Paradise Papers: Leaks Show Wilbur Ross Hid Ties to Putin Cronies

[mountaineer]

Revealed: How the Queen's millions are 'invested offshore' as secret dealings of Bono and members of Donald Trump's cabinet are exposed in huge 'Paradise Papers' leak
by Scott Campbell and Paddy Dinham and Alex Matthews and Joe Sheppard For Mailonline

Published: 13:12 EST, 5 November 2017
Daily Mail
    Secretive files expose ways the rich and powerful are protecting their wealth
    Millions of pounds from Queen's private estate invested in Cayman Islands fund
    Donald Trump's cabinet members including US secretary of state are also named
    Twitter and Facebook received investments traced back to the Russian state
    Newly-uncovered $450m offshore trust sheltered the wealth of Lord Ashcroft
    Offshore webs used by billionaires to buy Arsenal and Everton football clubs

The secretive dealings of the Queen and the world's biggest businesses are today revealed in an explosive leak of confidential financial documents dubbed the 'Paradise Papers'.

The 13.4million files expose the ways that the rich and powerful are protecting their wealth using a web of offshore accounts.

The release - the world's second biggest data leak after last year's Panama Papers - includes allegations that the Queen's private estate secretly invested £10million of her cash in tax havens.  ...Read more

[mystery-ak]

BREAKING
Politics
Nov 5 2017, 1:00 pm ET
Paradise Papers: Leaks Show Wilbur Ross Hid Ties to Putin Cronies

by Richard Engel and Aggelos Petropoulos

Wilbur Ross, the commerce secretary in the Trump administration, shares business interests with Vladimir Putin’s immediate family, and he failed to clearly disclose those interests when he was being confirmed for his cabinet position.

Ross — a billionaire industrialist — retains an interest in a shipping company, Navigator Holdings, that was partially owned by his former investment company. One of Navigator’s most important business relationships is with a Russian energy firm controlled, in turn, by Putin’s son-in-law and other members of the Russian president’s inner circle.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/leaked-documents-show-commerce-secretary-concealed-ties-putin-cronies-n817711?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

[Frank Cannon]

Wow. What a long convoluted line the Leftists at NBC had to draw to connect Wilber to Putin.


"Hey Wilber...."

[mystery-ak]

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/358867-dem-calls-for-investigation-into-ross-over-failure-to-reveal-business-ties
Dem calls for investigation into Ross over reports of business ties with Putin family

[Frank Cannon]

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/358867-dem-calls-for-investigation-into-ross-over-failure-to-reveal-business-ties
Dem calls for investigation into Ross over reports of business ties with Putin family

Rats called for an investigation into Donny pushing meatloaf onto Christie Creme. It's what they do.

[Chosen Daughter]

And people want another 4 years of scandal?  His presidency has already been mired in one thing after another.  Personally I think that government in general is so corrupt there is no hope left for this country.  I know this comment will garner criticism.  But its true.

[ConservativeGranny]

Kushner is also involved.

[Chosen Daughter]

Kushner is also involved.

No surprise.

[ConservativeGranny]

Kushner told the Senate Intelligence Committee a lie when he said he never took Russian money to fund any of his private business ventures. The released documents show that Kushner took $850000 from a Russian for Cadre, a company Kushner co-funded. Kushner did not disclose this along with the numerous other "omissions" that he made filling out his government disclosure forms.

"Ross has been linked to Russian interests before; in 2014, he poured hundreds of millions of dollars into a bailout of the Bank of Cyprus, an institution regarded by financial watchdogs as a haven for Russian money laundering. "

Secretary of State Tillerson also mentioned in the papers as well as Steven Mnuchin, who is the Treasure Secretary, Gary Cohn and Randal Quarles Vice Chairman For Supervision at the Federal Reserve.

"Randal Quarles, who was confirmed just last month to be vice chairman for supervision at the Federal Reserve, has financial connections to a bank based in Bermuda that is being probed by U.S. officials under suspicion of tax evasion. A Federal Reserve spokesman told The Guardian that Quarles divested from the bank when he assumed his position at the U.S. central bank."

https://www.thedailybeast.com/massive-leak-reveals-new-ties-between-trump-administration-and-russia-implicating-commerce-secretary-wilbur-ross-and-jared-kushner?via=twitter_page

The news is breaking all over the internet so if you don't like my links there are many others. I've read most of them.

[libertybele]

Kushner is also involved.

Absolutely no surprise on that one. 

[libertybele]

Kushner told the Senate Intelligence Committee a lie when he said he never took Russian money to fund any of his private business ventures. The released documents show that Kushner took $850000 from a Russian for Cadre, a company Kushner co-funded. Kushner did not disclose this along with the numerous other "omissions" that he made filling out his government disclosure forms.

"Ross has been linked to Russian interests before; in 2014, he poured hundreds of millions of dollars into a bailout of the Bank of Cyprus, an institution regarded by financial watchdogs as a haven for Russian money laundering. "

Secretary of State Tillerson also mentioned in the papers as well as Steven Mnuchin, who is the Treasure Secretary, Gary Cohn and Randal Quarles Vice Chairman For Supervision at the Federal Reserve.

"Randal Quarles, who was confirmed just last month to be vice chairman for supervision at the Federal Reserve, has financial connections to a bank based in Bermuda that is being probed by U.S. officials under suspicion of tax evasion. A Federal Reserve spokesman told The Guardian that Quarles divested from the bank when he assumed his position at the U.S. central bank."

https://www.thedailybeast.com/massive-leak-reveals-new-ties-between-trump-administration-and-russia-implicating-commerce-secretary-wilbur-ross-and-jared-kushner?via=twitter_page

The news is breaking all over the internet so if you don't like my links there are many others. I've read most of them.

Kushner also took money from Soros to start up Cadre.  Why the heck it's taken people so long to connect the dots to Kushner is beyond me.   Again, the Kushners need to vacate the West Wing; Ivanka included!

[libertybele]

And people want another 4 years of scandal?  His presidency has already been mired in one thing after another.  Personally I think that government in general is so corrupt there is no hope left for this country.  I know this comment will garner criticism.  But its true.

Chosen, I agree with you and this is why I have stated that I believe there is a coup within a coup going on ... Trump's DOJ is no better than the past administration's; therefore, no one is being focused on or accused so far except Trump's people.  It is absolutely unequivocally absurd that those who were part of Uranium One is investigating Team Trump. Also, this isn't the first time that Kushner has made omissions on his disclosure forms, I've lost track as to how many times he's amended them.

Without a doubt the government is very corrupt and to me it is absolutely frightening.  IMHO it's been this corrupt for a very long time and since 'they' are angry that Hillary didn't make it in; people are whistling Dixie and there is tremendous upheaval going on. Had she made it in, we wouldn't be hearing any of this and it would be business as usual at the D.C. swamp.  Trump's presidency is mired because he's ruffled the establishment's feathers bigly!

[libertybele]

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/358867-dem-calls-for-investigation-into-ross-over-failure-to-reveal-business-ties
Dem calls for investigation into Ross over reports of business ties with Putin family

This is how the deflect and bury the Clinton dossiers and Uranium One.

[Chosen Daughter]

Chosen, I agree with you and this is why I have stated that I believe there is a coup within a coup going on ... Trump's DOJ is no better than the past administration's; therefore, no one is being focused on or accused so far except Trump's people.  It is absolutely unequivocally absurd that those who were part of Uranium One is investigating Team Trump. Also, this isn't the first time that Kushner has made omissions on his disclosure forms, I've lost track as to how many times he's amended them.

Without a doubt the government is very corrupt and to me it is absolutely frightening.  IMHO it's been this corrupt for a very long time and since 'they' are angry that Hillary didn't make it in; people are whistling Dixie and there is tremendous upheaval going on. Had she made it in, we wouldn't be hearing any of this and it would be business as usual at the D.C. swamp.  Trump's presidency is mired because he's ruffled the establishment's feathers bigly!

Maybe but as you said Kushner making omissions shows he has something to hide.  And others in his administration.  Sounds like his feathers are a bit dirty too.  I don't like Kushner.  Well for that matter don't trust Trump either.

[ConservativeGranny]

This is how the deflect and bury the Clinton dossiers and Uranium One.

Right. They are all pointing fingers at the other each as corrupt as the next one. In the middle are the American people being lied to and played for fools  pitted one against the other. We are like little tokens on a game board manipulated one way and then another while they play at power and wealth. One thing for sure is that none of us will end up being the winners. And oh how they must laugh at us all behind closed doors.