The Trump Organization partnered with SDC Imobiliare to develop Trump Tower Bucharest, marking the brand’s first major real estate venture in Romania and expanding its Balkan presence. Eric Trump emphasized the project reflects their commitment to ’excellence, luxury, and innovation'.
A comprehensive investigation reveals extensive financial conflicts of interest within the Trump administration, including cryptocurrency ventures funded by foreign investors, real estate deals with international connections, and a private executive club that blurs lines between government and …
Christopher Garcia, CEO of Health Supply US which has received $179 million in government contracts primarily from Defense and Homeland Security, purchased Vice President JD Vance’s Alexandria, Virginia home on March 14 for $1.9 million—$172,025 over the $1.69 million asking price. Garcia, who …
Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison purchased the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa in Manalapan, Florida, for $277 million in August 2024, bringing his total real estate investment in the exclusive 400-resident island town to $450 million. Located approximately 20 minutes from Donald Trump’s …
In September 2021, Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren resigned amid a trading scandal revealing he actively traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and mortgage-backed securities during 2020, while the Federal Reserve was simultaneously purchasing such assets. A 2024 watchdog …
Brookfield acquired a 99‑year leasehold on the office portion of 666 Fifth Avenue from Kushner Companies, resolving a distressed financing situation. Public records and press accounts note that Qatar’s sovereign fund (QIA) was a major investor in Brookfield Property Partners, while Brookfield …
Gorsuch sells Colorado property for up to $500,000 to Brian Duffy, CEO of Greenberg Traurig, nine days after confirmation without disclosing buyer’s identity, raising conflict concerns
Reuters investigation revealed at least 63 Russian nationals invested $98.4 million in Trump-branded properties in South Florida, primarily in Sunny Isles Beach. The buyers purchased units at Trump Grande, Trump Towers, and Trump Hollywood, with about one-third of all units owned through LLCs that …
After buying Donald Trump’s ‘Maison de L’Amitié’ for $95M in 2008, Dmitry Rybolovlev obtained local approval to demolish the mansion in 2016 and subdivided the oceanfront parcel into three lots that sold for a combined ~$108M by 2019.
Crow company purchases properties from Thomas and relatives for $133,363 including house where Thomas’s mother lives, marking first known direct money transfer from donor to justice
By 2014, anonymous Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) and shell companies had become the primary infrastructure enabling Russian oligarchs and other kleptocrats to launder an estimated $300 billion or more annually into US real estate. Unlike most developed nations, the United States imposed no …
At Trump SoHo (completed 2010), 77% of sales ($110 million) went to cash-paying shell companies. Property developed by Bayrock Group, whose former finance director Jody Kriss testified it was a “spectacularly corrupt money-laundering and tax evasion” operation. In 2013, Khrapunovs …
At a New York real estate conference, Donald Trump Jr. stated: “Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets. We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia.” He specifically mentioned Dubai, Trump SoHo, and New York properties. This admission revealed …
Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev purchased Trump’s Palm Beach mansion, ‘Maison de L’Amitié’, for $95 million—more than double Trump’s 2004 purchase price of $41.35 million. The transaction, occurring during the 2008 financial crisis, drew significant scrutiny from …
Donald Trump sold the Palm Beach estate to Russian businessman Dmitry Rybolovlev for $95 million in July 2008. The structure was demolished in 2016 and the land subdivided; subsequent lot sales totaled roughly $108 million.
From 2008-2012, shell companies spent $890 million buying 823 Trump condos in cash – 25% of units sold. Delaware LLCs bought an additional 75 Trump condos for $129 million. More than 87% were in Trump-licensed buildings, with sales surging during Trump’s financial troubles when he …
Donald Trump purchased Maison de l’Amitié for $41.35 million at a November 30, 2004 bankruptcy auction, outbidding Jeffrey Epstein who went up to $38.6 million. During the auction, Epstein’s attorneys tried to disqualify Trump over title insurance demands, but Judge Steven Friedman …
Saudi Arabia purchases the entire 45th floor of Trump World Tower for $4.5 million. The five apartments (10 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms) were later converted to part of Saudi Arabia’s UN Mission in 2008, creating ongoing common charges and potential emoluments clause violations during Trump’s …
Attorney General Janet Reno appoints Robert Fiske, a moderate Republican and former U.S. Attorney, as special counsel to investigate the Whitewater controversy involving President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton. The investigation focuses on the Clintons’ 1978 investment in the …
The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, the iconic luxury property Trump had purchased in 1988 for $407.5 million, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 1992 under the weight of over $550 million in debt. Trump had financed the purchase almost entirely with borrowed money, and the …
Between 1991 and 2009, Donald Trump’s hotel and casino businesses filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection six times, establishing a clear pattern: borrow heavily using high-interest debt and other people’s money, operate businesses unprofitably or make unrealistic revenue projections, …