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Nevernose

(13,081 posts) Sun Oct 29, 2017, 11:12 AM Oct 2017

Buzzfeeds Morning Manafort Money Laundering Report

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“Law enforcement sources say the companies sent funds in round-dollar amounts without explanation of what the money was to be used for. The countries where these transactions originated — notably Cyprus and the Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines — are notorious for money laundering. Federal law enforcement officials said they saw evidence of “layering,” the process by which the origin of money is obscured behind many layers of companies. Much of the money ended up in the US, sent to American home improvement contractors, a hedge fund, and even a car dealership”

— Makes me definitely feel like it’s going to be Manafort tomorrow morning.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jasonleopold/fbi-probe-of-paul-manafort-focuses-on-13-suspicious-wire?utm_term=.blx99dKWQd#.geKNNzXk5z

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Buzzfeeds Morning Manafort Money Laundering Report (Original Post) Nevernose Oct 2017 OP

It's all going to end up in Cypress underpants Oct 2017 #1

Eventually Wilbur Ross is going down. Sneederbunk Oct 2017 #2

If this is what the charges are about, Tony Podesta B2G Oct 2017 #3

I dont know if Tony Podestas crimes rise to the levels of Manafort Nevernose Oct 2017 #6

Wonder if Panama will be the lead story Tuesday Not Ruth Oct 2017 #4

The lead Panama reporter was murdered last week Nevernose Oct 2017 #5

underpants

(182,807 posts)

1. It's all going to end up in Cypress

Reply to Nevernose (Original post)

Sun Oct 29, 2017, 11:16 AM

Oct 2017

The first time I saw Cypress mentioned it was like

Sneederbunk

(14,291 posts)

2. Eventually Wilbur Ross is going down.

Reply to Nevernose (Original post)

Sun Oct 29, 2017, 11:17 AM

Oct 2017

B2G

(9,766 posts)

3. If this is what the charges are about, Tony Podesta

Reply to Nevernose (Original post)

Sun Oct 29, 2017, 11:21 AM

Oct 2017

should probably be sweating right now.

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)

6. I dont know if Tony Podestas crimes rise to the levels of Manafort

Reply to B2G (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 29, 2017, 11:50 AM

Oct 2017

This isn’t just working as a political advisor for a corrupt Ukrainian and having to retroactively register the business transactions (which is shady but not illegal).

At best this is tax dodging and st worst money laundering for the Russian mob.

From a purely strategic point, though, if Tony P had done something illegal (e.g., lie to investigators), it would be a good move to indict him first. It would totally, completely, and forever shut down the GOP counternarrative of “Mueller is biased because of uranium!”

Plus, we’re Democrats and therefore probably not hypocrites. A crook is a crook. I don’t know if T Podesta is or not, but if he is and gets caught, I won’t shed any tears.

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)

4. Wonder if Panama will be the lead story Tuesday

Reply to Nevernose (Original post)

Sun Oct 29, 2017, 11:29 AM

Oct 2017

Money laundering is one of those things that everybody knows about. Mostly we just accept that rich assholes are going to be rich assholes. Kind of like how everyone knew about Weinstein. Monday could connect all the dots in a Weinstein like moment for money launderers,

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)

5. The lead Panama reporter was murdered last week

Reply to Not Ruth (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 29, 2017, 11:41 AM

Oct 2017

In Malta. Car bomb.

The Nevada based lawyers are all (figurative, at least) ghosts as well.

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