▁for ▁money - la und ering , ▁cor ruption , ▁and ▁fra ud . ▁Att orney ▁Daniel ▁Hor ow itz ▁represented ▁Laz aren ko ▁on ▁charges ▁ar ising ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁gas ▁business , ▁Dor on ▁Wein berg ▁represented ▁him ▁regarding ▁charges ▁of ▁ext ort ion ▁of ▁a ▁business ▁partner . ▁The ▁judge ▁dismiss ed ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁the ▁charges , ▁but ▁allowed ▁the ▁remaining ▁charges ▁to ▁be ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁j ury ▁for ▁decision . ▁In ▁late ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁a ▁federal ▁j ury ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁found ▁him ▁guilty ▁of ▁using ▁his ▁position ▁to ▁get ▁rich ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁business ▁schemes ; ▁with ▁Trans par ency ▁International ▁naming ▁Laz aren ko ▁the ▁e ighth ▁most ▁cor rupt ▁political ▁leader ▁in ▁recent ▁history ▁that ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Laz aren ko ▁stated ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Ukraine ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁parliament ary ▁elections ; ▁however ▁Laz aren ko ▁remained ▁under ▁house ▁arrest ▁at ▁an ▁und is closed ▁location ▁on ▁$ 8 6   mill ion ▁b ail ▁from ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁until ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁after ▁being ▁conv icted ▁by ▁a ▁twelve - member ▁j ury . ▁ ▁Laz aren ko ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 9 ▁years ▁in ▁federal ▁prison ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 2