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bathroommonkey76

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Fri Nov 17, 2017, 04:05 PM Nov 2017

Donald Trumps Panama Tower facing questions over links to alleged fraudster and Russian mafia

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Source: The Telegraph

Donald Trump’s business empire was in the firing line on Friday after claims that an accused fraudster flogged rooms in a Panama apartment block to Russian mafia figures.

The US president agreed to lend his name and provide management services to the 70-floor tower, which was named the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower, in around 2005.

However a key salesman of apartments there, Alexandre Ventura Nogueira, has since been charged with fraud and admitted some of his partners and investors had links to the “Russian mafia”.

It has led to questions over whether Mr Trump did enough to ensure the project was not used by customers to launder money. There is no suggestion Mr Trump was aware of any criminal activity.

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/17/donald-trumps-panama-tower-facing-questions-links-alleged-fraudster/

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