Formation and governance
Flynn Intel Group was a Delaware intelligence and consulting firm founded in 2015 by Michael Flynn and executive Bijan Rafiekian. Its 2017 FARA filing names Flynn as chairman and CEO, Rafiekian as vice-chairman, and Philip Oakley as president. original FARA filing.
2016 consulting and Turkey-related project
The company contracted with Inovo BV, a Dutch corporation owned by businessman Kamil Ekim Alptekin, to undertake public-affairs and lobbying work concerning Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen. FIG first filed under domestic lobbying law, then registered retrospectively under FARA, acknowledging the work may have principally benefited Turkey. Federal prosecutors separately alleged more direct Turkish-government direction. DOJ registration; later litigation.
Legal proceedings
Rafiekian was convicted by a jury in 2019 on related foreign-agent allegations, but that verdict was overturned and prosecutors dropped the charges with prejudice in September 2023. These are separate proceedings from Flynn's FBI false-statements case. case disposition.
Documented connections
- Michael Flynn — founder and chairman.
- Bijan Rafiekian — co-founder and officer.
- Inovo BV — 2016 client, owned by Ekim Alptekin.
- Philip Oakley — president named in FARA records.
Sources
Research reviewed November 14, 2026. Separate organizations, criminal and civil cases and attributed allegations are identified.