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Wwcd

(6,288 posts) Thu Aug 2, 2018, 05:49 AM Aug 2018

Manafort: .."the store's only customer to pay using wire transfers from foreign accounts."

Link to tweet

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MONEYLAUNDERING
This whole twitter thread is quite a read!

https://mobile.twitter.com/rachelweinerwp/status/1024719901691441152

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Manafort: .."the store's only customer to pay using wire transfers from foreign accounts." (Original Post) Wwcd Aug 2018 OP

Sure smells like money laundering dalton99a Aug 2018 #1

Some basic math! Spend $900,000... machoneman Aug 2018 #2

He must need to show ID when buying groceries via wire transfer torius Aug 2018 #3

Happy to be the 5th rec, Wwcd. sheshe2 Aug 2018 #4

The scheme of money laundering on the scale of Manafort & foreign Kremlin cash is a nightmare. Wwcd Aug 2018 #5

Perfect meme, Wwcd. sheshe2 Aug 2018 #6

dalton99a

(95,248 posts)

1. Sure smells like money laundering

Reply to Wwcd (Original post)

Thu Aug 2, 2018, 09:13 AM

Aug 2018

machoneman

(4,128 posts)

2. Some basic math! Spend $900,000...

Reply to Wwcd (Original post)

Thu Aug 2, 2018, 09:49 AM

Aug 2018

on suits at say even $5K a pop = 180 suits/4 years = 45 new suits worn each year.

Somehow I think he's laundering money.....by stuffing each suit with long green stuff!

torius

(1,652 posts)

3. He must need to show ID when buying groceries via wire transfer

Reply to Wwcd (Original post)

Thu Aug 2, 2018, 02:46 PM

Aug 2018

Ostrich filet, etc.

sheshe2

(98,439 posts)

4. Happy to be the 5th rec, Wwcd.

Reply to Wwcd (Original post)

Thu Aug 2, 2018, 02:49 PM

Aug 2018

Thanks for the Op and now I am off to read the twitter thread. I hope they put him away for a very long time.

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)

5. The scheme of money laundering on the scale of Manafort & foreign Kremlin cash is a nightmare.

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 2, 2018, 02:55 PM

Aug 2018

Mueller has his hands full tracing it all, but he has just the staff to do it.

SheShe

sheshe2

(98,439 posts)

6. Perfect meme, Wwcd.

Reply to Wwcd (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 2, 2018, 03:18 PM

Aug 2018

Go Mueller!

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