This profile of Trump’s former digital director/new 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale in @nytimes by @maggieNYT is a shameful PR puff piece - no mention of Cambridge Analytica, use of stolen Facebook data or where/how $90+ million was spent HT @foxycudanyti.ms/2yEOD93
@nytimes@maggieNYT@foxycuda In 2017 Brad Parscale sold his business to Cloud Commerce and became a director and shareholder, Cloud Commerce fully owns Data Propria run by ex-Cambridge Analytica Head of Product Matt Oczkowski and several former CA employees
This chart includes Parscale-related companies - the real story about Parscale is about his shady social media/influence work that elected Trump & unanswered questions about how Trump campaign coordinated with Russia's Internet Research Agency/Troll Farm medium.com/@wsiegelman/so…
This chart from June 2017 (which is now outdated) shows some key people/entities in Parscale's network during the 2016 campaign medium.com/@wsiegelman/tr…
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Update on Questionardo Limited - Ahmad Al Khatib (ex dir of Cambridge Analytica successor Emerdata) with director Chun Shun Johnson Ko (ex Emerdata director and Erik Prince partner)
Main shareholders are Duncan Chu(Chau), Ko, Al Khatib, Oakwood Media
News on Trump social media deal Digital World Acquisition - ARC Group exec Abraham Cinta offered $2mil to form DWAC thru Singapore fund & $ from Israeli blockchain entrepreneurs Stas Oskin & Sebastian Stupurac, by @DEER_ECHO_@MJBerens1 HT @braisincapital
Besides the money ARC would invest with its Singapore fund, two investors from Israel, blockchain entrepreneurs Stas Oskin and Sebastian Stupurac, would put in an additional $350,000
Auspex International, run by ex Emerdata (Cambridge Analytica successor) director Ahmad Al-Khatib & ex CA exec Mark Turnbull - won €200,000 consulting contract in Romania for Alliance of Liberals and Democrats/ALDE in 2019 by @MattBernardini7@BylineTimes bylinetimes.com/2022/02/08/a-f…
Story notes Craig Tiedman was identified as chief operating officer of Auspex International - Tiedman was formerly a US Dept of Defense advisor to Afghanistan govt and director of policy and research at Henry Jackson Society a right-leaning UK think tank
Here's my 2020 chart showing where many of the people who worked at Cambridge Analytica went and new companies including Auspex International that were created
Ilya Lichtenstein 34 and Heather Morgan 31 (both married and from New York) arrested for alleged conspiracy to launder $4.5billion in stolen cryptocurrency - government seized $3.6billion directly linked to 2016 hack of Bitfinex a virtual currency exchange justice.gov/opa/pr/two-arr…
Motion to compel filed by @NewYorkStateAG - legal action to force Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., and Ivanka Trump to comply with investigation into the Trump Organization’s financial dealings
Interesting detail - Ivanka occupied an apartment at Trump Park Avenue for "extraordinarily favorable terms" with option to purchase unit for $8,500,000, though the apt was valued over years on Trump's financial statement between $20,820,000 and $25 mil ag.ny.gov/sites/default/…
OAG "identified additional facts and evidence demonstrating the frequent use of misleading asset valuations in order to obtain financial benefits. The misleading practices appear to impact numerous assets reported by Mr. Trump on his Statements of Financial Condition."
This is from today - but AIAD is not unknown, it's Cloud Commerce renamed
Is AIAD Stock the Next DWAC? What to Know as Brad Parscale Boosts the Penny Stock. A Trump insider has tweeted about an unknown penny stock. Is it going to be the next Trump trade?