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John McCain celebrated his 70th birthday on board Raffaello Foilleri's yacht. (Wikimedia Image)

John McCain had his birthday party with the shadiest guy ever. You know, the guy who plead guilty yesterday to using the Vatican in order to swindle millions from investors. He admitted to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, eight counts of wire fraud and five counts of money laundering. Follieri also admitted to misappropriating at least $2.4 million of investor money and redirecting it to foreign personal bank accounts that were disguised as business accounts.

The Nation, who has the infamous photo, reports, "The photograph substantiates reports that in late August, 2006, McCain celebrated his 70th birthday aboard a yacht, the Celine Ashley, rented by A-list con man Raffaello Follieri and his then-movie star girlfriend Anne Hathaway. McCain is shown boarding the yacht ramp towards the smiling Follieri and Hathaway. Just ahead of McCain and shaking hands with Follieri appears to be Rick Davis–McCain's top aide and now co-manager of his campaign, who accompanied him on the trip and advised the government of Montenegro. A few months after McCain's yacht party, Follieri strengthened his ties to McCain's orbit by retaining Rick Davis's well-connected Washington lobbying firm, Davis Manafort, and offering Davis both an investment deal and help in securing the Catholic vote for McCain's presidential bid."

McCain's people admitted that he did party with Follieri, but said it was "entirely social and nothing came of it."

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