Trump Media receives emergency loans totaling $8 million from Putin-connected Paxum Bank ($2M) and ES Family Trust ($6M) when company near failure, triggering federal investigation
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 …
Deutsche Bank paid $630 million to U.S. and UK regulators for facilitating $10 billion in Russian money laundering through “mirror trades” from 2011-2015. The scheme converted rubles to dollars through sham stock trades between Moscow and London offices. During this same period, Deutsche …
Cohen’s shell company Essential Consultants receives complex network of payments: $500,000 from Columbus Nova linked to Russian oligarch Vekselberg, $1.2M from Novartis, $200k from AT&T, and $150,000 from Korea Aerospace Industries, turning hush money vehicle into a multi-million dollar …
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.
Golf writer James Dodson reported that Eric Trump told him in 2014: “We don’t rely on American banks. We have all the funding we need out of Russia.” When asked about financing golf courses during the recession when banks weren’t lending, Eric allegedly added they had …
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 …
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 …