How Do You Hide a 255-Foot Superyacht? If you’re Putin crony and sanctioned-billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, the answer is relatively straightforward: pay someone else to do it for you. Unfortunately for Vekselberg, the men he delegated the task to fell short of expectations, causing his 90 million superyacht, Tango, to become one in a series of Russian-owned luxury vessels seized by federal authorities back in April.
Superyachts are conspicuous by design, hard enough to conceal from the insatiable readers to SuperyachtFan.com, let alone the U.S. government. But the yacht itself...
Superyachts are conspicuous by design, hard enough to conceal from the insatiable readers to SuperyachtFan.com, let alone the U.S. government. But the yacht itself...
- 1/24/2023
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
Republican Congressman-Elect George Santos appears to have built his backstory on a web of lies that may pose serious ethical risks for the incoming House representative. According to a Monday report from The New York Times, Santos may have have misled the public on key aspects of his life — including his education, employment history, and financial acumen.
A staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump who claimed to have attended the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C., the Brazilian-American son of immigrants is one of the first...
A staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump who claimed to have attended the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C., the Brazilian-American son of immigrants is one of the first...
- 12/19/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
In a joint effort between the U.S. and Spanish governments, a 254-foot yacht in Spain was successfully seized on Monday. It is reportedly owned by a Russian billionaire and close ally to Vladimir Putin, conglomerate head Viktor Vekselberg. This was the first asset seized that was frozen by the Biden administration among other sanctions on Russia […]
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- 4/6/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
Several yachts belonging to Russian oligarchs have been commandeered by various law enforcement agencies in retaliation for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine that started in late February. The latest is a 90-million, 255-foot vessel owned by owned by Putin crony Viktor Vekselberg, which Spanish authorities took hold of at the direction of the United States, the Justice Department announced on Monday.
The yacht, named Tango, was subject to seizure “based on violation of U.S. bank fraud, money laundering, and sanction statutes,” the Justice Department wrote, before noting that Vekselberg was using U.
The yacht, named Tango, was subject to seizure “based on violation of U.S. bank fraud, money laundering, and sanction statutes,” the Justice Department wrote, before noting that Vekselberg was using U.
- 4/4/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation had been up and running for just two months when the special counsel set his sights on Michael Cohen, the self-described consigliere and (former) brash personal lawyer to President Trump.
According to newly released court documents, the special counsel’s office first got a search warrant to obtain emails from a Gmail account used by Cohen in July 2017 — much earlier than previously known and a mere six months into Trump’s presidency. The breadth of Mueller’s request was immense as well, seeking and receiving emails spanning January 1st,...
According to newly released court documents, the special counsel’s office first got a search warrant to obtain emails from a Gmail account used by Cohen in July 2017 — much earlier than previously known and a mere six months into Trump’s presidency. The breadth of Mueller’s request was immense as well, seeking and receiving emails spanning January 1st,...
- 3/19/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
John Oliver slammed Donald Trump's "moron" attorney Michael Cohen on Last Week Tonight over accusations that he sold access to the president for millions of dollars.
Cohen – whom the comedian described as "a lawyer so shitty, he made Trump say, 'I need someone good – get me Rudy Giuliani on the phone'" – was already under fire for his $130,000 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, a potential campaign-finance violation. Now he's facing further scrutiny over massive payments he received through his shell company Essential Consultants, LLC. While Cohen was allegedly...
Cohen – whom the comedian described as "a lawyer so shitty, he made Trump say, 'I need someone good – get me Rudy Giuliani on the phone'" – was already under fire for his $130,000 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, a potential campaign-finance violation. Now he's facing further scrutiny over massive payments he received through his shell company Essential Consultants, LLC. While Cohen was allegedly...
- 5/14/2018
- Rollingstone.com
Updated: At&T said it was contacted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team about Michael Cohen after the revelation that the company had retained Cohen’s consulting firm to provide insight on the new Trump administration.
“When we were contacted by the Special Counsel’s office regarding Michael Cohen, we cooperated fully, providing all information requested in November and December of 2017,” At&T said in a statement on Wednesday. “A few weeks later, our consulting contract with Cohen expired at the end of the year. Since then, we have received no additional questions from the Special Counsel’s office and consider the matter closed.”
At&T said on Tuesday that it had retained Cohen, Trump’s personal lawyer, around the time of the inauguration and through the end of 2017, for consulting on a range of issues. At the time, the company was seeking government approval for its merger with Time Warner.
“When we were contacted by the Special Counsel’s office regarding Michael Cohen, we cooperated fully, providing all information requested in November and December of 2017,” At&T said in a statement on Wednesday. “A few weeks later, our consulting contract with Cohen expired at the end of the year. Since then, we have received no additional questions from the Special Counsel’s office and consider the matter closed.”
At&T said on Tuesday that it had retained Cohen, Trump’s personal lawyer, around the time of the inauguration and through the end of 2017, for consulting on a range of issues. At the time, the company was seeking government approval for its merger with Time Warner.
- 5/9/2018
- by Ted Johnson
- Variety Film + TV
Michael Avenatti addressed critics of his nonstop television spots last night, telling CNN’s Anderson Cooper that his small-screen blitz was all part of a strategy he planned to continue, and was yielding results.
“There’e been some criticism about our media strategy and how often I’ve been on CNN and how often I’ve been on your show and other networks, et cetera. It’s all a bunch of nonsense because here’s the bottom line, Anderson, it’s working. It’s working in spades,” said Stormy Daniels’ lawyer.
Also Read: Trump Floats New Plan to Fight Fake News: 'Take Away Credentials?'
“One of the ways that it’s working is, because we’re so out-front on this, people send us information. People want to help our cause. People contact us with information,” Avenatti added.
Cooper likely spoke for many when he pressed what exactly that cause was. The attorney then reiterated the original facts of the suit including his client Daniels’ demand that Trump release her from an non-disclosure agreement she signed with him. Daniels says she had an affair with Trump back in 2006, something the president has consistently denied.
On Tuesday, Avenatti made major news after revealing that Trump attorney Michael Cohen had received $500,000 from Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, at least part of which ($130,000) was ultimately funneled to Stormy Daniels on behalf of Donald Trump in October, 2016.
Though President Trump has long maintained he knew nothing of the payment to Daniels, his attorney, Rudy Giuliani reveled last week that he actually did know and repaid his attorney for the expenditure after he became president.
Read original story Michael Avenatti Defends Nonstop TV Appearances: ‘It’s Working in Spades’ (Video) At TheWrap...
“There’e been some criticism about our media strategy and how often I’ve been on CNN and how often I’ve been on your show and other networks, et cetera. It’s all a bunch of nonsense because here’s the bottom line, Anderson, it’s working. It’s working in spades,” said Stormy Daniels’ lawyer.
Also Read: Trump Floats New Plan to Fight Fake News: 'Take Away Credentials?'
“One of the ways that it’s working is, because we’re so out-front on this, people send us information. People want to help our cause. People contact us with information,” Avenatti added.
Cooper likely spoke for many when he pressed what exactly that cause was. The attorney then reiterated the original facts of the suit including his client Daniels’ demand that Trump release her from an non-disclosure agreement she signed with him. Daniels says she had an affair with Trump back in 2006, something the president has consistently denied.
On Tuesday, Avenatti made major news after revealing that Trump attorney Michael Cohen had received $500,000 from Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, at least part of which ($130,000) was ultimately funneled to Stormy Daniels on behalf of Donald Trump in October, 2016.
Though President Trump has long maintained he knew nothing of the payment to Daniels, his attorney, Rudy Giuliani reveled last week that he actually did know and repaid his attorney for the expenditure after he became president.
Read original story Michael Avenatti Defends Nonstop TV Appearances: ‘It’s Working in Spades’ (Video) At TheWrap...
- 5/9/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Washington — At&T said it retained Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen’s consulting firm to provide “insights” into the Trump administration in 2017.
The company at the time was seeking approval for its mammoth merger with Time Warner, a deal that Trump publicly opposed at the outset and that the Justice Department ultimately sued to block.
The revelation came after Michael Avenatti, adult film actress Stormy Daniels’ attorney, claimed in a tweet that Cohen’s firm received $200,000 in four separate payments of $50,000 in late 2017 and early 2018 from At&T.
The Executive Summary from our first Preliminary Report on Findings may be accessed via the link below. Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen have a lot of explaining to do.https://t.co/179WvIkRlD
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 8, 2018
It was among a number of findings Avenatti disclosed as part of his firm’s investigation of the source of the $130,000 payment that Cohen’s firm,...
The company at the time was seeking approval for its mammoth merger with Time Warner, a deal that Trump publicly opposed at the outset and that the Justice Department ultimately sued to block.
The revelation came after Michael Avenatti, adult film actress Stormy Daniels’ attorney, claimed in a tweet that Cohen’s firm received $200,000 in four separate payments of $50,000 in late 2017 and early 2018 from At&T.
The Executive Summary from our first Preliminary Report on Findings may be accessed via the link below. Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen have a lot of explaining to do.https://t.co/179WvIkRlD
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) May 8, 2018
It was among a number of findings Avenatti disclosed as part of his firm’s investigation of the source of the $130,000 payment that Cohen’s firm,...
- 5/9/2018
- by Ted Johnson
- Variety Film + TV
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