They licensed their name for Drumf Towers in every other sphere of Influnce countries. But those towers/buildings are vehicles of money laundering for Putin and his oligarghs. To claim the money they have mined out of Russian industry, they first have to get it out of the country. Real estate is the easiest way to do this. Maga likes thi…
They licensed their name for Drumf Towers in every other sphere of Influnce countries. But those towers/buildings are vehicles of money laundering for Putin and his oligarghs. To claim the money they have mined out of Russian industry, they first have to get it out of the country. Real estate is the easiest way to do this. Maga likes this because TFG doesn’t need banks any more, just shady Russian investors to buy his condos and licenseee his name with none of his skin in the game. This scheme started after the collapse of the Soviet Union. There are even references to this laundering strategy in popular movies from the 90’s to 2000 when it was still a new phenomenon. ( Boondock Saints, The Equalizer, We Own the Night). New York City, Brighton Beach, Boston, London. The Russian Mafia filled a vacuum on the East Coast after a certain NY prosecutor took down the Italian American Mafia. The big difference with the Russian Mafia is that they work for the Russian foreign intelligence services for additional funding, dirty work, bribes, payoffs, set up compromat, and make donations to political campaigns.
They licensed their name for Drumf Towers in every other sphere of Influnce countries. But those towers/buildings are vehicles of money laundering for Putin and his oligarghs. To claim the money they have mined out of Russian industry, they first have to get it out of the country. Real estate is the easiest way to do this. Maga likes this because TFG doesn’t need banks any more, just shady Russian investors to buy his condos and licenseee his name with none of his skin in the game. This scheme started after the collapse of the Soviet Union. There are even references to this laundering strategy in popular movies from the 90’s to 2000 when it was still a new phenomenon. ( Boondock Saints, The Equalizer, We Own the Night). New York City, Brighton Beach, Boston, London. The Russian Mafia filled a vacuum on the East Coast after a certain NY prosecutor took down the Italian American Mafia. The big difference with the Russian Mafia is that they work for the Russian foreign intelligence services for additional funding, dirty work, bribes, payoffs, set up compromat, and make donations to political campaigns.