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Johnny2X2X

(18,973 posts)
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 01:36 PM Jul 2018

Russian Prostitution Ring busted at Trump Tower III

https://nypost.com/2018/07/18/husband-and-wife-duo-busted-in-high-end-russian-hooker-ring/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

All, just another huge extremely impossible coincidence I am sure. Has nothing to do with Trump, Trump and Russia, or Trump also being a sex trafficker.

There are 195 countries in the world, but the Trump Tower High End prostitution ring predictably involved Russians. What are the chances? Well, 1 in 195 just to start.
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Russian Prostitution Ring busted at Trump Tower III (Original Post) Johnny2X2X Jul 2018 OP
republican family values are straight out of a stinking moral cesspool Achilleaze Jul 2018 #1
I hate me some *45, but where in this article is there mention JDC Jul 2018 #2
Here: Skraxx Jul 2018 #4
Thank you JDC Jul 2018 #18
I had to look it up also. ............ riversedge Jul 2018 #51
Easy To Miss Me. Jul 2018 #5
Thank you JDC Jul 2018 #19
Toward the end. They live in Miami in a Trump property. Ran the business from there. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2018 #7
Thank you JDC Jul 2018 #20
This was like a keyboarding test. I finished last. rzemanfl Jul 2018 #22
Is the same trump tower mercuryblues Jul 2018 #30
They could grow up to be President and Russia would no longer have to rely on flaky rzemanfl Jul 2018 #32
ah so under the Pig's new tough immigration standards... Thomas Hurt Jul 2018 #3
Wait, do they have lilly white skin ? magicarpet Jul 2018 #11
Russia sends over their best people IronLionZion Jul 2018 #23
Right, An example of the xxqqqzme Jul 2018 #38
That could be Drumpf's fourth trophy wife you're talking about Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2018 #41
a the traitor gets a lap dance Marthe48 Jul 2018 #42
His new immigration laws only apply to brown people. Didnt you know? Amaryllis Jul 2018 #43
Shouldn't they be separated from their kids? Louis1895 Jul 2018 #44
They moved from Brighton Beach to Florida a few months earlier, according to their attorney. elleng Jul 2018 #6
Lots of ties to Brighton Beach underpants Jul 2018 #9
Right. I'm sorry about that, elleng Jul 2018 #14
Hmmm. Wellstone ruled Jul 2018 #8
When Russia sends us their immigrants mercuryblues Jul 2018 #10
+1 dalton99a Jul 2018 #13
Russia sends the best and brightest pimps, prostitutes, murderers, and spies IronLionZion Jul 2018 #24
But on the bright side. Their hookers are the best. At least according to their king....err I mean Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2018 #31
If this were a movie they would pan it. nt Phoenix61 Jul 2018 #12
agreed...it's tawdry and ridiculous anarch Jul 2018 #17
knr triron Jul 2018 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Scurrilous Jul 2018 #16
"Forensic investigators found wet smelly bedding." lpbk2713 Jul 2018 #21
Ewwww not fooled Jul 2018 #25
+1 uponit7771 Jul 2018 #27
Is that why Pruitt was getting Trump mattresses? NewJeffCT Jul 2018 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author Pepsidog Jul 2018 #26
Yikes. LakeArenal Jul 2018 #28
Only the BEST prostitutes. MontanaMama Jul 2018 #33
You gotta be kidding me. Those are some pricey hookers, if they're working out of Trump Tower! nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2018 #34
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! nt 7962 Jul 2018 #35
Trump equals russian organized crime. ain't it great? nt TheFrenchRazor Jul 2018 #36
That woman was not a prostitute. She was the backup sprinkler system. dameatball Jul 2018 #37
K&R...Thanks for posting red dog 1 Jul 2018 #39
Ugh, just ugh..... Heartstrings Jul 2018 #40
Looks like a property that Trump just leases his name to. Izzy Blue Jul 2018 #45
Rather than rely on wikipedia, thucythucy Jul 2018 #48
Were there pizza boxes? Was the bed dry? Were "illegal immigrants" involved? CCExile Jul 2018 #46
Are they American citizens? If not how are they able to live here and traffic women from Russia? Fla Dem Jul 2018 #47
And don't think for a second relayerbob Jul 2018 #49
What are they doing here? Initech Jul 2018 #50
This gets to the heart of the weird filing in the Cohen case jberryhill Jul 2018 #52
Miami Paper Izzy Blue Jul 2018 #53

JDC

(10,117 posts)
2. I hate me some *45, but where in this article is there mention
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 01:41 PM
Jul 2018

Of a trump property? It says they ran out of Brooklyn. Am I just missing it?

Skraxx

(2,968 posts)
4. Here:
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 01:44 PM
Jul 2018
The Russian nationals were picked up last week in Miami at their tony beachfront pad inside the Trump Towers III, where they allegedly ran their illicit enterprise remotely.

Me.

(35,454 posts)
5. Easy To Miss
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 01:45 PM
Jul 2018

"The Russian nationals were picked up last week in Miami at their tony beachfront pad inside the Trump Towers III, where they allegedly ran their illicit enterprise remotely"

rzemanfl

(29,554 posts)
32. They could grow up to be President and Russia would no longer have to rely on flaky
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 03:38 PM
Jul 2018

reality show freaks.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
3. ah so under the Pig's new tough immigration standards...
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 01:43 PM
Jul 2018

since these two are Russian nationals if they plead out or are found guilty they should be deported yes?

magicarpet

(14,122 posts)
11. Wait, do they have lilly white skin ?
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 02:08 PM
Jul 2018

Yes ? Then they get a free get out of jail card, a free yacht, and a free Lear Jet.

Louis1895

(768 posts)
44. Shouldn't they be separated from their kids?
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 09:57 PM
Jul 2018

Who should be sent across the country with no record of where they are?

elleng

(130,749 posts)
6. They moved from Brighton Beach to Florida a few months earlier, according to their attorney.
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 01:46 PM
Jul 2018

Glad they're out of Brooklyn!!!

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
8. Hmmm.
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 01:52 PM
Jul 2018

Interesting,how many other Cities are part of this network? Hmmm. Folks the Ice Berg is coming into view .

mercuryblues

(14,525 posts)
10. When Russia sends us their immigrants
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 02:01 PM
Jul 2018

Last edited Fri Jul 20, 2018, 03:29 PM - Edit history (1)

they aren't sending us their best and brightest. They're sending us the pimps, prostitutes, murders, and spies.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,496 posts)
31. But on the bright side. Their hookers are the best. At least according to their king....err I mean
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 03:35 PM
Jul 2018

president.

anarch

(6,535 posts)
17. agreed...it's tawdry and ridiculous
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 02:56 PM
Jul 2018

Not to mention full of totally stupid and exaggerated characters that don't seem like something that could happen in real life. I mean, come on...a failed real estate tycoon turned reality TV star blackmailed into being president so he can sell out the country to the Russian mob? It's just absurd. I demand a refund!

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Izzy Blue

(282 posts)
45. Looks like a property that Trump just leases his name to.
Sat Jul 21, 2018, 02:00 AM
Jul 2018

Brighton Beach is the Russian Mafia and where Cohen has relatives/connections.

Real estate licensing
Trump International Hotel at Las Vegas
Trump International Hotel & Tower, Toronto

"Many developers pay Donald Trump to market their properties and be the public face for their projects.[92] For that reason, Trump does not own many of the buildings that display his name.[92] According to Forbes, this portion of Trump's empire, actually run by his children, has valuation of $562 million. According to Forbes, there were 33 licensing projects under development including seven "condo hotels" (i.e. The seven Trump International Hotel and Tower developments). Trump has generated more than $74 million in
real estate licensing deals and has $823.3 million worth of real estate in joint ventures.[6"

snip:

Florida:

Trump International Hotel and Tower Fort Lauderdale: Anticipated completion was 2007. Trump "decided to pull his name from the marquee and end his agreement with the developers" in 2009[94] and the developers defaulted on a $139 million loan in 2010, leaving the building faced with foreclosure.[95] In November 2010, Trump announced he was no longer affiliated with the project.[96]
Trump Towers Sunny Isles Beach (Sunny Isles Beach, Florida): An oceanfront condominium development consisting of three 271-unit towers with developer Dezer Properties.

Trump Grande Ocean Resort and Residences: A three-building oceanfront enclave consisting of the Trump International Beach Resort and two residential condominium towers, the Trump Palace and Trump Royale, with developer Dezer Properties.
Trump Hollywood, a 200-unit, 41-story condominium tower in Hollywood, Florida,[97] developed by Jorge M. Pérez and The Related Companies. Announced in 2006 and began construction a year later.[98][99] Opened in 2009 and foreclosed the following year,[100][101][102] before selling out in 2012.[97]
Trump Tower: Cancelled project in Tampa, Florida.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trump_Organization#Real_estate

thucythucy

(8,039 posts)
48. Rather than rely on wikipedia,
Sat Jul 21, 2018, 12:36 PM
Jul 2018

which anyone, including people from the Trump organization, can edit, I'd rather see some actual documentation on the connections between this project and the Trump family.

Say, for instance, Trump's more recent tax returns. But I guess those are still being "audited."

CCExile

(465 posts)
46. Were there pizza boxes? Was the bed dry? Were "illegal immigrants" involved?
Sat Jul 21, 2018, 12:12 PM
Jul 2018

Do any of those arrested have children we can take from them and lose? Is Russia sending us her best? How did Clinton make this happen? What is their relation to that Ben Gauzy guy?

Fla Dem

(23,591 posts)
47. Are they American citizens? If not how are they able to live here and traffic women from Russia?
Sat Jul 21, 2018, 12:13 PM
Jul 2018

With all the hair pulling about illegal immigration, I want to know how these people came to the US. Why are we granting visas to Russians, work, vacation or otherwise. Same with all the Russian and Chinese women getting visas to come to the US to deliver their babies, so the babies become US citizens (anchor babies). These are the "foreigners we need to be worried about, the ones sent by their governments to infiltrate our society and "legally" become US citizens by "Chain Migration". Russian women have babies in the US, who automatically become citizens, then the same woman, and supposedly the baby's father, can then immigrate to the US legally. Sort of like Melania did.



Growing number of Russians are coming to the U.S. to give birth
TUE, JAN 09,2018

These kids will have the right to live and work here, receive social services and, when they turn 21, they will have the right to sponsor their parents for an American Green Card.



https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/growing-number-of-russians-are-coming-to-the-u-s-to-give-birth-1133247555963


Maternity Tourism in Hawaii

These two companies help pregnant Chinese women obtain visas and fly to Hawaii so their children are born here and get U.S. citizenship
Goen Gao runs a tourism company for Chinese visitors called Hawaii Lulutrip, and a side business called HI Baby USA Center, which helps pregnant women from China to safely deliver babies in Hawaii.

The side business is part of maternity tourism, a growing business sector in Hawaii, California and other parts of the U.S. in which pregnant Chinese women travel to the U.S. to give birth so their children become American citizens and can get American passports.

But the service is not cheap: A baseline package for three months is $33,000, according to the HI Baby USA Center website, which is almost entirely in Mandarin Chinese. The deluxe package, with better accommodations, is $47,000. (Update: The website was taken down after this story was posted online.)

This reporter spoke with Gao on the phone in Mandarin; during the call, I identified myself as a reporter. After that, he did not respond to repeated phone calls and texts.

On the state’s online registry of businesses, the address listed for Hawaii Lulutrip is 1340 Kaihee St. in Makiki. I visited the home twice; during the first visit, I met with Gao. On my second visit, nobody answered the door though four minivans were parked in front of the house. On the phone and in person, Gao repeatedly said he currently had no clients.

The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees citizenship to any child born in the country. The children who are born here to foreign parents are sometimes called “anchor babies.”

Most Chinese parents go back to China one month after the child is born, when the child’s passport is ready, but the passport and citizenship open the door to future opportunities in America.

More>>>
https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/maternity-tourism-in-hawaii/

relayerbob

(6,537 posts)
49. And don't think for a second
Sat Jul 21, 2018, 01:25 PM
Jul 2018

that at least some of these prostitutes that came in to the country weren't spies.

 

Izzy Blue

(282 posts)
53. Miami Paper
Sat Jul 21, 2018, 03:34 PM
Jul 2018

"Khodukina's Miami arrest report, which New Times obtained today, states the Florida Department of Law Enforcement executed a fugitive arrest warrant at her Trump Towers III apartment, number 1802, at 7 a.m. Wednesday, July 11. The arrest document says the Manhattan District Attorney's Office contacted FDLE April 17 for help locating the two alleged ringleaders. Documents show Khodukina voluntarily agreed July 12 to be shipped back to New York City to stand trial.

Manhattan prosecutors allege the pair spent three years, from 2015 to 2018, flying women from Russia to New York City. The couple and a third defendant, Arkady Bashkatov, then housed the female sex workers in Brooklyn while booking them hotel rooms and hiring drivers.

New Times called multiple phone numbers listed for Khodukina's South Florida beauty service — the calls either failed or went directly to voicemail.

It's perhaps not surprising that two sketchy Russian nationals would flee New York for Sunny Isles Beach. Even without the connection to the president, Sunny Isles is home to so many Russian immigrants that the neighborhood has even earned the nickname "Little Moscow." Likewise, Russian nationals also seem to have a habit of buying or renting spaces at Trump properties in Miami, New York, and other cities around the world.

Trump Towers III is owned by Miami's Dezer family, who are personal friends of Donald Trump's. They have a licensing agreement with the Trump Organization, which is run by the president's family. There is no tie between the president and the prostitution ring.

://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/russian-prostitute-ring-busted-in-miami-trump-tower-10546831
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