In 2017, Papadopoulos pled guilty to misleading FBI agents in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe. Papadopoulos reportedly made false statements regarding his correspondence with Russian nationals and his attempts to arrange a meeting between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.
According to his LinkedIn page, Papadopoulos worked for the Trump campaign from March 2016 - January 2017.
He previously worked as an advisor for Ben Carson during his presidential campaign and was a research associate for the Hudson Institute, a policy research organization, for over four years.
Since President Trump took office, he has been working as an independent oil, gas and policy consultant
He has a B.A. from DePaul University and a master's degree from University College London.