Senior adviser to Donald Trump linked to Genovese and Bonanno crime families ~ Five Families of New York City. Donald Trump tapped a man to be a senior business adviser to his real-estate empire even after the man's past involvement in a major Mafia-linked stock fraud scheme had become publicly known, according to Associated Press interviews and a review of court records.
Portions of Trump's relationship with Felix Sater, a convicted felon and government informant, have been previously known. Rolling Snake Eyes: Trump's First Casino Partners Had Alleged Mob Ties. NEW YORK -- For years, Donald Trump has boasted that his casinos are free of the taint of organized crime, using this claim to distinguish his gambling ventures from competitors.
But Trump's casinos turn out not to be so squeaky clean. One of his prime Atlantic City developments, the Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino, relied on a partnership with two investors reputedly linked to the mob, prompting New Jersey regulators to force Trump to buy them out. And he employed a known Asian organized crime figure as a vice president at his Taj Mahal casino for five years, defending the executive against regulators’ attempts to take away his license, according to law enforcement officials. As the famously brash developer now considers a run for the presidency, this history could complicate his efforts to project an image of a trusted power in the business world.
How Close Was Donald Trump To The Mob? Donald Trump is running for president.
Many believed or hoped that the Donald’s latest foray into national politics was nothing more than a public-relations move, not a serious attempt to reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. But now that Trump holds the lead in national polls, as well as polls in Iowa and New Hampshire, it’s time to take his campaign seriously. How Close Was Donald Trump To The Mob? Growing Up Gravano: Daughter of Famous Gangster Remembers Mob Perks. Karen Gravano was 10 the first time she suspected her father was a killer.
She was on her way to ask her dad's permission to go to a sleepover with her fifth-grade friends when she caught him in his bedroom with a gun. "The door was closed a little bit," she said. "And when I opened it, he turned real quick, and I [saw] him tuck a gun into the back of his pants. And I looked at it for a minute, and, um, I didn't ask. And he looked over at me, and he says, 'Don't you knock? '" One of her father's rivals was fatally shot that night.
Gravano's father is none other than Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, the infamous mob underboss who killed 19 people before cooperating with the government in the takedown of the Gambino crime family and other crime families. In an interview with "20/20," Gravano, 39, said there were certain perks to being the daughter of The Bull, especially in the Staten Island, N.Y., neighborhood where she was raised. "I walked over and my father said, 'Say hello to Uncle John.' Sammy the Bull Gravano mentions Trump. Robert Mueller: Straight Shooter With a Moving Target.
When Bob Mueller took the helm of the Justice Department's criminal division in 1990, his subordinates liked to tease him about his Ivy-League roots, his stiffly formal public persona and the pressed blue jeans that were his idea of dressed-down for Saturdays in the office.
His high WASP name — Robert Swan Mueller III — spawned the nickname "Bobby Three Sticks. " But there's nothing bland or diffident about Mueller's sharp, commanding style, formed on the hockey rinks of St. Paul's and Princeton and as a Marine officer on the front line in Vietnam. Confronted with a range of high-profile cases, from the BCCI bank fraud scandal to the Pan Am 103 terrorism investigation, he proved so decisive and careless of controversy that at one point, his deputy Dave Margolis warned him gently that if he didn't choose his battles, Washington might bang him up as it had done to so many of his predecessors. Who ‘Directed’ Roger Stone to Hook Up With WikiLeaks? Retraction: Aaron Rich and the murder of Seth Rich. The Washington Times published an op-ed column titled, “More cover-up questions: The curious murder of Seth Rich poses questions that just won’t stay under the official rug,” by Adm.
James Lyons (Ret.) (the “Column”), on March 1 online and on March 2 in its paper editions. The Column included statements about Aaron Rich, the brother of former Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich, that we now believe to be false. One such statement was that: “Interestingly, it is well known in the intelligence circles that Seth Rich and his brother, Aaron Rich, downloaded the DNC emails and was paid by Wikileaks for that information.” The Washington Times now does not have any basis to believe any part of that statement to be true, and The Washington Times retracts it in its entirety. The Column also stated: “Also, why hasn’t Aaron Rich been interviewed [by law enforcement], and where is he?” Jerry Nadler Is Ready to Dig In—and Trump Should Worry. The House Judiciary Committee Is Basically Writing a D.I.Y. Mueller Report.
Cohen Made Trump Look Like a Gangster. House Expands Russia Probe, Seeks More Documents. The Making of the Fox News White House. The pre-impeachment, public Trump trial - Axios. Fox News Got Stormy Daniels Story Before Trump’s Election, Spiked It: Report.