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==Mary Jacoby and Glenn Simpson==

==Mary Jacoby and Glenn Simpson==

During the [[2008 Presidential election]], ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' correspondents [[Mary Jacoby]] and [[Glenn Simpson]] reported that a consultant to [[John McCain]] hired a public-relations firm to improve the American image of a [[Ukrainian]] political party backed by Russian leader [[Vladimir Putin]], according to documents filed with the [[Justice Department]].  

During the [[2008 Presidential election]], ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' correspondents Mary Jacoby.and Glenn Simpson reported that a consultant to [[John McCain]] hired a public-relations firm to improve the American image of a [[Ukrainian]] political party backed by Russian leader [[Vladimir Putin]], according to documents filed with the Justice Department.  

Jacoby and Simpson reported "The lobbying firm of Davis Manafort Inc. arranged through an affiliate for the public-relations firm's work in the spring of 2008, at the same time Davis Manafort was being paid by McCain's presidential campaign. The firm is co-owned by lobbyist Rick Davis, manager of [[John McCain 2008 Presidential Campaign|Sen. McCain's presidential campaign]], and Republican strategist Paul Manafort."

Jacoby and Simpson reported "The lobbying firm of Davis Manafort Inc. arranged through an affiliate for the public-relations firm's work in the spring of 2008, at the same time Davis Manafort was being paid by McCain's presidential campaign. The firm is co-owned by lobbyist Rick Davis, manager of [[John McCain 2008 Presidential Campaign|Sen. McCain's presidential campaign]], and Republican strategist Paul Manafort."

===Jacoby and Systematics===

===Jacoby and Systematics===

[[Mary Jacoby]], the wife of [[FusionGPS]] founder [[Glenn Simpson]], is the daughter of Jon Jacoby who arranged the purchase of an 80% share of Systematics for the Stephens family.<ref>http://www.stephensgroup.com/our-portfolio-partners/case-studies</ref> [[Hillary Clinton]] was hired by Systematics in 1978 as their intellectual property lawyer.<ref>According to The ''American Lawyer'', July 1992: "[Hillary] Clinton also was attracted to intellectual property litigation. 'We did not have any intellectual property expertise when she joined us,' says [[Vince Foster]], who adds that Clinton got involved in this area through her work for the firm client, Systematics Inc., a company based in [[Little Rock]] that provided computer systems for financial institutions. 'She became sort of self-taught in all of this,' explains Foster. 'And you don't find a lot of intellectual property subspecialists in [[Arkansas]]. Quite frankly, the rest of us here thought of it as a foreign language.'"</ref> The intellectual property that Systematics claimed to own were pirated versions of the PROMIS software stolen from [[Inslaw, Inc.]]<ref>

Mary Jacoby, the wife of [[FusionGPS]] founder Glenn Simpson, is the daughter of Jon Jacoby who arranged the purchase of an 80% share of Systematics for the Stephens family.<ref>http://www.stephensgroup.com/our-portfolio-partners/case-studies</ref> [[Hillary Clinton]] was hired by Systematics in 1978 as their intellectual property lawyer.<ref>According to The ''American Lawyer'', July 1992: "[Hillary] Clinton also was attracted to intellectual property litigation. 'We did not have any intellectual property expertise when she joined us,' says [[Vince Foster]], who adds that Clinton got involved in this area through her work for the firm client, Systematics Inc., a company based in [[Little Rock]] that provided computer systems for financial institutions. 'She became sort of self-taught in all of this,' explains Foster. 'And you don't find a lot of intellectual property subspecialists in [[Arkansas]]. Quite frankly, the rest of us here thought of it as a foreign language.'"</ref> The intellectual property that Systematics claimed to own were pirated versions of the PROMIS software stolen from [[Inslaw, Inc.]]<ref>

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1992/06/14/the-inslaw-file/03b0362c-81d2-40b9-ac16-bc6a8b12dd3f/</ref>  

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1992/06/14/the-inslaw-file/03b0362c-81d2-40b9-ac16-bc6a8b12dd3f/</ref>