TALLAHASSEE — Two men who helped Rudy Giuliani dig up dirt on Trump's political rivals also tried to get into the pot business in Florida, but they were rebuffed by industry insiders who took them for bit players, according to previously unreported accounts of their dealings.
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman spent months trying to invest millions of dollars in a cannabis venture seeking to buy a Florida license, only to raise red flags among industry executives who said it became clear they didn’t know what they were doing.