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Jul 21 • 7 tweets • 4 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Eliyahu Weinstein was convicted twice of defrauding investors of $230 million, Trump freed him in 2021, 8 yrs into a 24yr sentence.

Weinstein is charged again for a new ponzi crime with four others, for conspiring to defraud investors of over $35 million.
justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/con…
5 defendants charged with wire fraud conspiracy and obstruction

Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein aka Mike Konig, Aryeh “Ari” Bromberg, Joel Wittels (all from New Jersey), Shlomo Erez (Israel) and Alaa Hattab (Canada)

3 arrested, Wittels and Hattab remain at large
justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/con…
Criminal Complaint - USA v ELIYAHU ("ELI') WEINSTEIN, a/k/a "Mike Konig," ARYEH "ARI" BROMBERG, JOEL WITTELS, SHLOMO EREZ, and ALAA HATTAB

https://t.co/3ohQObgujBjustice.gov/d9/2023-07/wei…
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This complaint is crazy

Eli Weinstein was convicted for an investment fraud committed 2004-2011 and 2nd conviction was committed while on pre-trial release 2012-2013

He was ordered to pay $230 mil in restitution but to-date has paid less than $1.7 mil.
https://t.co/KE3DlshaqRjustice.gov/d9/2023-07/wei…
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Weinstein’s latest scheme with Bromberg, Wittels, Erez, Hattab involved taking tens of millions from investors falsely claiming funds were for COVID-19 masks, scarce baby formula and first aid kits bound for Ukraine
https://t.co/AEWYoI47Z9justice.gov/d9/2023-07/wei…
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The Weinstein, Bromberg, Wittels, Erez, Hattab ponzi scheme used two NY companies Optimus Investments Inc which purportedly financed purchase of goods from Tryon Management Group LLC and involved bottling company Saniton Plastic LLC and Hattab Global Corp.
https://t.co/JuIyJZHJ15justice.gov/d9/2023-07/wei…

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There's often a few degrees of separation between criminals in the news and Trump:

one person charged in Weinstein’s earlier ponzi - Vladimir Siforov - set up a company with Valentin Laskov, a co-investor in a casino cruise business with Michael Cohen

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Jun 26
NEW: How a crypto case with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff links to Maria Butina, Paul Erickson and a US-Ukraine businessman with oligarch ties

Rowland Marcus Andrade was charged in a $5 million AML BitCoin fraud, filings reveal intriguing ties - by me
newstracs.com/how-a-crypto-c…
In 2020 Abramoff and Andrade were charged by DOJ and SEC for a $5 million fraud.

Andrade has been fighting the charges and has asked govt for info on Abramoff, convicted Russian agent Butina, Paul Erickson, and U.S.-Ukraine businessman Alexander Levin.

newstracs.com/how-a-crypto-c…
Per Andrade’s filings Abramoff’s phone records shows he discussed consulting on a crypto project with Alexander Levin and sent a proposal and $750,000 invoice from Landfair Consulting. Levin allegedly hired Abramoff for work related to US-Ukraine politics.
newstracs.com/how-a-crypto-c…
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Jun 18
The Security Service of Ukraine/SBU charges Prigozhin associate Aleksandr Malkevich for launching propaganda channel in occupied Kherson

Malkevich (aka Alexander) was the ex-editor of Russian propaganda website USA Really, and supporter of Maria Butina

news.yahoo.com/sbu-charges-pr…
Ukraine's SBU informed 8 people including Ismail Abdulayev and Oleksandr Malkevich - associate of Prigozhin who launched pro-Kremlin tv/radio co "Tavria", in the temporarily occupied part of the Kherson region - of suspicion under criminal code of Ukraine

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Jun 16
Erik Prince and Ryan Paterson, president of Unplugged where Prince is an investor, co-published a piece on AI, ChatGPT and data privacy on Cointelegraph (not linking to this PR coup)

Prince writing about "the urgency to protect users from nefarious AI usage" is...interesting🙄🤦‍♀️ Image
Here's my chart from last year on Unplugged Systems which at the time was 31% owned by Erik Prince (and through a company run by his lawyer)

newstracs.com/new-erik-princ…
Prince has promoted Unplugged as a ‘secure’ phone - and from their website: "designed to protect you from interception, hacking, viruses, malware, and to keep your data where it belongs, in your hands only."

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Jun 16
Austrian court ruled in favor of Dmytro Firtash, sending case back to beginning as US seeks extradition on bribery charges

Firtash built fortune w/Gazprom, has reputed Russian mafia ties, hired Toensing, diGenova & Lev Parnas during hunt for dirt on Biden
rferl.org/a/ukraine-firt…
In April Firtash hired Ben Barnes Group for work to help Firtash negotiate a plea deal regarding his indictment (in Chicago in 2013) and to try to secure meetings with the DOJ.

In May the Security Service of Ukraine/SBU said Firtash and managers of his companies were served with "notices of suspicion" of embezzlement of up to $484 million in Ukraine gas transit system scheme

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Jun 15
PGA Tour’s Deal With LIV’s Saudi Backers to Be Investigated by Justice Department

DOJ was investigating PGA Tour and other leading golf bodies for anticompetitive behavior - will now review merger for antitrust concerns by @andrewlbeaton @louiseradnofsky

wsj.com/sports/golf/pg…
A bill has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives to strip the Tour of its tax exemption. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a CT Democrat, said earlier this week that he was opening an inquiry into the agreement and demanding documents from both parties.
wsj.com/sports/golf/pg…
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Jun 13
The Biden admin added 43 entities to an export control list, including Frontier Services Group Ltd, a security and aviation company run by Erik Prince until 2021, for training Chinese military pilots and other activities that threaten US national security

reuters.com/world/us-limit…
Biden admin added 43 entities to an export control list - companies are restricted from receiving US exports for activities deemed contrary to US interests.

Lists include Frontier Services Group (run by Prince until 2021) sites in China, Kenya, Laos, UAE.
reuters.com/world/us-limit…
Erik Prince was recently indicted in Austria along with four other people for activity in 2018 related to arming aircraft to send to Libya

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