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đź’°Update - The Beltway Bandit
Elliott Broidy is arguably the swampiest Trump swamp creature, in a swamp filled with avaricious swamp monsters peddling foreign influence ops for hire (big bucks) with the goal of shaping US policy to benefit foreign governments.
#Broidy
Elliott Broidy is arguably the swampiest Trump swamp creature, in a swamp filled with avaricious swamp monsters peddling foreign influence ops for hire (big bucks) with the goal of shaping US policy to benefit foreign governments.
#Broidy
Post 2016 elex, Broidy positioned himself as a premier broker of influence & access to the new adm & a financial oppty to mix his int’l biz with his efforts to influence US foreign policy, which is why he is the subject of federal scrutiny involving a number of global scandals. 
‼️How a Trump Ally Tested the Boundaries of DC’s Influence Game
Broidy had pleaded guilty in 2009 to giving nearly $1M in illegal gifts to NYS officials to help land a $250 million investment from the state’s pension fund.
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nytimes.com/2019/08/13/us/…
Broidy had pleaded guilty in 2009 to giving nearly $1M in illegal gifts to NYS officials to help land a $250 million investment from the state’s pension fund.
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nytimes.com/2019/08/13/us/…
đź’°1MDB Global Scandalđź’°
What is 1MDB?
Short for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (which means limited), the fund was set up in 2009 by then-Prime Minister Najib Razak to invest government revenues in real estate
MAIN THREAD #1MDB
What is 1MDB?
Short for 1Malaysia Development Berhad (which means limited), the fund was set up in 2009 by then-Prime Minister Najib Razak to invest government revenues in real estate
MAIN THREAD #1MDB
Questions arose in early 2015 when the fund failed to meet payments on $11 billion in debt.
🔑The WSJ then published documents showing that about $700M from 1MDB-linked entities had ended up in Najib’s personal bank accounts just before elections in 2013.
latimes.com/world/la-fg-ma…
🔑The WSJ then published documents showing that about $700M from 1MDB-linked entities had ended up in Najib’s personal bank accounts just before elections in 2013.
latimes.com/world/la-fg-ma…
By far the largest transactions that flowed into Malaysian PM Najib’s accounts were two deposits of $620M & $61M in March 2013, during a heated election campaign in Malaysia.
wsj.com/amp/articles/m…
wsj.com/amp/articles/m…
đź’°1MDB -Hollywood & The Wolf of Wall Street
The Billion-Dollar Mystery Man and the Wildest Party Vegas Ever Saw
The Billion-Dollar Mystery Man and the Wildest Party Vegas Ever Saw
Armed with a seemingly bottomless supply of cash, an unassuming Malaysian named Jho Low staged the ultimate extravaganza
politico.com/story/2018/11/…
politico.com/story/2018/11/…
#1MDB global financial scandal that has spread from Malaysia to Hollywood
Accepting his 2014 Golden Globe Award for acting in “The Wolf of Wall Street,” Leonardo DiCaprio thanked “Joey, Riz and Jho,”
“for taking a risk on this movie.”
latimes.com/world/la-fg-ma…
Accepting his 2014 Golden Globe Award for acting in “The Wolf of Wall Street,” Leonardo DiCaprio thanked “Joey, Riz and Jho,”
“for taking a risk on this movie.”
latimes.com/world/la-fg-ma…
