Fortress Investment Group (loaned Trump Chicago $130mil & forgave $50mil in '12, loaned Kushner Cos) subsidiary New Fortress Energy won federal permits to haul hazardous liquified natural gas/LNG along FL's east coast by Ann Henson Feltgen, Dan Christensen floridabulldog.org/2020/09/fortre…
In April 2019 Trump issued an executive order directing the Transportation Sect to permit LNG shipment in rail tank cars throughout the country, the order took effect Aug 24
The permits facilitate Fortress projects costing hundreds of millions of dollars
“You can literally sell s--- in a can, wrapped in piss, covered in human skin, for a billion dollars if the story's right, because people will buy it,” Herro said about crypto in a 2018
Trump's new crypto partner Chase Herro (aka Hero) tells the story of how he spent time in prison for dealing marijuana when he was a young man before getting rich through internet marketing in the early days of social media through “affiliate marketing”
The World Liberty Financial team includes "Chief Crypto Advocate" Donald Trump, Eric, Don Jr, and Barron is the project's "DeFi visionary"
Trump friend and property developer Steve Witkoff, his son Zach Witkoff and lawyer Alex Golubitsky are also involved coindesk.com/business/2024/…
Head of operations Zachary Folkman and data and strategies lead Chase Herro (aka Hero) reportedly built recently hacked Dough Finance and co-created Subify
Folkman under alias Zack Bauer formerly operated pick-up artist advice platform "Date Hotter Girls" coindesk.com/business/2024/…
Dimitri and Anastasia Simes charged - for allegedly conspiring to provide services to and launder over $1 million from sanctioned Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia; Anastasi allegedly provided art and antiques to sanctioned oligarch Aleksandr Udodov
The Armani-Designed NY Condo Where Connected Russians Have Bought Apartments: Aleksandr Udodov, brother-in-law of Russia’s new PM, bought 6 condos at 20 Pine St from Valentin Laskov, casino biz parter of Michael Cohen
Dimitri Simes the Russian-born president of the Center for the National Interest hosted an event in 2016 featuring Henry Kissinger and attended by Jared Kushner
Elon Musk’s Twitter investors have lost billions in value
This recent @faizsays story estimates the $33.5 billion equity stake at the time of the sale would be worth around $9.4 billion today based on an analysis of valuations from X shareholder Fidelity. HT @NFTethics
This story estimates that Prince Alwaleed bin Talal (and Kingdom Holding Co.) had an investment of $1.89 billion at time of sale to Musk, and 2024 value is $529.2 million, a loss of -$1.36 billion
Interesting update on Christopher Condon CEO of Economic Transformation Technologies/ETT which paid indicted Alexander Smirnov $600,000
@twistopherrobin found Condon/ETT announced several deals w/Kenneth Ekow Andam who fled UT securities violation in 2018 theguardian.com/us-news/2024/m…
Story by @JSweetLI on Smirnov, Condon and Trump links
US firm that paid indicted FBI informant tied to Trump associates
Alexander Smirnov was paid $600,000 in 2020 by ETT – the year he allegedly began lying to FBI about Bidens’ role in Ukraine business theguardian.com/us-news/2024/m…
@JSweetLI Adding to @twistopherrobin find that Christopher Condon of ETT joined “Side Equity Ventures” and Kenneth Ekow Andam
A press release announced ETT JV with WorldVuer CEO Kenneth Ekow Andam
And ETT announced $3.9 billion deal with Oicintra, Inc. founded Kenneth Ekow Andam