Former Rudy Giuliani associate Igor Fruman says he will plead guilty

(Reuters) - Igor Fruman, a former associate of Rudolph Giuliani, told a New York court hearing on Friday he will plead guilty to one criminal count in a campaign finance case.

Fruman worked to collect damaging information about Joe Biden before he became U.S. president. Giuliani, a one-time lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, has not been charged or accused of criminal wrongdoing.

(Reporting by Jon Stempel in New York and writing by Tom Hals in Wilmington, Delaware)