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Kathy M

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21. quick google came up with ....
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 04:22 PM
Aug 2016

"Trump was first tied to the mafia in the 1980s, when a $7.8 million subcontract for Trump Plaza was awarded to S&A Concrete, according to Fortune. The company, as Cruz correctly says, was partially owned by Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno, the boss of the Genovese crime family."

"Trump’s alleged mob dealings were not confined to New York. According to reports from the Huffington Post and Philadelphia Inquirer, Trump made a deal in Atlantic City with Kenneth Shapiro, an associate of mob boss Nicky Scarfo, and mob-connected labor boss Daniel Sullivan."

"A few years later, Trump’s organized crime connections extended overseas. In 1992, a Senate subcommittee named Danny Leung, who was then the vice president for foreign marketing at Trump Taj Mahal, as an associate of the Hong Kong-based organized crime group 14K Triad."

""Leung has also given complimentary tickets for hotel rooms and Asian shows to numerous members and associates of Asian organized crime," reads the report, which also identified three other triad-connected business associates or former employees of Trump’s gambling empire.

According to gaming regulators, Leung "flew in 16 Italian organized crime figures from Canada who stole more than $1 million from the casino in a credit scam," reported the New York Daily News in 1995. "The incident was never reported because Trump never filed charges."

Whole article .....http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/mar/02/ted-cruz/yes-donald-trump-has-been-linked-mob/

No US bank will lend to Trump. Russian oligarchs (with various mob ties) might. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #1
I've seen this on MBs but haven't heard anyone on M$Greedia malaise Aug 2016 #5
... napkinz Aug 2016 #10
That lower picture of him makes him look like a toad kimbutgar Aug 2016 #17
He is (n/t) PJMcK Aug 2016 #26
Interesting that Trump very specifically says... 3catwoman3 Aug 2016 #30
And that is a surprise to exactly zero of us who live or work in NYC!! MANative Aug 2016 #2
As a New Yorker, I agree, MANative PJMcK Aug 2016 #28
Ain't that the truth!! MANative Aug 2016 #34
Certainly to American mobs, yellerpup Aug 2016 #3
I think this sociopath is FILTHY to the core. PearliePoo2 Aug 2016 #4
Well the ties are not unlikely whatthehey Aug 2016 #6
Trump has admitted his mob connections in the past. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #7
Think that through ... Whiskeytide Aug 2016 #8
He's handling the defense of NATO allies like a mobster Renew Deal Aug 2016 #9
Some people are saying Trump won't releases his taxes because he donates to NAMBLA. trotsky Aug 2016 #11
That would definitely be the end of the Drumpf campaign if true. roamer65 Aug 2016 #12
I think I saw that on Twitter. I'm not saying it's true, but it sure needs to be looked into. Lochloosa Aug 2016 #13
I believe I've been seeing it in many places. Definitely a huuuge cause for concern if it's true. trotsky Aug 2016 #15
Why is the based media giving Trump Capt. Obvious Aug 2016 #27
Getting up off the floor malaise Aug 2016 #16
There's something going on (nt) TacoD Aug 2016 #20
You wouldn't believe what people are finding AwakeAtLast Aug 2016 #23
People are talking about it Capt. Obvious Aug 2016 #25
I've been saying it's because of Russian mob links. But American mob links kestrel91316 Aug 2016 #14
Many people are saying it. nt Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2016 #18
A DU post gave a link to court papers where Trump paid a massive penalty csziggy Aug 2016 #19
quick google came up with .... Kathy M Aug 2016 #21
and then ther is Kathy M Aug 2016 #22
Thanks for your links Kathy M malaise Aug 2016 #24
Your welcome Kathy M Aug 2016 #35
thought that all along. you can't build buildings in new york without dealing with them... spanone Aug 2016 #29
That's been my guess but I was too chicken to post it. KittyWampus Aug 2016 #31
I bet they also reveal his ties to Russia. Rex Aug 2016 #32
Would he actually show payments to the mob on his taxes? PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2016 #33
I don't think you can get anything built in NYC without dealing with the mob Warpy Aug 2016 #36
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