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#TrumpTowerFelons
In prison for money-laundering, bank fraud, tax fraud, witness tampering and conspiracy against the United States.
12-month prison sentence in 2014 for operating an illegal, multi-million $ gambling business out of Trump Tower. Connected to Semion Mogilevich.
Connected to Semion Mogilevich
Owned a condo at Trump Tower valued at $2.5 million.
Both him and his father closely connected to Semion Mogilevich
Has since flipped on Trump.
The condos were paid for with all cash.
Both Golubchik and Sall forfeited their Trump Tower condos as criminal assets.
Tokhtakhounov is/was on FBI Most Wanted list, Top Lieutenant to Mogilevich
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Served 16 years of a 20 year sentence for bilking $475 million from investors.
In 1990 pleaded guilty to a $30 million bank fraud scheme tied to the Keating 5 Savings & Loan scandal
Check out the last panel for the Art of the Deal.
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Sheldon disappeared in 1989 but was caught after the case was featured on 'Unsolved Mysteries.' Served 16 years.
Spent his house arrest pending trial at his condo in Trump Tower
Two luxury apartments in Trump Tower. One for himself and one exclusively for his cats.
Later extradited from Poland after fleeing indictment in a Russian mob gas smuggling scheme. 7 year prison sentence.
Tied to Mogilevich
Arrested on murder charges and convicted of running a $500,000 a week numbers racket for the Lucchese crime family. https://t.co/vvSvoJ3473
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