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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed Apr 18, 2018, 10:51 AM Apr 2018

Trump lawyer's family lent $20M to wife of Chicago cab mogul

Source: Chicago Sun-Times

04/18/2018, 08:56am

By Tim Novak @tnovaksuntimes

The ties between President Donald Trump’s embattled personal lawyer Michael D. Cohen and Chicago’s taxicab industry go deeper than previously known.

Over the past eight months, Cohen’s father-in-law has given at least $20 million in loans to Yasya Shtayner, records examined by the Chicago Sun-Times show. Her family owns Chicago Medallion Management Corp., which manages 368 taxicabs, including 22 owned by Cohen.

Shtayner and her husband Semyon Shtayner — Chicago Medallion Management’s corporate secretary — were identified in a warrant the FBI used to raid Cohen’s law office and home, looking for documents relating to his business interests as well as his $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her from discussing her alleged dalliance with Trump, according to a CNN report.

Shtayner has received eight loans from Cohen’s father-in-law, Fima Shusterman, according to documents filed with the Cook County recorder of deeds.

Read more: https://chicago.suntimes.com/?post_type=cst_article&p=1041080

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Trump lawyer's family lent $20M to wife of Chicago cab mogul (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2018 OP

Interesting how deep this weaves into Cohen being a money conduit rather than a lawyer. machoneman Apr 2018 #1

So I guess Cohen COULD afford that non-reimbursed $130K payment to Stormy. Paladin Apr 2018 #2

His in-laws could anyway Major Nikon Apr 2018 #3

They hit a motherlode with this guy BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #4

I'm so naive - packman Apr 2018 #5

"Where is the IRS on all this shit money changing hands?" BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #6

I agree... SWBTATTReg Apr 2018 #9

Whodathunk? mobeau69 Apr 2018 #7

If this keeps up. Fox "News" is gonna label him a Democrat who's worked Guy Whitey Corngood Apr 2018 #8

Kick (nt) muriel_volestrangler Apr 2018 #10

Also,means Cohen faces possible state prosecuation iin IL,CA, and NY. Also, in Ukraine. Julian Englis Apr 2018 #11

machoneman

(4,007 posts)

1. Interesting how deep this weaves into Cohen being a money conduit rather than a lawyer.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 10:57 AM

Apr 2018

Only the Shadow knows....and when the Shadow is Mueller, look out!

Paladin

(28,257 posts)

2. So I guess Cohen COULD afford that non-reimbursed $130K payment to Stormy.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 11:06 AM

Apr 2018

Gawd, these people are so dirty. It's going to take decades after they're gone to make this country smell good, again.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

3. His in-laws could anyway

Reply to Paladin (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 11:50 AM

Apr 2018

He'll be lucky to get a job at Cinnabon when he gets out of jail.

BumRushDaShow

(128,979 posts)

4. They hit a motherlode with this guy

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 11:50 AM

Apr 2018

and this stuff was going on for decades.

packman

(16,296 posts)

5. I'm so naive -

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 11:55 AM

Apr 2018

Said to my wife, "How does this Cohen guy make a living with only a few clients?" I'm from the old school where people had to actually go out and EARN a living. Wife said that this guy gets his fingers wet (Godfather reference?) doing God knows what. Where is the IRS on all this shit money changing hands?

BumRushDaShow

(128,979 posts)

6. "Where is the IRS on all this shit money changing hands?"

Reply to packman (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 11:57 AM

Apr 2018

I'm sure they will be involved now!

(to add a "tax fraud" charge)

SWBTATTReg

(22,124 posts)

9. I agree...

Reply to packman (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 01:48 PM

Apr 2018

Cohen is shown to have only a few clients. Something doesn't ring right here. Is Cohen Mafia?

mobeau69

(11,144 posts)

7. Whodathunk?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 12:55 PM

Apr 2018

Cohen has about 32 medallions in New York City. His cabs there were once operated by Symon Garber, a Ukrainian immigrant who became Chicago’s taxi king, operating more than 700 cabs after he befriended Patrick Daley, the son of Mayor Richard M. Daley, more than 15 years ago. In Chicago, the mayor controls the number of cabs that can operate in the city.