wendysiegelman

wendysiegelman, 4 days ago to random

How large Trump PACs are spending money

I analyzed thousands of payments made by 6 large PACs supporting Trump and identified recipients paid over $1 million from 2023 through April 2024

Red Curve Solutions run by PAC treasurer Bradley Crate and Campaign Inbox co-founded by an ex-Cambridge Analytica exec each received $17+ million from Trump PACs

More than half the payments went to other PACs, the RNC, or for legal work

#Trump #TrumpPACS #RedCurveSolutions

https://newstracs.com/how-the-largest-trump-pacs-are-spending-their-money/2024/06/04/

wendysiegelman, 19 days ago to random

Omeed Malik fundraises for Trump and invests in ‘patriotic’ ‘anti-woke’ businesses including one with Cambridge Analytica funder Rebekah Mercer that funded Tucker Carlson.

Malik, Rebekah Mercer and Christopher Buskirk launched 1789 Capital and lead a $15 million seed round for Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel’s new media company.

My latest on Malik, who was once known as a democrat, and his right wing businesses:

#OmeedMalik #Trump #RebekahMercer

https://newstracs.com/trump-donor-omeed-malik-invests-in-anti-woke-businesses-with-rebekah-mercer/2024/05/20/

wendysiegelman, 22 days ago to random

This past week the Serbian authorities and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners signed a 99-year lease deal allowing Affinity to overhaul two buildings in Belgrade which had been the headquarters of the former Yugoslav People's Army.

The deals were first reported earlier this year but the contract was just signed.

Ric Grenell worked with Kushner on these deals.

#JaredKushner #Kushner #AffinityPartners #RicGrenell

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/serbia-leases-ex-army-hq-belgrade-trump-son-in-laws-firm-2024-05-15/

wendysiegelman, 26 days ago to random

US exposes attempted sanctions evasion scheme involving Oleg Deripaska's frozen shares in Austrian co Strabag worth $1.5 billion

Treasury sanctions Russian national Dmitrii Beloglazov, his 2 companies Iliadis & Titul and Deripaska company Rasperia Trading Ltd

Deripaska coordinated with Beloglazov owner of Titul which created subsidiary Iliadis. Iliadis acquired Derpiaska's Rasperia which holds frozen Strabag shares.

#Deripaska #RussianSanctions #SanctionsEvasion

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2337

wendysiegelman, 30 days ago to random

Financier Found Guilty in Trump Media Insider Trading Trial

Bruce Garelick was convicted of securities fraud for leaking confidential info about merger involving parent company of Trump's Truth Social to Michael and Gerald Shvartsman who made $23mil - both pleaded guilty to securities fraud.

Garelick was a former board member of Digital World Acquisition Corp which recently merged with Trump Media & Technology Group.

#BruceGarelick #DWAC #Trump #TruthSocial

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/business/dwac-trump-media-insider-trading-trial.html?smid=tw-share

wendysiegelman, 1 month ago to random

Trial began Tues for Bruce Garelick - charged with enabling boss Michael Shvartsman at Rocket One and others to make millions illegally on inside info that acquisition firm DWAC was taking Trump Media public

Garelick made about $50,000 from DWAC trades, Michael Schvartsman made $18 mil, Gerald Shvartsman made $5mil - Shvartsmans both pled guilty

Russian born FL businessman Anton Postolnikov made $22mil (not charged)

#BruceGarelick #MichaelShvarstman #DWAC #TrumpMedia

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/01/trump-media-insider-trading-trial-begins-in-new-york-.html

wendysiegelman, 1 month ago to random

Who invested in Trump Media?

An April SEC filing for Trump Media reveals new details on early investors in Trump’s company - including ex FL AG Pam Bondi who owns 100,000+ shares worth several million dollars and her brother advised on the deal.

My latest

#Trump #TrumpMedia #DJT
https://newstracs.com/april-sec-filing-for-trump-media-technology-group-lists-new-details-on-owners/2024/04/29/

wendysiegelman, 1 month ago to random

An April 9 filing lists Steve Bannon as a “Co-Conspirator” in a $1 billion fraud case

Prosecutors identified Bannon as part of a criminal conspiracy allegedly run by Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui

Bannon has not been charged in this case

#SteveBannon #StephenBannon #Bannon #GuoWengui

Here's the filing:
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24602091/guo-gov-49-motion-in-limine.pdf

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/04/doj-filing-steve-bannon-is-a-co-conspirator-in-a-1-billion-fraud-case-guo-wengui/

wendysiegelman, 1 month ago to random

Charlie Kirk's Turning Point nonprofits are growing quickly

Kirk voices extreme far-right views, and at the age of 30 has already been nurturing youth-led right-wing activism across the US for 12+ years

Charlie Kirk is a force to be watched as his reach and impact grow. He has a rapidly growing, well-funded group of linked organizations that he uses to indoctrinate the next generation of far-right leaders and activists.

My latest

#CharlieKirk #TurningPoint #TPUSA

https://newstracs.com/charlie-kirks-right-wing-youth-focused-turning-point-usa-nonprofit-is-growing-fast/2024/04/17/

wendysiegelman, 1 month ago to random

The Hacking Lawsuit Looming Over Trump's Truth Social

In a lawsuit filed in Florida by Patrick Orlando, the founding CEO of DWAC (the company that merged with Trump Media) Orlando accused his former assistant Alexander Cano of hacking his accounts as part of a coup d'état by Eric Swider who replaced him as CEO

#TruthSocial #DWAC #PatrickOrlando #EricSwider

https://www.wired.com/story/truth-social-hacking-lawsuit/

wendysiegelman, 2 months ago to random

Breaking: Two Individuals Plead Guilty To Insider Trading Scheme Based On SPAC Merger With Trump Media & Technology Group

Michael and Gerald Shvartsman made over $22 million in illegal profits by trading in advance of DWAC Trump Media merger announcement

#Trump #TrumpMedia #DWAC #Shvartsman #InsiderTrading

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/two-individuals-plead-guilty-participating-insider-trading-scheme-based-spac-merger

wendysiegelman, 2 months ago to Russia

Trump Media saved in 2022 by Russian-American under criminal investigation

Last year The Guardian reported on $8 million loans made in 2022 to Trump Media that went through Paxum Bank from ES Family Trust run by Anton Postolnikov, nephew of Putin ally Aleksandr Smirnov

Today's story adds new info, including that loans had promissory notes that would put ES Family Trust stake in Trump Media at $20-$40mil

#Trump #TrumpMedia #Russia #PaxumBank #ESFamilyTrust #Postolnikov

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/03/trump-media-es-family-trust-2022-loans

wendysiegelman, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

NEW: Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners filed a new investment advisor public disclosure form with some minor updates and showing $50 million less in regulatory assets under management than last year.

Affinity Partners aka A Fin Management still has approx $3 billion under management ($50 mil less than last year)

Approx 99% is attributable to clients who are non-US persons

My latest with an overview of investments made to-date:

#Kushner #JaredKushner #AffinityPartners
https://newstracs.com/jared-kushners-affinity-partners-investment-firm-2023-filing-update/2024/04/01/

wendysiegelman, 2 months ago to random

Trump turns to his ‘old cast’ to raise millions for 2024 and his legal bills

Hedge fund founder John Paulson is hosting an April dinner

Co-chairs are said to include Rebekah Mercer, Robert Mercer, Todd Ricketts, Wilbur Ross, Linda McMahon, Woody Johnson

#Trump #TrumpFundraiser #RebekahMercer #RobertMercer #WilburRoss #LindaMcMahon #ToddRicketts #WoodyJohnson #JohnPaulson

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/25/donald-trump-raises-money-for-campaign-and-to-help-pay-legal-bills.html

wendysiegelman, 2 months ago to random

Trump Media will trade on Nasdaq on Tuesday under the stock symbol DJT

Trump has 79 million shares of Trump Media (60% of the stock) and owns a separate class of shares that gives him 55% voting power

Trump's shares could be valued at up to $3 billion

Trump Media will have immediate access to more than $300 million

#Trump #TrumpMedia #DWAC #DJT

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/25/business/trump-media-trading-tuesday.html

wendysiegelman, 2 months ago to random

I've been following Trump $ for years - his OGE filings, real estate deals, loans, NYAG fraud case, DWAC and Trump Media & Technology Group merger, etc

Subscribe for emails when I publish, all content is free and donate to support this ongoing work here:

www.newstracs.com

wendysiegelman, 2 months ago to random

The merger of Trump's media company and DWAC was approved and may trade next week under the stock symbol DJT

The deal will pump $300 million into Trump Media and support Truth Social

Trump’s stake could be worth up to $3 billion

#Trump #TrumpMedia #TMTG #DJT #DWAC

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/business/trump-media-merger-truth-social.html

wendysiegelman, 2 months ago to random

Attorney General Prepares to Seize Trump’s Massive New York Estate

Letitia James has effectively put a “blanket lien” on his sprawling, 212-acre property north of NYC

In Westchester the NYAG has placed liens on properties belonging to Trump, Don Jr, Eric, Trump Org and 2 corp entities - if Trump tries to sell any Westchester property a title search will reveal there's a half billion dollar judgment hanging over his head

#Trump #NYAG #NYAttorneyGeneral #newyorkattorney

https://www.thedailybeast.com/attorney-general-prepares-to-seize-trumps-massive-new-york-estate

wendysiegelman, 2 months ago to random

Trump has over half a billion dollars in legal penalties

The media keeps asking how he'll pay - but few have looked into exhibits from the NYAG fraud case with detailed and revealing info on Trump's past cash balances. So I did.

I compiled data on Trump's cash/short term investments from 2013-2021 to reveal new information and insights and raised some new questions

My latest:

#Trump #TrumpPenalties #TrumpCashFlow #FollowTheMoney

https://newstracs.com/trumps-cash-balances-reveals-new-info-and-raises-new-questions/2024/03/18/

wendysiegelman, 2 months ago to Russia

Convicted felon Paul Manafort passed campaign polling data to his business partner Konstantin Kilimnik who has ties to Russian Intelligence and is wanted by the FBI

Per multiple sources Trump wants Manafort back as a campaign advisor and fundraiser

#Trump #PaulManafort #Manafort #Russia

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/18/trump-manafort-2024-campaign/