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Oct 19, 2021 • 17 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
FBI is at DC home of Oleg Deripaskađź‘€
Not sure if this is related but this October 2019 Bloomberg story described raid on Oleg Deripaska-Linked real estate company Terra Services Ltd, US prosecutors were seeking filings in criminal probe, laundering investigation grew out of Mueller's work

The FBI are at Oleg Deripaska's DC mansion which WaPo story is owned by Hestia International and operated by Gracetown Inc - the chief exec of Gracetown is Graham Bonham-Carter who worked for Terra Services

Here's the 2017 WaPo story on Deripaska's DC home

The Russian billionaire next door: Putin ally is tied to one of D.C.’s swankiest mansions

washingtonpost.com/politics/the-r…
In 2020 the UK judge said Terra can’t keep docs from US investigators, police raid that seized docs was legal & US investigation goes beyond Manafort & Gates

The FBI law enforcement activity at the Washington DC home of Russia oligarch Oleg Deripaska is connected to a federal investigation out of New York

cnn.com/2021/10/19/pol…
Update from @ChristopherJM HT @Matthew_Shadle

Deripaska spokesman confirmed searches are underway in homes belonging to his relatives in New York and Washington. Spox said Deripaska doesn't own the homes but searches related to US sanctions against him

FBI agents investigating whether Oleg Deripaska violated U.S. sanctions searched homes he has used in New York and Washington DC

In 2018 the Treasury Dept imposed sanctions against Deripaska and his aluminum company EN+ Group, Rusal and other subsidiaries
nytimes.com/2021/10/19/us/…
Link to 2018 sanctions against Deripaska, EN+ Group, Rusal and some of his other companies and other Russian oligarchs and entities

home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…
From May 2018 Rusal - which was 48% owned by Oleg Deripaska's EN+ - was set to escape sanctions after Treasury amends Russia blacklist - Aluminum giant’s owner EN+ Group was at risk of a delisting from LSE without Treasury reprieve

Dec 2018 Treasury Dept notified congress of plans to terminate sanctions on Oleg Deripaska's En+ Group, Rusal & EuroSibEnergo in 30 days


Jan 2019 Senate vote cleared way for Treasury Dept to remove Deripaska's Rusal from blacklist
https://t.co/SNLU7mRmsA
Thread on Deripaska's company Rusal and its investment in Braidy Industries in Kentucky, at the time run by Craig Bouchard who years before did prior business with Russian company Severstal

Deripaska transferred many of his company shares and ownership in property to others, including relatives, to avoid complications from sanctions

I've been following Deripaska/Rusal for years, some info in thread on how Rusal has been a key hub of people close to Putin including Viktor Vekselberg, Len Blavatnik & Matthias Warnig, Deputy Chairman of Rosneft and Managing Director of Nord Stream 2 AG

Information from @carolecadwalla on Deripaska's UK links

A recent disappointing update on the board of EN+

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Nov 20
Saudi Arabia: Nearly Trillion-Dollar Public Investment Fund (PIF) controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is Linked to Abuses

A new @hrw report details PIF whitewashing and links to human rights violations such as murder of Jamal Khashoggi

hrw.org/news/2024/11/2…
The Man Who Bought the World - Rights Abuses Linked to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Its Chairman, Mohammed bin Salman

Link to full report from @hrw - which notes PIF $2 billion investment in Kushner's Affinity Partners

hrw.org/report/2024/11…
@hrw Here's my 2022 chart showing Saudi Arabian funding Saudi Arabia funding of Donald Trump and Jared Kushner – the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and LIV Golf

newstracs.com/saudi-arabia-f…
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Nov 1
A🧵on Ryan Girdusky (banned by CNN for racist remark inciting violence) and financial links to Leonard Leo

In 2022 a nonprofit closely linked to Leo called The Concord Fund gave $270K to Girdusky's nonprofit and Leo's Marble Trust paid $888K to a firm run by Girdusky's relatives Image
In 2022 the Concord Fund (formerly JCN) run by Ann Corkery gave $270,000 to Ryan Girdusky's 1776 Education Project. Ann & husband Neil are tied closely to Leonard Leo. Neil is CFO of Leo's for profit CRC Advisors which The Concord Fund has paid over $20mil
projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/org…Image
Ryan Girdusky's 1776 Education Project nonprofit filing for 2022 shows total contributions of $210,000 - less than $270,000 in The Concord Fund filing (perhaps due payment timing) but it appears the Leo-linked fund may fully support Girdusky's nonprofit

projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/org…
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Oct 28
NEW: Elon Musk’s pro-Trump America PAC has spent $144 million and over 40% went to Phil Cox - I analyzed FEC filings and found that $61.7 million was paid to firms linked to former GOP and DeSantis operative Phil Cox, who helps run America PAC, my latest:
newstracs.com/musks-america-…
America PAC received $140 million and Musk funded $118.5 million

Betsy DeVos, Trump’s former Secretary of Education and sister of Blackwater founder Erik Prince, donated $250,000 and with 6 members of the DeVos family provided $2 million to Musk’s PAC

newstracs.com/musks-america-…
America PAC has made $144 million in payments - of those $136 million are independent expenditures - payments to influence a federal election that support or oppose specific candidates

88% of expenditures were to support Trump or oppose Harris or Biden

newstracs.com/musks-america-…
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Oct 24
Today @RepRaskin & @RonWyden urge DOJ to appoint special counsel to investigate FARA violations by Jared Kushner

Kushner Acted as a Shadow Diplomat & Political Adviser to Crown Prince MBS Who Directed Billions in Saudi $ to Kushner-Owned Affinity Partners
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-rel…
Here's 8pg letter from @RepRaskin & @RonWyden to AG Merrick Garland urging DOJ to appoint a Special Counsel to investigate possible violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (“FARA”) by Trump’s son-in-law and former senior WH adviser, Jared Kushner
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-subs…Image
@RepRaskin @RonWyden Here's my latest piece on how Jared Kushner’s Saudi-funded Affinity Partners has invested over $1 billion – including in an obscure deal with WeWork’s ex-CEO Adam Neumann

newstracs.com/how-jared-kush…
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Oct 15
The WSJ reported Elon Musk gave $50 million to a Stephen Miller-linked nonprofit in 2022 & they spent $90mil on media contractors. Did some of Musk's $ loop back to buy ads on X?

A look at the network of Miller, Musk & former DeSantis advisors, my latest
newstracs.com/the-wsj-report…
Musk funneled $50 million to Stephen Miller’s nonprofit through Building America’s Future, which is linked to former Ron DeSantis campaign advisors Generra Peck & Phil Cox, who both now run Elon Musk’s America PAC, which is paying vendors run by Phil Cox

newstracs.com/the-wsj-report…
Musk’s $50 million donation to Stephen Miller's nonprofit was routed through Building America’s Future run by ex-DeSantis advisors Generra Peck and Phil Cox, who run P2 Pathway Public Affairs

@MountainsStars noticed Stephen's wife Katie Miller works at P2
newstracs.com/the-wsj-report…
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Oct 7
Jared and Ivanka are using political ties and $ from Gulf states to develop luxury resorts in Albania. Kushner (who is informally advising the Trump campaign) is planning a $1bil development & negotiating with foreign leaders such as Albanian PM Edi Rama.

wsj.com/real-estate/ja…
After leaving the WH on a yachting trip in Albania Jared & Ivanka were romanced by a former military island and envisioned it as a perfect destination for a luxury hotel

The land is environmentally protected but a new law allows 'ultraluxury' hotels only

wsj.com/real-estate/ja…
"Kushner turned to the leaders of Albania and Serbia to develop real estate on public land without having to go through competitive auction, drawing fire from opposition politicians in both states."

wsj.com/real-estate/ja…
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