule A employer search for 'Parlatore Law Group' returned 18 itemized records 2020-2024. By recipient: WINRED $1916.02 (8 records); TRUMP NATIONAL COMMITTEE JFC INC $1041.02 (1); NEVER SURRENDER INC $936.92 (1); DAN COX FOR CONGRESS $800 (2); VAN ORDEN FOR CONGRESS $500 (1); RON JOHNSON FOR SENATE $50 (1); ACTBLUE $36 (4). Donor names: BROWN WILLIAM (3 records, $3019.96 -- 57% of all PLG-employee giving), PARLATORE TIMOTHY (3 records, $1025), KLEIN JONATHAN (3, $150), CRAWFORD JENNIFER paralegal (2, $800), HASS MAX (3, $21), FRANK MEGAN (2, $200), DARDEN ERIN (1, $15), GLOD M (1, $50). Pattern: 95% Republican; the only Democratic giving is by Erin Darden and Max Hass (small ActBlue donations). Bulk of dollars (57%) come from one donor (William Brown) on a single 2024 date.

Parlatore Law Group publicly markets a Board for Correction of Naval Records (BCNR) / Board for Correction of Military Records (BCMR) petition practice; firm publishes multiple how-to articles ('Tips for a Successful Petition to BCMR/BCNR', 'An Introduction to the BCNR', 'Navigating the BCNR', 'BCMR Advisory Opinions', 'Correction of Military Records from BCMR'), and partners Elizabeth Candelario and Kieran McDowell are listed as administrative-law / military servicemember practice attorneys

TEMPORAL: Save America→PLG payment escalation aligned with Jack Smith Special Counsel appointment (5-day delta). Largest single PLG disbursement ($76,984.34, 2022-11-23) lands 5 days after Jack Smith was named Special Counsel (2022-11-18). Suggests retainer/legal-fee acceleration in response to escalating federal exposure, not coincidence.

FACT: Save America PAC paid PLG $76,984.34 on 2022-11-23 — its largest single disbursement to PLG. This is 5 calendar days after AG Garland appointed Jack Smith Special Counsel (2022-11-18) for the Mar-a-Lago documents and Jan 6 cases. Context: PLG had been on retainer since at least 2022-04-22 ($25K), and Parlatore had joined Trump's classified-documents legal team in October 2022. THEORY (synthesis): the spike size and timing are consistent with an emergency retainer top-up triggered by Special Counsel escalation, not a routine bill. Best innocent explanation: invoice accumulation from intensifying Mar-a-Lago discovery work happened to fall in that pay period. FALSIFICATION: PLG invoice copies (subpoenable) showing pre-Nov 18 work justifying $76,984 in November billings would defeat the suggestion of post-Smith trigger.

TEMPORAL: Save America→PLG payment stream stops 8 days before Bragg Trump indictment. Last Save America→PLG payment ($50K) on 2023-03-22; NY DA Bragg indicts Trump on 2023-03-30. Cessation pattern, not buildup, ahead of indictment.

FACT: 2023-03-22 was the final Save America→PLG disbursement; 2023-03-30 (8 days later) Bragg returned the Manhattan indictment. Parlatore did not represent Trump in the Bragg case, and would publicly resign from Trump legal team eight weeks later (2023-05-19), citing Boris Epshteyn obstruction. THEORY (synthesis): the cessation may reflect a deliberate decision to stop PAC-funded payments to PLG before the first criminal indictment to limit campaign-finance exposure, OR a routine end-of-engagement billing. INNOCENT EXPLANATION: PLG's classified-documents work for Trump was wrapping up regardless. FALSIFICATION: if PLG continued to be paid via OTHER Trump-aligned entities (MAGA Inc, Trump 47, RNC, JFCs) through April 2023 at similar volume, the 'stopped before Bragg' framing collapses.

TEMPORAL: Indyke joins PLG (~Oct 2022) within ~14 days of Parlatore joining Trump classified-documents team (2022-10-01); USVI Epstein-estate settlement follows ~Nov 2022. Three Epstein-adjacent + Trump-adjacent corporate moves in same month.

FACT: October 2022 brackets three notable events: (a) ~2022-10-01 Parlatore publicly disclosed as Trump classified-documents counsel; (b) ~2022-10-15 Darren Indyke (former Epstein personal/estate counsel) joins PLG as Of Counsel; (c) ~2022-11-01 USVI Epstein-estate settlement closes. THEORY (synthesis): the simultaneous arrival of an Epstein-estate insider at the firm now retained by a former Trump president — at exactly the moment the Mar-a-Lago documents matter is escalating to grand jury — is structurally noteworthy. INNOCENT EXPLANATION: Indyke had been operating his own PLLC and the move to a high-profile boutique was career-natural; PLG was rapidly hiring during Trump-engagement growth. FALSIFICATION: PLG hiring records (registry filings, malpractice carrier listings, NY State Bar registration changes) showing Indyke's joining was negotiated months earlier (e.g., spring 2022 before Mar-a-Lago raid) would defeat the 'simultaneous escalation' framing.

TEMPORAL: William Brown's $3,019.96 single-day Trump JFC giving (2024-10-07) lands 7 days after Rowden v. Navy active filing (2024-09-30). Maximal personal Trump-PAC contribution by a PLG partner during a window when PLG is actively suing the Navy — one month before Hegseth nomination.

FACT: 2024-09-30 Rowden v. Navy is on the active docket (Parlatore sole counsel for plaintiff in DDC 1:24-cv-02393); 2024-10-07 PLG partner William Brown Jr (Navy SEAL veteran) splits a single-day $3,019.96 across WinRed/Trump National JFC; 2024-11-12 Trump nominates Hegseth for SecDef. THEORY (synthesis): the timing is consistent with PLG firm-internal political alignment ahead of expected Hegseth nomination, while Parlatore is simultaneously litigating against the very service Hegseth would soon lead. INNOCENT EXPLANATION: Brown is a self-described Navy SEAL veteran with prior Republican giving; $3K-day giving is common in late-October before federal elections. FALSIFICATION: if Brown made similar single-day max giving in non-election Octobers (2022, 2026), the 2024 spike loses signal.

STRUCTURAL: PLG LLP entity (degree=7, betweenness rank=13) is the only PLG-firm node connected to BOTH Save America PAC and Trump National Committee JFC, indicating it is the contracting entity used for Trump-orbit legal work

PLG LLP neighbors: Save America, William Brown, William Brown Jr, Andrea Parlatore Bereck, Tim Parlatore, plus 2 others. The cliques {PLG LLP, Save America, Parlatore} and {PLG LLP, Save America, William Brown} indicate PLG LLP is the legal-services contracting entity for Save America. The split between 'Parlatore Law Group' and 'Parlatore Law Group LLP' as separate graph nodes suggests two legal entities (likely PLLC for NY practice + LLP for federal/political contracting). Existing connection records confirm Andrea Parlatore Bereck on PLG LLP.

HUNCH (hypothesis #230): PLG's military-spouse-attorney clustering (Bereck-Tim's wife, Candelario-Marine spouse Camp Pendleton, McDowell-JAG spouse, Gatti-Marine spouse, Ramey-USO Pacific) may function as a covert chain-of-command intelligence/intake pipeline rather than industry-standard cloud-firm staffing. Five spousal entry points to active-duty commands plus Tim in OSD uniform creates a unique structural posture. Lead #45234 will benchmark vs peer firms and cross-tab spouse-billet vs PLG-client commands.

HUNCH (hypothesis #231): PLG may function as a litigation-conflicts/billing laundering layer — Indyke's continued Epstein-estate work (Bloomberg Aug 2025: 'work on the Epstein estate has kept him so busy') and McEntire's parallel Mahoney federal-employment practice both fit a 'cloud-firm + parallel solo-practice' template that could obscure conflicts and fee flows. Indyke's PLG entry Oct 2022 = 30 days before USVI $105M Epstein settlement. Lead #45254 will pull USVI signature blocks and FAA filings to confirm whether Indyke billed through PLG or solo.

Parlatore Law Group LLP founded 2018 by Timothy C. Parlatore; ~14 attorneys; principal office listed as 1440 N Edgewood St, Arlington VA on firm website (Apr 2026); LinkedIn HQ field still shows 1 World Trade Center NYC; Martindale-Hubbell shows 260 Madison Ave NYC. Multi-state distributed practice with attorneys in DC, NY, VA, CT, CA, SC, TX, KY, NJ, RI metro areas.

Founder bio (parlatorelawgroup.com): 'Founded by a military veteran. The firm's culture and ethos draw heavily from the experience.' Firm hosts a dedicated Military & Veterans practice (BCNR/BCMR appeals, court-martial defense, VA disability, military records correction). Other practice areas: Corporate, Criminal, Government Regulatory & Compliance, Litigation, Trusts & Estates, Strategic Legal & Crisis Communications, 'Counsel & Compass' (general counsel services), Maritime, Mediation. The address on the firm's contact page (1440 N Edgewood St Arlington VA 22201) is shared in unified registry with at least four unrelated FL-registered entities: 1902 Thomasville Investors LLC (mgr Joseph Reger), 601 34th Street Investors LLC, 921 South Missouri Investors LLC, and Rebel Health Medical Services PA Corp (officer Eric S. Brittain) — i.e. building is a multi-tenant or shared workspace.

Multi-source negative-result omnibus for Parlatore Law Group LLP and Timothy Parlatore: zero LDA lobbying filings, zero FARA, zero UCC liens, zero EDGAR insider/13D filings naming Tim, zero ACRIS NYC real-estate hits naming Tim/PLG, zero GLEIF LEI, zero OpenSanctions PEP, zero IRS 990 officer roles. Unified corporate registry has zero hits for the firm name (NY DOS not currently ingested into unified registry — must retrieve manually). EDGAR surname 'Parlatore' returned 76 unrelated Salvatore/Vincent Parlatore filings (LBO Capital Corp/Enercorp Inc, FL). 100 ACRIS hits all map to unrelated Staten Island Parlatore family. These negatives establish that as of 2026-04-29 the firm has not registered any federal-lobbying or foreign-principal representation despite having a DC-admitted partner (Candelario) practicing LDA compliance.

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