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by myellabellaTexas
Speaking of Trump and the Russian Mafia... He's had a few business and personal relationships with the mob.
Just What Were Donald Trump's Ties to the Mob? - POLITICO https://t.co/j25qH5wDYv
• Semion Mogilevich. He is considered a strategic threat to national security. He traffics in weapons of mass destruction, nuclear materials, drugs, prostitutes, precious gems, and stolen art.
The Most Dangerous Mobster in the World | Village Voice https://t.co/hMiVNJLIQP
• Vyacheslav “Yaponchik” Ivankov. He was Mogilevich’s lieutenant and resident of Trump Tower and Trump Taj Mahal. The FBI called him the "most dangerous Mobster in America" during a May 15, 1996 congressional hearing. He was gunned down by a sniper on a Moscow street after publicly discussing Mogilevich’s close ties to Putin.
Why FBI Can’t Tell All on Trump, Russia - WhoWhatWhy https://t.co/WKOeSBpVFL
Russian Organized Crime in the United States: Hearing Before the Permanent ... - DIANE Publishing Company - Google https://t.co/gBEkdFpiqd
• David Bogatin and Michael Markowitz. Identified by U.S. officials as a member of the Semion Mogilevich organized crime family in the 1990s. They owned five condosin Trump Tower.
The Most Dangerous Mobster in the World. VV https://t.co/Q8SmJgFUtk
New York Magazine - Google Books https://t.co/fJno7OgSgf
• Dmitry Rybolovlev. He bought Donald Trump’s house for $100 million in 2008. Frequently flew halfway around the world to meet up with Trump in various cities during or after the election.
Trump's sale of $100 million mansion in Palm Beach to Russian Oligarch is a wild, weird tale | Miami Herald https://t.co/5jzZqKZBFe
The Politex Report #1256 - Trump Cycle Of Corruption: Loans, Laundering, Payback, Loans https://t.co/xOYiYk1wPK
Russian Billionaire Part of Record Deal For Trump Mansion - WSJ https://t.co/sOAoekdh2
• Felix Komarov. Owned condo in Trump Plaza. Laundered money through a Rolls-Royce dealership with Mr. Ivankov.
Businessman of Mystery; Arts Patron Dogged by F.B.I. Claim of Russian Mob Ties -NYT https://t.co/cMdgtOQo3x
• Boris Berezovsky. "Godfather of the Kremlin" owned a Trump condo from 2001 - 2008.
Godfather of the Kremlin? Forbes https://t.co/nxB02ywT6B
• Felix Sater. Russian Mobster turned FBI informant who's title is 'Senior advisor to Donald Trump.' He ran Bayrock Group, LLC with Donald Trump and Tevfik Arif.
Long Read: Red Mafiya: Jewish or Russian Mafia ?: Robert Friedman https://t.co/TTE1pd6Bcl
Former Mafia-linked figure describes association with Trump. WP https://t.co/oZaZmMkd3h
• Tevfik Arif. A Kazakhstan-born former Soviet official. He was charged in 2010 by Turkey for the crime of smuggling underage girls into the country for prostitution purposes. He was also Trump's business partner.
Former Mafia-linked figure describes association with Trump. WP https://t.co/oZaZmMkd3h
The Curious World of Donald Trump’s Private Russian Connections. AI https://t.co/Mz6ATvmpBO
• Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov Russian Mobster boss who had been a fugitive after James Comey indicted him for fixing figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He was eventually found running a global gambling ring one floor below Trump's penthouse apartment. He escaped a second time only to be turn up 3 months later in Moscow as a VIP attendee for Donald Trump's Miss Universe 2013. Guess who was the federal prosecutor who busted up the global gambling ring? Preet Bharara
How Did an Alleged Russian Mobster End Up on Trump’s Red Carpet? Mojo https://t.co/sJj5CdRt29
2002 skating scandal puts Tonya-Nancy flap to shame. DN https://t.co/pKwD4o1RhI
Sealed Indictment. https://t.co/g9atYBonFN
• Helly Nahmad. bought all the units on the 51st floor for more than $18.4 million. He went to prison for about five months in 2014 for leading a high-stakes gambling network.
inside trump tower. Bloomberg https://t.co/K5JeB7P2HZ
• Vadim Trincher. Ran a connected ring for Russian oligarchs and high stakes gambling network. He “laundered approximately $100 million in proceeds from their gambling operation in Russia and Ukraine through shell companies and bank accounts in Cyprus.”
Vadim Trincher Sentenced to Five Years for Russian Mob Links. CS https://t.co/u27W8CgdJI
• Alexsander Ivanovich Lebed. National security advisor for Boris Yeltsin who met with Trump in 1997 to discuss development projects in Moscow.
1997: Trump Solo. NYr https://t.co/cLEp9PIyFR
• Viktor Vekselberg. Former KGB and oligarch who was the second largest shareholder in the Bank of Cyprus. Current Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, was Vice President of Bank of Cyprus.
The Politex Report #1256 - Trump Cycle Of Corruption: Loans, Laundering, Payback, Loans https://t.co/xOYiYk1wPK
• Oleg Deripaska. His ties go beyond the $10 million dollars he paid Paul Manafort. He's been trying to form connections with powerful Republicans for many years Between 2003-2005, Deripaska paid $560,000 to Bob Dole's lobbying firm for assistance in obtaining a US Visa. During the 2008 Presidential Election, Paul Manafort and Rick Davis (Trump's foreign policy advisor) introduced Oleg to John McCain with hopes of forming a strong relationship.
AP Exclusive: Before Trump job, Manafort worked to aid Putin. https://t.co/ERDnH4Gev4
$300 000 за визу. Как американские лоббисты зарабатывают деньги на россиянах. https://t.co/V4IepUWZee
He may talk tough about Russia, but John McCain's political advisors have advanced Putin's imperial ambitions Nation https://t.co/WUcJbSeBxy
• Rinat Akhmetov. Richest person in Ukraine who is suspected leader of Ukraine Mafia. Personally hired and paid Paul Manafort in 2005 to be advisor for Viktor Yanukovych election campaign.
Renat Leonidovich Akhmetov. RP https://t.co/JqAgNwaIA4
Government Chaos Dashing Hopes of New Beginning https://t.co/hjzaH6FyVA
Манафорт і Янукович відмивали гроші через Киргизстан https://t.co/eEm0nncTNB
• Dmytro Firtash. Pro-Russian Ukrainian billionaire who is one of Paul Manafort’s biggest clients. By his own admission, he maintains strong ties with a recurring figure on this scene, the reputed Ukrainian/Russian mob boss Semion Mogilevich.
The Curious World of Donald Trump’s Private Russian Connections. A-I https://t.co/Mz6ATvE10o
• Roy Cohn. He was Trump's long time lawyer, friend, and go-to lawyer for the mob. Some of his clients included the Genovese Family, Gambino Family, and the Red Mafiya. Sometime in the 1980's Roy Cohn introduced Paul Manafort and Roger Stone to Donald Trump.
Roy Cohn Is Disbarred By New York Court. WP https://t.co/o02mZaP12f
• Michael Cohen. He has been working for The Trump Organization since 2007 and is a member of the Trump World Tower Condominium Board and the Trump Park Avenue Condominium Board. He also has been a confidant of the Russian organized criminality since at least 1999 and is alledged to have been laundering money for Russian citizens having connections with the Russian mafia.
Who is Mr.Cohen? Trump’s attorney received $350,000 for the Izmaylovskaya Criminal Group — Felshtinsky https://t.co/FJ3VXJOaZp
--Trump mob-related business associates. (with links) Reddit https://t.co/el22F6yfBB
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