NEW: Who Murdered Billionaire Epstein pal Les Wexner's lawyer?
Some questions about Epstein's activities in the 1990s may be answered by what an unsolved murder investigation reveals about Wexner's business before he met Epstein
In 1985 a day before lawyer Arthur Shapiro was set to testify before a grand jury for dodging taxes he was murdered
Bob Fitrakis published findings of a 1991 police report that said Shapiro worked on The Limited account and looked at Wexner associates thedailybeast.com/who-murdered-a…
A suspect was identified, Wexner isn't accused of any involvement in the murder
The memo shows links from Wexner associates to others allegedly involved w/organized crime
New research shows Epstein named in 1990s dissolution docs for 2 companies in memo
The 1991 Shapiro memo noted Wexner controlled Samax Trading (later renamed Lewex Inc) that acquired Omni Exploration & mentioned another Wexner co PFI Leasing
Dissolution filings for Lewex (1992) and PFI (1990) list Jeffrey Epstein as an officer
Wexner reportedly met Epstein years after the unsolved Shapiro murder
New research on Shapiro investigation reveals new info on Wexner's early business & Epstein's role a few years later as officer on dissolution docs at companies set up by Shapiro's firm thedailybeast.com/who-murdered-a…
I started researching this story after finding a 2010 FBI interview on Shapiro homicide in FBI file of Epstein's former butler Alfredo Rodriguez (info on Shapiro appears unrelated to Epstein) and thanks to a researcher who found Epstein dissolution filings
In related news - Victoria's Secret billionaire Les Wexner is on track to sell $1.2 billion of company stock this year as he retreats from the lingerie business
Colombians held in Haitian assassination say they were hired by FL firm CTU Security run by Venezuelan émigré Antonio Enmanuel Intriago Valera
Interesting details on Intriago who is authorized by the state to provide security services & to carry a firearm tampabay.com/news/florida/2…
Intriago’s CTU is formally registered as Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy LLC and lists a member named Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, who ran a now-defunct security firm called Taktical Consulting Corp.
Intriago and his now ex-wife owned a South FL newspaper company Prensa Libre Newspaper Corp. 2003-2009
Nothing indicates Intriago had the money or scope to train dozens of private soldiers to raid the private residence of the Haitian president & kill him
Our infrastructure is not ready for severe weather
Meanwhile, most of the GOP is denying climate change, fighting against the infrastructure bill and as @maddow noted last night, their primary focus is on the big lie and launching an audit in PA of the 2020 election 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
The removal process for US companies will be a bit more complicated - Allen Weisselberg is currently (or was previously) listed as an officer on 180 companies (1 with jurisdiction in the UK (noted in tweet above), 3 in Panama and the rest in the US)
Correction to tweet - I should have said Allen Weisselberg is listed as an officer 181 times - he is sometimes listed in different officer roles for the same company and may be listed on branches of related companies
Exclusive: Documents Reveal Erik Prince's $10 Billion Plan to Make Weapons and Create a Private Army in Ukraine
June 2020 plan obtained exclusively by @TIME includes “roadmap” for creation of “vertically integrated aviation defense consortium” by @shustry time.com/6076035/erik-p…
The account is based on 7 sources & docs that describe "a series of ventures that would give Prince a pivotal role in Ukraine’s military industry and its ongoing conflict with Russia, which has taken more than 14,000 lives since it began seven years ago." time.com/6076035/erik-p…
One proposal would create a new private military company, another deal would build a new munitions factory in Ukraine, while a third would consolidate Ukraine’s leading aviation and aerospace firms
While the details of indictment are not yet know, investigators were probing allegations of unpaid taxes on fringe benefits - and also whether Trump broke the law by misleading lenders or tax authorities, or evaded taxes on forgiven debts
NY prosecutors to indict Trump Org insider - but not Trump sources say
People familiar with case said prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against Trump Org chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg & considering criminal charges against the company reuters.com/world/us/ny-pr…
Initial charges by Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr will focus mainly on whether Weisselberg and other company officials received corporate perks and benefits, such as rent-free apartments and leased cars, that were not reported properly on their tax returns
Prosecutors have been pressing Weisselberg, 73, to cooperate with their probe and provide testimony, so far without success. An indictment would increase that pressure. Weisselberg worked for the company since 1973 when it was run by Trump’s father, Fred