Paul Manafort? Paul Manafort? Where have I heard that name?
A senior aide to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump helped a scandal-plagued Ukrainian oligarch with ties to political and criminal figures in Russia park millions of dollars in offshore real estate investments, according to documents released as part of a federal racketeering suit.
The lawsuit, brought by former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, accused U.S. political consultant Paul Manafort of complicity in a complex scheme of retaliation against Tymoshenko and her political allies for impeding the business interests of Ukrainian gas tycoon Dmitry Firtash.
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Tymoshenko claimed that CMZ and other Manafort-run firms were backed not just by Firtash but also by Semion Mogilevich, a Ukrainian national deeply involved in Russian organized crime. Tymoshenko’s lawsuit referred to Mogilevich as a “silent partner” in Group DF.
Mogilevich is “involved in weapons trafficking, contract murders, extortion, drug trafficking, and prostitution on an international scale,” according to the FBI.
In a meeting with the American ambassador to Ukraine in late 2008, Firtash “acknowledged ties to Russian organized crime figure Seymon Mogilevich, stating he needed Mogilevich’s approval to get into business in the first place,” according to a State Department cable released by Wikileaks.
“Firtash acknowledged that he needed, and received, permission from Mogilievich when he established various businesses, but he denied any close relationship to him,” according to the cable.
Firtash is currently wanted by the FBI, which has sought to extradite him to the U.S. on bribery charges since his 2014 apprehension in Austria.
The Trump campaign did not respond to questions about its knowledge of Manafort’s work for Firtash, or the latter’s alleged criminality or ties to the Russian mob. Efforts to reach Manafort were not successful.
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In 1989, Manafort was hauled in front of a congressional panel for allegedly working to steer funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development into a slum-like New Jersey real estate development. Manafort, caused a stir then on the Hill with a tart defense of his profession. “You might call it influence-peddling,” he said, according to reports. “I call it lobbying.”
This is the perfect addition to the Trump team. A political fixer with strong ties to the Russian mob and various dictators. What could possibly go wrong?
This is political BS.
This is the perfect addition to the Trump team. A political fixer with strong ties to the Russian mob and various dictators. What could possibly go wrong?
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Maybe Paul Manafort could ride into Cleveland, Ohio in the middle of the pack of Trump’s Motorcycle Gang! Think of the optics for the pantywaists in the GOPee! This is going to be fun! Got to buy more popcorn! ;-)
Thanks for the background on Manafort. I had no idea. Time will tell if this is a plus or a minus. Lewandowski needed to be scaled back some. He has a tendency to impulsively grab people in order to control their movements. I’m not talking about the Michelle Fields incident which was kinda nothing, but there have been other moments, filmed moments when he should have called for Secret Service to act.
Far as I’m concerned you’re wasting bandwidth I’m voting Trump.
“In 1989, Manafort was hauled in front of a congressional panel for allegedly ...”
THREE THINGS to consider:
1. in 1989 WHO controlled the House and Senate?
2. what does the word ‘allegedly’ mean? Do you know?
3. could the answer to 1), above, have anything to do with the allegations cited?
Gotta wonder if posters read the articles, much less understand them, before posting. Maybe posters think they’ve got a ‘gotcha’ against the OTHER candidate?
Well sounds like the guy will know how to go up against Soros & friends.