@DerWouter Not much new in @FranklinFoer's in-depth profile of Jared Kushner but still a good read. Reading bet the lines, I suspect Jared actually believed his nothing burger First Step Act would persuade legions of black voters to support Trump.... theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
...Speaking of Jared Kushner & the UAE, I don’t think we ever got an answer as to why the WH paid $52 million for 3.5 million COVID tests thru a bank in Abu Dhabi at the end of March.. vanityfair.com/news/2020/07/h…
...Shouldn’t be that all that difficult to track down Renyl Rauf, the VP of Group Finance for the vendor, Cogna Technology Solutions LLC...
...Looks like this might be Renyl Rauf's Twitter account, @renylr, but he doesn't mention being a CFO of Cogna Technologies. Do they have LLCs in the UAE or is Cogna Technologies a US entity?....
...Here's Renyl Rauf's LinkedIn profile. Has been w Group 42 in Abu Dhabi since 2019. Previously held positions in airline companies in Abu Dhabi & India.... linkedin.com/in/renylrauf/?…
...The Group 42 website is one of those sites that, for the life of me, I can't figure out what the company actually does.... g42.ai/#News
...Per CrunchBase, Group 42 didn't issue any press releases about supplying the WH w 3.5 million COVID tests. It did enter into a joint venture w two Israeli defense firms recently, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems & Israel Aerospace Industries... crunchbase.com/organization/g…
...Wonder how Vanity Fair investigative journalist, @KatherineEban, got a hold of the Cogna Technologies LLC invoice. Reread the article & just noticed that she tried to contact Group 42. The tests, btw, were manufactured in China....
Prob shouldn't tweet this late at night. Missed the first paragraph in the VF article about the 3.5 million COVID tests being delivered via DHL to the UAE embassy in DC. Maybe someone should ask Ambassador Otaiba about these tests....
..Curious how much space 3.5 million COVID test kits take up. As a former auditor, I have to say this transaction has all the earmarks of fraud & money laundering about it. The House Dems should demand to see the documentation re this $52 million deal....before Election Day
...I would think the first thing the House Dems should do is confirm payment of the $52 million invoice since the tests were not usable. If payment wasn't made, it's not such a big deal. If it was made, you'd want to know who authorized it thru which agency...
...Renyl Rauf, Group 42 finance chief, is scheduled to appear at the Middle East Accounting & Finance Show on Sept 15 & 16. Maybe he'd take questions re the Cogna Technologies $52 million invoice after his presentation.....😎 terrapinn.com/exhibition/acc…
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I want to walk thru what happened late last night re the secret Frum fundraiser for Trump, scheduled to be held at Trump Tower on Sept 5. At 1 pm yesterday, @TheBelaaz posted about the fundraiser...
At 8:30 last night, Sheya Landa tweeted that Team Trump told him to keep the fundraiser secret & was upset about the Belaaz News scoop. Landa is an advisor to Nassau County Exec Bruce Blakeman & his father, Ben, was slated to attend...
Three minutes later, Sheya Landa tweeted that the fundraiser was cancelled. At 11 pm, Belaaz News confirmed the event was cancelled...
Speaking of Chicago, who is Onisim "Nick" Dorfneau & why he is on the board of Trump Org?
Per LinkedIn, Onisim Dorneau has an educational background in computer forensics, criminal justice & policing, nuclear power technician & counterterrorism training...
Onisim Dorneau apparently is one of three founders of Moogle Pharma, a Romanian company registered in 2020 that aims "to become one of the main international distributors of medicines"... mooglepharma.com/#home
Congrats @DanFoganholi on yr appointment by Gov DeSantis to the State Board of Ed. Re yr position w New Generations Children’s Ministry - its IRS tax exempt status was revoked after filing a single 990-N in 2014....
The New Generations Children’s Ministry website is now inactive. Per the internet archive, it looks the website was reactivated in 2022 after being inactive for several years...
Per Gov DeSantis' press release, you also are the Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Brazilian American Coalition which, according to , hasn't existed since Sept 2023 & never filed for a FEIN.... sunbiz.org
Not enough attention has been paid to Santos campaign finance director Lianna Farnesi. After college, she was trained by the Heritage Foundation, worked for the Trump campaign & then Templar Baker where she was assigned to the Santos campaign....
Funny how Elise Stefanik knew right off the bat Farnesi wasn't involved in covering up Santos' malfeasance even though she was intimately involved in the Santos campaign inner workings. Same tel # for this RSVP...
Oh. Lianna Farnesi has been on the NRCC's payroll since Jan 2023. Which means the NRCC, not Elise Stefanik, is paying Farnesi to work on Stefanik's campaign. Also footing her legal bills? (ty @jgmac1106)....
Trump's elaborate plan to keep his romance w Melania secret & apply for the Einstein visa has to be seen in the context of his pre-nup & divorce from Marla Maples. Per NYS Supreme Court:
Per Gabriel Sherman for Vanity Fair, Trump would only have to pay Marla Maples $1M if they separated within five years of their marriage on Dec 20 1993... vanityfair.com/news/2019/06/m…
The whole stupid made up story about meeting Melania for the first time in Sept 1998 could have been avoided if Trump didn't have a giant inflated ego... vanityfair.com/news/2019/01/t…
In a blunt editorial yesterday, Newsday called for Gov Hochul to take over NUMC yesterday & for NUMC Chair Matthew Bruderman to step down. Bruderman, appointed by Bruce Blakeman, bought the chairmanship. (ty @BrockWolf6)...
Matthew Bruderman & his family only began making substantial state & federal donations in 2021, the year Bruce Blakeman ran for Nassau County Executive. Bet 2021 & 2022, those donations totaled $1.25M...
In Feb 2022, one month before Blakeman appointed him NUMC chair, Bruderman held a fundraiser for Lee Zeldinn at his Oyster Bay home that was attended by VP Mike Pence....