[Jeff Chandler]

Nicholas H. Janopaparopoulos

[caseinpoint]

IIRC, I believe that was Papadopoulis. They offered to pay him $10k for something which he suspected and left behind.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

The All-Seeing, All Knowing Grok doesn't know about it.

I couldn’t find a specific story matching the exact details you described—a Greek American being approached to smuggle money from Greece to the USA to support Donald Trump, turning the money over to a lawyer in Greece, and being arrested in the USA despite no money being found. I searched through available web sources and posts on X, but no such case aligns precisely with your query.

The closest related information involves various reports about Greek Americans and legal issues, but none fit your narrative:

• George Papadopoulos, a Greek-American former Trump campaign aide, was arrested in 2017 at Dulles International Airport and later sentenced to 14 days in prison for lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian operatives during the 2016 election. There’s no mention of smuggling money or turning it over to a lawyer in Greece.
• A former Greek minister, Akis Tsohatzopoulos, was arrested in 2012 for money laundering related to property deals and submarine procurement, but this case has no connection to Trump or the USA.
• Alexander Vinnik, a Russian arrested in Greece in 2017 for laundering $4 billion through a cryptocurrency exchange, was extradited to the USA, but this case involves cybercrime, not physical money smuggling or Trump.
• Other reports mention Greek Americans like Michael Kratsios or Gus Bilirakis associated with Trump’s administration or campaigns, but there’s no evidence of smuggling or arrests in these contexts.

It’s possible the story you’re referring to is a rumor, a misreported event, or not widely covered in available sources.

[William Tell]

You are describing George Papadopoulos, who received $10k from a guy outside the U.S. George was suspicious of the circumstances of the transfer and left the cash outside the U.S.

His treatment at arrival in the U.S. seemed to indicate that he was the target of entrapment. He was arrested despite not having the cash.

In my estimation, any lack of details regarding who supplied the money and why, and why the authorities intercepted George at the airport, would constitute proof that the conspiracy against Trump and his Presidential campaign continues.

[marron]

Yes. If memory serves he was paid to do a report on Israeli energy. But when he was paid $10,000 in cash he was suspicious and left the money with his Greek lawyer. They were waiting for him when he arrived in the US and were upset that he didn’t have the money with him. Which means they were expecting him to have the money with him, which means it was a setup.

[nitzy]

This is George Popadopalous. The crazy thing about this is that he put out a couple episodes of a podcast detailing the entire thing. I have tried to go back and find the podcast but it has disappeared.

I have asked Grok and ChatGPT about it and they can’t answer it.

I am 100% sure I listened to it. He detail the whole ordeal including receiving $10k from Israelis, giving it to his lawyer and then being stopped and searched immediately after getting off his plane.

[kiryandil]

“Papadopoulos to head to Greece to retrieve $10G payment, says it was intended to entrap him”
28 July 2019
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3767482/posts

https://freerepublic.com/tag/georgepapadopoulos/index

[nitzy]

I found the name of his podcast. It was called “Punching back”. It seems it has been removed from Apple Podcasts but it’s still on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/ThhltSDXfqU?si=6dW2OhcVnY51cJgW

He goes over the whole plot here.

[Kid Shelleen]

[redinIllinois]

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