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"Crisis Island" scandal erupts around Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's $1 Billion resort
ALBAWABA - A businessman sought by Albanian authorities for alleged money laundering linked to international drug trafficking is being investigated for allegedly using forged land ownership documents tied to a multibillion-dollar luxury resort development backed by Jared Kushner, according to documents reviewed by Reuters...
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· Jul 2, 2026
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· Jun 28, 2026
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· Jul 2, 2026
Profiting from the Presidency: Trump and Family Rake In Billions from Crypto, Real Estate & More
New financial disclosures by President Donald Trump show that he made more than 1.4 billion from his family’s various cryptocurrency ventures last year, reaping a windfall after pulling back on regulation of the industry and promoting the United States as “the crypto capital of the world.” Other Trump businesses, like his resorts and golf courses, have also flourished since his return to the White House, while the Trump Organization has also licensed the family name to properties in countries that are crucial to U.S. foreign policy interests, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar. “It’s been an incredibly successful period for the Trump family,” says Reuters investigative reporter Tom Bergin.
The Daily Beast
· Jul 11, 2026
Ivanka and Jared’s Luxury Resort Hit by Fresh Scandal
JNI/Star Max / GC ImagesJared Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s controversial luxury resort project in Albania has hit a new setback after prosecutors alleged that land tied to the development may have been acquired through forged ownership documents.Albanian anti-corruption prosecutors are investigating Miami-based businessman Artur Shehu, who sold a stretch of coastline slated for Kushner’s planned multi-billion-dollar resort earlier this year. Prosecutors allege Shehu and his associates laundered money linked to international drug trafficking and suspect he used forged property records to build a real-estate empire.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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· Jun 23, 2026
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