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Weekly Roundup: Reports Tie Trump’s Panama Hotel to Money Launderer, Manafort Overpaid by Millions for Home Renovations, and More
printU.S. President Donald Trump's hotel project in Panama shares ties with a convicted Colombian money launderer and a Brazilian broker who allegedly professed to launder cash through real estate, according to an NBC News and Reuters investigation cited by Global Witness. More and More Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, who is charged with laundering millions of dollars through accounts held by overseas shell companies, allegedly wired more than $5 million from Cyprus in 71 installments to a Hamptons-based firm for home-renovation work worth around $1 million, Bloomberg reported, citing court documents and building permits. More Switzerland's financial regulator ruled...
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