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Alexander Litvinenko



HUNTER: Semion Mogilevich & Russian Mob



- Web Based References

- BBC News Article

- The Guardian Article

- The Independent Article

- CNN Article

- The Guardian Article

- BBC News Article 2

- The Independent Article 2

- The Guardian Article 2

- The Moscow Times Article

- NY Times "Putin Probably Approved" Litvinenko's Murder per British Inquiry 01/21/16

- Washington Post on Litvinenko naming Putin as his killer 01/28/15

- Vanity Fair, "The Kremlin's Long Shadow" 04/7/07

- THE LITVINENKO INQUIRY

- Tambov Mob in Spain


Books

- " A Very Expensive Poison: The Assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and Putin’s War with the West” by Luke Harding- "Blowing Up Russia: The Secret Plot to Bring Back KGB Terror” by Alexander Litvinenko and Yuri Felshtinsky



Bob Levinson



HUNTER: Semion Mogilevich & American Mob



Web Based References

- Bob Levinson Testimony on Ivankov

- The New Yorker Article

- Newsweek Article

- The Guardian Article

- Washington Post Article

- Harper's Article

- NPR Article

- Washington Post Article 2

- Miami New Times Article

- Sun Sentinel on Levinson's family suing Iran 03/22/17

- Newsweek on Levinson's disappearance


Books

- "Missing Man: The American Spy Who Vanished in Iran” by Barry Meier

- "Red Mafiya: How the Russian Mob Has Invaded America” by Robert Friedman


Videos

- "The Billion Dollar Don" Tom Mangold Panorama

- The Guardian



Semion Mogilevich



DON SEMYON aka “The Brainy Don”, MasterMind Inside Russian Organized Crime



Web References


- Filed Lawsuit: Mogilevich and accomplices named

- FBI Most Wanted

- Ties to Camorra Mafia & US Treasury Sanctions

- U.S. Treasury Press Release

- IPSA Report

- New Republic Article

- CNN Article

- The Slate Article

- CBC Article

- Philly Voice Article

- NBC News Article

- Mining Awareness Article

- NBC News Article

- The Real Deal Article

- Free Beacon Article

- Free Beacon Article 2

- LA Times Article

- NYT - Bank of New York Russian Money Laundering and ties to Yeltsin 9/21/1999

- Arbat International was set up by Semion

- Semion connections with U.S. La Cosa Nostra via Bank Fraud

- Semion and Uranium Trafficking: Criminal Complaint & Affidavit in Support of Criminal Complaint vs Boris Rubizhevsky

- Reporting on 2005 Austrian Investigation into Mogilevich Organization

- Lawsuit linking Trump Consigliere to Semion

- ISDP Report on Russian Organized Crime in Europe


Book References

- “Red Mafiya: How the Russian Mob Has Invaded America” by Robert Friedman

- “Missing Man: The American Spy Who Vanished in Iran” by Barry Meier

- “A Very Expensive Poison: The Assassination of Alexander Litvinenko and Putin’s War with the West” by Luke Harding

- “Blowing Up Russia: The Secret Plot to Bring Back KGB Terror” by Alexander Litvinenko and Yuri Felshtinsky

- "Robert Maxwell: Israel’s Superspy: The Life and Murder of a Media Mogul” by Gordon Thomas and Martin Dillon

- Malarek, Victor (2004). The Natashas. New York:Arcade


Video Reference

“The Billion Dollar Don” Tom Mangold, Panorama

  1. Youtube
  2. The Guardian


Vyachaslav Ivankov



From Russia With Love: Semion's THUG



- Trump - Russia Article

- Case Law Article

- Deep Capture Article

- New Republic Article

- LV Crime Defense Article

- PBS summary of Center for Strategic and International Studies Report on Russian Mafia in America 1997

- NY Times on Ivankov's death 10/14/09

- NY Times on Ivankov conviction of extortion 7/9/96


Book References

- Friedman, Robert (2000). Red Mafiya. New York: Little, Brown and Company



Vladimir Putin



Web Reference

- St. Petersburg - Newsweek, 1992

- Anatoly Chubais, Anatoly Sobchak and Putin working together in 2000, right when Putin first came to power.

- Putin NY Times long-form profile of Putin 3/19/2000

- NYT - political profile of Putin 2/20/2000

- NYT - Op-Ed on Russian Parliamentary Elections and Democracy in Russia 12/21/1999

- NYT - Op-Ed on Bill Clinton's relationship with Russia in light of Chechnya 11/3/1999

- NYT - Prime Minister Putin says Russia is cooperating with money laundering probe

- “Putin's first stint in the Kremlin came in 1996, when Sobchak lost power. One of the Kremlin's leading liberal lights, Anatoly Chubais, the architect of Boris Yeltsin's privatisation program of the early 1990s, recommended Putin for a job in the Yeltsin administration.”

- “Chubais served in 1990 as deputy chairman of the Leningrad City Executive Committee, and in 1991 he became chief economic adviser to the mayor of St. Petersburg, Anatoly Sobchak.”

- Putin Document


Book Reference

- Browder, Bill (2015). Red Notice. New York: Simon & Schuster
- Kasparov, Gary(2015). Winter is Coming. New York: PublicAffairs


Videos

Zembla Documentary on Donald Trump's ties to global crime syndicate:

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiE1pe-25BE

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqesw5kwEow



Mikhail Sater



SEMION'S FATHER AND SON THUGS - Felix Sater's Father



Web References

- USA Vs. Sheferofsky

- US Supreme Court Petition for a Writ of Certiorari


Book References

- Cay Johnston, David (2016). The Making of Donald Trump (first ed.). New York: Melville House Publishing

- Barret, Wayne (1992). Trump: The Deals and the Downfall. New York: Harpercollins



Felix Sater



SEMION'S FATHER-SON THUGS:
Owner of Bayrock Group & Tennant of Trump Tower - Partners with Trump in Real Estate deals, including Trump SoHo.



Web Bases References

- The American Interest Article

- Forbes Article

- Crains on Sater's connection to mafia pump & dump stock scam 12/4/1

- US Supreme Court Petition for a Writ of Certiorari


Videos

Trumps NFL Comments Have Everything To Do With Race

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xItHZZ3bvhY

Zembla Documentary on Donald Trump's ties to global crime syndicate:

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiE1pe-25BE

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqesw5kwEow



Donald Trump



Money Launderer and Front for Organized Crime



Web Based References

- Washington Post Article

- NBC News Article

- The Real Deal Article

- Lawsuit Against Brad Jackson, Paul Manafort, Semion Mogilevich

- Free Beacon Article

- The Smoking Gun Article

- NPR Article

- Truth Out Article

- Washington Post Article 2

- Politico Article

- Arch Paper Article

- Politico Article 2

- Democracy Now Article

- The New Yorker Article

- Vault Article

- Rolling Stone Article

- Business Insider Article

- New York Times Article

- New York Times Article 2

- The Conversation Article

- Washington Post Article 3

- CNN Article

- American Progress Article

- Bloomberg Article

- Financial Times on Sergei Millian's ties to Trump 11/1/16

- Financial Times on Trump's links to Kazakh money laundering 10/19/16

- Financial Times on Trump's Bayrock connections 08/14/16

- FinCen Money-Laundering Report Taj Mahal

Books

- Cay Johnston, David (2016). The Making of Donald Trump (first ed.). New York: Melville House Publishing

- Barret, Wayne (1992). Trump: The Deals and the Downfall. New York: Harpercollins

- Friedman, Robert (2000). Red Mafiya. New York: Little, Brown and Company


Videos

Zembla Documentary on Donald Trump's ties to global crime syndicate:

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiE1pe-25BE

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqesw5kwEow




Fred Trump



Donald Trump's father and introduction to the mob



Web Based References

- Washington Post Article

- NBC News Article

- The Real Deal Article

- Free Beacon Article

- Free Beacon Article 2

- The Smoking Gun Article

- NPR Article

- Truth Out Article

- Washington Post Article

- Politico Article

- Arch Paper Article

- Politico Article 2

- Democracy Now Article

- The New Yorker Article

- Vault Article

- Rolling Stone Article

- Business Insider Article

- New York Times Article

- New York Times Article 2

- The Conversation Article


Books

- Cay Johnston, David (2016). The Making of Donald Trump (first ed.). New York: Melville House Publishing

- Barret, Wayne (1992). Trump: The Deals and the Downfall. New York: Harpercollins



Anthony Salerno



Boss of the Genovese crime mob - heavily involved in the early NY & NJ Trump property dealings.



Web Based References

- Washington Post Article

- NBC News Article

- The Real Deal Article

- Free Beacon Article

- Free Beacon Article 2

- The Smoking Gun Article

- NPR Article

- Truth Out Article

- Washington Post Article

- Politico Article

- Arch Paper Article

- Politico Article 2

- Democracy Now Article

- The New Yorker Article

- Vault Article

- Rolling Stone Article

- Business Insider Article

- New York Times Article

- New York Times Article 2

- The Conversation Article

- New York Times Article

- NPR Article

- Politico Article

- New Republic Article

- LV Crime Defense Article


Books

- Cay Johnston, David (2016). The Making of Donald Trump (first ed.). New York: Melville House Publishing

- Barret, Wayne (1992). Trump: The Deals and the Downfall. New York: Harpercollins



Paul Castellano



Boss of the Gambino mob - heavily involved in the early NY & NJ Trump property dealings.



Web Based References

- Washington Post Article

- NBC News Article

- The Real Deal Article

- Free Beacon Article

- Free Beacon Article 2

- The Smoking Gun Article

- NPR Article

- Truth Out Article

- Washington Post Article

- Politico Article

- Arch Paper Article

- Politico Article 2

- Democracy Now Article

- The New Yorker Article

- Vault Article

- Rolling Stone Article

- Business Insider Article

- New York Times Article

- New York Times Article 2

- The Conversation Article

- Washinton Post Article

- New York Times Article

- NPR Article

- Politico Article

- Fast Company Article

- True New Jersey Article

- Wall Street Journal Article

- New Republic Article

- LV Crime Defense Article


Books

- Cay Johnston, David (2016). The Making of Donald Trump (first ed.). New York: Melville House Publishing

- Barret, Wayne (1992). Trump: The Deals and the Downfall. New York: Harpercollins



Roy Cohn



Attorney and Fixer for Fred Trump, Donald Trump, and La Cosa Nostra



Web Based References

- Washington Post Article

- NBC News Article

- The Real Deal Article

- Free Beacon Article

- Free Beacon Article 2

- The Smoking Gun Article

- NPR Article

- Truth Out Article

- Washington Post Article

- Politico Article

- Arch Paper Article

- Politico Article 2

- Democracy Now Article

- The New Yorker Article

- Vault Article

- Rolling Stone Article

- Business Insider Article

- New York Times Article

- New York Times Article 2

- The Conversation Article

- New York Times Article

- NPR Article

- Politico Article

- Mother Jones Article

- New Yorker Article


Books

- Cay Johnston, David (2016). The Making of Donald Trump (first ed.). New York: Melville House Publishing

- Barret, Wayne (1992). Trump: The Deals and the Downfall. New York: Harpercollins



Brad Zackson



- Lawsuit with co-defendent Semion Mogilevich

- NBC News Article

- RICO legal filing US Southern District New York: Zackson, Firtash, Manafort defendants

- The Observer on Zackson's Attempt to Invest in the Drake Hotel 6/7/11

- Crains 40 under 40 1995

- Lawsuit linking Trump Consigliere to Semion



Boris Birshtein



Semion's FATHER-SON OLIGARCHS



- Mining Awareness Article

- New York Times Article

- The American Conservative Article



Alex Shnaider



Semion's FATHER-SON OLIGARCHS



- The American Interest Article

- Business Insider Article

- Talking Points Article

- The Globe and Mail profile of Shnaider 5/27/05



Alfa Bank -
Peter Aven - Mikhail Fridman



- Fortune on Trump's ties to Alfa bank 11/2/16

- Slate on the Alfa Server in Trump Tower 10/31/16

- Mikhail Fridman's right hand man arrested for corruption in Spain

- Vimpelcom and Alfa Group (Alfa Group = Alfa Bank) partnership agreement from 2001

- “IPOC discovered that LV Finance, acting through its chairman Leonid Rozhetskin, had negotiated a purported sale of LV Finance’s interest in MegaFon to Mikhail Fridman’s Alfa Group, involving a complex web of nine offshore companies,” says IPOC.

- Vimpelcom order to pay $835 million to US and Dutch authorities over bribes.

- "A U.S. judge said Veon Ltd (VON.AS) (VEON.O) shareholders may pursue much of a lawsuit accusing the multinational phone company once known as VimpelCom of inflating its share price by concealing a bribery scheme in Uzbekistan and overstating its financial controls."

- Alfa-Access-Renova (AAR)

- "TNK-BP was created in 2003 by a merger of BP’s Russian operations with those of the Alfa-Access-Renova (AAR) consortium of four Soviet-born billionaires". Group was sold to Rosneft. The deal was completed in 2013.

- Fridman, Abramovich, Alisher Usmanov

- Alfa Group lawsuit from 2006

- Alfa Group history from 1997

- Mikhail Fridman founded Alfa-Eco in 1989, this later became Alfa Group and its subsidiaries, including Alfa Bank. Fridman remains on the Board of Directors today.

- “Petr Aven served as President of Alfa-Bank from 1994 to June 2011.”

- ALFA BANK and Alfred Kokh (Koch)

- “The head of Gazprom's media subsidiary, Alfred Kokh, became chairman of the board.”

- Michael Caputo (who is a protégé of Roger Stone)

- Anatoly Chubais and Alfred Kokh

- More on Anatoly Chubais and Alfred Kokh



Alfa Server



- Fortune on Trump's ties to Alfa bank 11/2/16

- CNN Article

- Slate: Trump's Server, Revisited 11/2/16

- Business Insider on the FBI Investigating Alfa Server 3/10/17



Brian Benczkowski



- CNN Article

- Washington Post Article



Gazprom/Rosneft



- DW Article

- The Guardian on Rosneft takeover of TNK-BP 3/21/13

- Semion Mogilevich and Dmitry Firtash connection. Among other things, they share the same lawyer, Zeev Gordon

- Paul Manafort linked to a $9.9 million "loan" from Dmitry Firtash's business partner at RosUkrEnergo, Ivan Fursin.

- 2006 Rosneft IPO involved $1 billion investments from three Russian oligarchs. Oleg Deripaska, Roman Abramovich and Vladimir Lisin.

- 2017: "A dossier with unverified claims about President Donald Trump's ties to Russia contained allegations that Igor Sechin, the CEO of Russia's state oil company, offered former Trump ally Carter Page and his associates the brokerage of a 19% stake in the company in exchange for the lifting of US sanctions on Russia."

- The Money Funnel from Putin to Semion - Rueters



Christopher Wray



Gazprom - Rosneft Attorney



- USA Today Article

- Newsweek Article

- CNN Article

- The Daily Beast Article

- Reuter's Article


Chris Wray represents Chris Christie in "Bridgegate" scandal (New Jersey Port Authority). Representation at tex payers expense and without their knowledge

- USA Today Article

- Quartz Article

- WNYC News Article


Background on NJ Port Mafia Corruption

- NJ Article

- New York Post Article

- New Jersey Government Article



DYMTRO FIRTASH



- Business Insider Article

- McClatchy Article

- USA Today on Firtash-Manafort relationship 7/26/16

- Chicago Tribune on Firtash intelligence intercepts 9/15/17

- The Real Deal Article

- Free Beacon Article

- NBC News Article

- RICO legal filing US Southern District New York: Zackson, Firtash, Manafort defendants

- Daily Beast Article 11/2/17

- Firtash Arrest - Rueters

- Lawsuit linking Trump Consigliere to Semion



Oleg Deripaska



Semion's Lieutenant - Oligarch - and Maxwell's Replacement



- Bloomberg on Manafort's deal with Deripaska 9/27/17

- NBC News Article

- The Guardian Article

- Wired Article

- U.S. District Court Documents

- Wall Street Journal Article

- Deripaska bargained for Visa in exchange for helping CIA find Bob Levinson

- “Oleg Deripaska is married to Boris Yeltsin’s step-granddaughter.” And more context on additional oligarchs. Circa 2005.


Deripaska and Semion jointly hire Washington lobbyists

- The Moscow Times

- Reuters Article


Book References

- Barry Meier, "Missing Man: The American Spy Who Vanished in Iran" (MacMillan, 2016)




Robert Maxwell



Semion's Early Partner



Book References

- Dillon & Thomas, "Robert Maxwell, Israel's Superspy: The Life and Murder of a Media Mogul" (Caroll & Graff, 2002)

- Gordon Thomas, "Gideon's Spies: The Inside Story of Israel's Legendary Secret Service" (JR Books, Ltd. 2013)


Web References


Maxwell's Bulgarian links - Semion's mobster, Lukanov

- BBC News Article

- Radio Free Europe Article

- Sofia News Agency Article


Maxwell: Spy, Fraud, & Money-Launderer

- The Guardian Article

- Rense Article

- New York Times Article



Taj Mahal



- Fortune Article

- Vanity Fair Article

- Fast Company Article

- Washington Post Article

- New York Times Article

- ABC News Article

- Mother Jones Article

- SEC Document

Book References

- Friedman, Robert (2000). Red Mafiya. New York: Little, Brown and Company



Trump Tower



Web References

- Trump - Russia Article

- Case Law Article

- Deep Capture Article

- OCCRP Article

- The Guardian Article

- American Progress Article

Book References

- Friedman, Robert (2000). Red Mafiya. New York: Little, Brown and Company



Trump World Tower



- Trump - Russia Article



Trump Soho



Web Based References

- New York Times Article


Video References

- Trump's NFL Comments Have Everything To Do With Race



Trump Toronto



- Paste Magazine Article

- Propublica Article

- CTV News Article

- Wall Street Journal Article

- The Globe and Mail profile of Shnaider 5/27/05



The Bayrock Group



Web Based References

- Forbes Article

- The American Interest Article

- McClatchy Article

- Fresno Bee Article

- Bayrock investors as money launderers


Video References

- Trump's NFL Comments Have Everything To Do With Race

- Zembla Documentary on Donald Trump's ties to global crime syndicate:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiE1pe-25BE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqesw5kwEow





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