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According to former Florida Gov. Christ, "He's a patriot, a great friend, he's a very smart man. He's done very well in business and he's worked in all of my statewide campaigns.”

Sargeant has also donated money to his alma mater, Florida state to support the business department and athletic programs in addition to his old fraternity.

Troubled waters

No stranger to political scandal, Sargeant has most recently been accused of participating in a scheme to replace the CEO of Ukrainian gas company, Naftogaz, with someone who would presumably award lucrative contracts to Trump allies. He’s also been accused of funding the travel of Lev Parnas in Ukraine.

In response, Sargeant has denied participating in the plot. He says that he only offered his insight into foreign markets over an informal dinner.

“The news stories unfairly and inaccurately portray Mr. Sargeant as having involvement in Ukraine business affairs,” Sargeant’s attorney, Chris Kise, said in a statement. “Mr. Sargeant conducts no business of any kind in the Ukraine and has not visited Ukraine, even as a tourist, in well over a decade. Attending a single, informal dinner in Houston does not place Mr. Sargeant at the center of any Naftogaz or Ukrainian business plan.”

As for funding Parnas in Ukraine, Sargeant claims he agreed to loan a friend some money because Parnas claimed to be “broke.”

WhatsApp messages between the two seem to support this.  During one exchange, Parnas asked Sargeant to approve more money and Sargeant commented “Just getting expensive flying u guys everywhere LEV.”

During another exchange in which Parnas asked Sargeant to approve yet another expense, Parnas also says, “we got a deal from Rudy’s guy.”

Sargeant responds, “Don’t bother w this stuff pls.”