The feds now own a condo in Trump Tower, thanks to Paul Manafort
Source: CNN
Washington (CNN)The federal government now owns condo 43G in Trump Tower because of the Mueller investigation, a judge certified Thursday.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson's order was the final move seizing the apartment from former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his wife Kathleen after he admitted to illegal foreign lobbying and money laundering and was convicted by a jury of fraud and other financial crimes during the Mueller probe.
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Manafort bought the 1,500-square foot, 2-bed, 2.5-bath Fifth Avenue condo more than a decade ago for $3.675 million through a shell company that hid his riches from US authorities. He used it as a home base for years when he traveled to New York and when he led the Trump campaign. His residence there was even part of Manafort's pitch to Trump to hire him in 2016, according to The New York Times.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/30/politics/paul-manafort-condo-trump-tower/index.html
dchill
(38,641 posts)JI7
(89,290 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,675 posts)when is it my turn to use it for a weekend when I see a show in the city? Is it like our own time share?
TeamPooka
(24,309 posts)NCjack
(10,279 posts)The Moscow Oligarch
The Saudi Arabian Blade
The Manila Extrajudicial
EarnestPutz
(2,125 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)mgardener
(1,825 posts)How many foreign nationals vs Americans own condos in Trump towers.
And which countries does trump owe money to?
ancianita
(36,242 posts)The feds also have three other properties of Manafort's -- one in the Hamptons and two in a couple of boroughs.
NotASurfer
(2,157 posts)I understand the landlord had a thing for eavesdropping on phone calls, at one time. A couple bugs keeping tabs on associates would seem in character