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We work with information in the public domain. In addition to the Donald Trump projects and events on our timeline, there are many others that we suspect are mob-connected - if not outright owned or controlled by Semion himself. These include many global properties. However, the following items did not land on our timeline due to the opaqueness of Donald’s financials and hidden LLCs, and because we could not find a solid source specifically connecting them to a known mob associate (either through investigative journalism, US or allies intelligence reports, &/or lawsuits).


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1993



Trump buys the Trump Regency back from Chemical Bank



Reference

- Info Web Article



1993



Trump goes to Gary, Indiana, to seek a casino license for a riverboat casino



City officials do not recommend Trump, due to concerns about the previous years’ Trump casino bankruptcies.


Reference

- Business Insider Article



1993



Trump announces Six Flags Amusement Park in Atlantic City



Trump announces plans for a Six Flags park on the Atlantic City Steel Pier.


It is never built.



1994



Trump goes directly to the Indiana Gaming Commission in 1994 to apply for a casino license



The state overruled city of Gary and grants Trump one of two licenses.
Trump overpromised and underdelivered. He did not make good on agreements to hire minority residents, and reneged on an agreement with the business partners with whom he applied for the license.


Reference

- Business Insider Article



1994



Trump makes a deal to turn the Gulf and Western Building into the Trump International Hotel & Tower



The renovation is viewed as gaudy and over the top by most Manhattanites.
Renovations are completed in 1997.


Reference

- New York Times Article



1994



Due to financial pressures, Trump is forced to give up control of the PCRY project.



He gives control to a group of Hong Kong based investors; they keep his name on the project and pay him construction and management fees. He keeps a minority stake.


Reference

- Bloomberg Article



1994



IPO of 60% of holding company Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts



…which owned Trump Plaza led by Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ). Raises $140M, most of which goes to pay off debts personally guaranteed by Trump. From 1995-2009, Trump is chairman of the company. The company loses over $1bn during this time.


Reference

- Washington Post Article



1994



Trump Ice (waterbottle company) founded



1996



Trump reopens the casino at the Trump Regency, Atlantic Cit



He renames the property “Trump’s World Fair” at Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino. It closes 1999.


Reference

- New York Times Article



1996



Trump buys the right to lease 40 Wall Street through 2059



“Since Donald Trump took over 40 Wall St. in 1995, prosecutors have filed criminal charges against at least 29 people connected to 12 alleged scams tied to the building. Nine other firms have faced serious regulatory claims. Authorities prevailed in most but not all of the cases.”


Reference

- Bloomberg Article



1996



Casino Boat next to Trump Castle in Atlantic City announced



It never does.


Reference

- NJ Article



1997



Asian markets crash



Reference

- PBS Article




1997



Trump Castle renamed Trump Marina



Reference

- NJ Article



1998



US Treasury investigates Trump Taj Mahal for cash reporting violations



Trump Taj Mahal pays the US Treasury $477,000 and does not admit liability. It was the largest fine the government had given a casino for violating the Bank Secrecy Act (superseded by a $10M fine paid by the Taj Mahal in 2015)



1998



Russian market crash



Russia defaults. The ruble plummets.


Reference

- CNN Article



1998



Ivana Trump does business with and promotes Tel-Com Wireless TV



Tel-Com Wireless TV is connected to the Russian mafia, and a murder case. Tel-Com is investigated by the SEC in 1999.


Reference

- New York Times Article



1999



Trump Model Management founded



Immigration violations, and poor treatment of employees.
It has been accused of being a front for sex trafficking for the global rape trade. Trump used the models to “seal deals.” Trump “met” Melania through the agency.


Reference

- Mother Jones Article



1999



Trump World’s Fair closes



Reference

- New York Times Article



2000



Trump



Planned completion was 2006-07



2000



TD Trump Deutschland AG was founded (Trump Tower in Stuttgart, Germany)



2001



Trump World I (Seoul) construction completed



2001



Construction begins for Trump International Beach Resort in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida



2001



Trump purchases the Hotel Delmonico on the Upper East Side



2001



Trump World Tower construction completed



2002



Trump World II (Seoul) construction completed



2002



Trump International Hotel Las Vegas announced



(construction begin 2005, complete 2008)



2002



Trump buys Bedminster estate



Former Bedminster estate of the late John De Lorean bought for $35 million.



2002



Dezers & Trump plan to build Trump Grande Ocean Resort and Residences



2002



Trump International Hotel Las Vegas announced (construction begin 2005, complete 2008)



2003



Trump Ordered to Sell His Share of G.M. Building





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