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Wishing you the best for a happy and healthy holiday! Hope you get to enjoy your cherished beach getaway!

I suffered the embarrassment of repeating blue-anon garbage to 2 family members, each attorneys in Manhattan! One was litigating Deitsche Bank & other litigating financial crimes in sub-prime mortgages…working for firms in public eye. Both looked at me like I was nuts & said…no, not mob, rolling eyes. When I shared your first piece on conservation easements, I got much better responses and the affirmative nod that this would be the area he’s vulnerable…so thank you Filey! PS, never got any good info from either one because they respect their work & legal careers to share anything. They could have, but did not. One thing-I’m glad to read about Pomerantz. When Ivanka & Jr were up on possible fraud charges in 2012, it should have led to their indictment on Trump SoHo. Vance did receive a donation of 50k from Trump & that looked really bad. I think the money was returned. The charges were dropped however and on behalf of the investors who thought a hotel/not a hotel/temporary residence/not a condo was a great purchase, lost their money. I still believe in the good people who work tirelessly to fight white collar crime. I love Tish James. She’s fearless!

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That SoHo thing has long bothered me -I’m hoping this will be Vance’s redemption because I agree Ivanka & Jr should have faced criminal prosecution

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I’m glad you were bothered by it too. I had followed that story for a while and any other person would have been indicted over defrauding investors.

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Oh, I did get one piece of gossip…when family member was repping Jeffrey Skilling/Enron, it was shared Skilling didn’t know how to use an atm card! 😂 That’s all I got…I tried!

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Excellent information! Much clarification and we all appreciate it!

West Coast Huh? I don't know how you manage your time with this new idea of a move. You amaze me! Be good to you!

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Family together. A job does not replace family.

Thank you for pulling us under your wing.

Cover your family. It's hard enough being Mom, wife, and working.

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So... not racketeering then. * laughing at myself *

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Oft maybe I wasn’t as articulate as I could be - I DO think RICO is in the cards for Trump, which is why I thought giving my readers the New York Penal Code regarding RICO would be helpful. What I *am* saying is nope no Mob or Money Laundering. I have a contact that proffered spot on info re Weisselberg and that person recently parlayed through an intermediary that 100% Trump & Trump Org will be indicted before Dec 32st. And it will likely be RICO with the conservation easements part of the tax evasion scheme. I hope that makes sense, I’m running in fumes and it’s only Sunday

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Thanks for the clarification. I think some people conflate "MOB" with racketeering ... I've seen both bandied about. Hope you get some special time for you and yours this week. And time to think though a move that big!

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True story a Blue QANON didn’t know that the DOJ has separated USAM for RICO and VCAR <—violent acts in the furtherance of RICO enterprise —but yes you’re absolutely correct many conflate RICO with Mob <—this is partially correct but New York’s laws are oddly far clearer than Fed Laws. Hope that makes sense —based on the information parlayed to me I felt it was a good time to add on to my previous research. There one thing this contact shared which indicates a family member may have turned on Trump and provided recent Grand Jury testimony. I suppose we will find out sooner than later. But like I said this same person was 100% correct on the timing and materiality of the Weisselberg indictment —so in my jaded mind they have a lot of credibility

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This was a fascinating read, as usual. Please enjoy your well-earned beach Christmas and New Year's, and good luck with whatever y'all decide, job wise; the left coast might deserve you <3

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Since you have clearly connected the money dots, there's no doubt the NY attorneys have too. Meanwhile, we will have to wait as his desperation and stupid law suits begin. Follow the money is the mantra as you've been saying, not the mob.

Have the happiest of holidays whatever you decide to do!

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Waiting is the most frustrating part - patience isn’t a virtue that I excel in - I want it *now*

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Patience is definitely my life lesson too.

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I would post Tish James' terse yet so funny clap back to this filing but, again, suck at inter-netting.

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ok, I have questions. The crackdown on easements happened during Trump's term, by the feds (if I understanding correctly). And it happened in Georgia, who decides to crack down on something like this? How would Trump allow this - he seemed to pretty much control everyone and everything including the OIGs. Confused

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Based on the various (federal) court filings — the Agees investigation started years ago and was originally initiated by the IRS-CI. However in 2019 the IRS formally added conservation/preservation easements to the annual “dirty dozen” …prior to that both the IRS & DOJ rarely, if ever prosecuted. Hence why the Agees case was the 1st ever criminal prosecution of “bad actors abusing the tax loophole”

See the 2021/2022 Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act.

https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s2256/BILLS-117s2256is.pdf

Again that case is Federal -however many states had already been investigating this tax abuse loophole. As it relates to why I personally believe Trump’s abuse of conservation/preservation easements -the New York General Assembly proposed various modifications to its State Penal Code

See current NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/41156.html

See New York’s proposed modifications

https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/82814.html

See NY Bar Association 2019 white paper

https://nysba.org/NYSBA/Sections/Coursebooks/Real%20Property/2019%20Summer%20Meeting/Panel%207-%20ALL%20MATS%20TOGETHER.pdf

The point is there are valid Conservation/Preservation Easements but there are also numerous land developers who have repeatedly abused these kinds of easements/tax loophole, because it lowers their over all tax burden. Nearly every Trump property (since 1988) I’ve researched has a Conservation/Preservation Easements attached —a rough estimate is Trump & Trump Org have enjoyed over $89M in tax brakes. Because these easements impact both Federal and State taxes, that’s why I’m reasonably convinced that the Manhattan DA & NY AG’s office has been investigating Trump’s Conservation/Preservation easements. I hope that helps clear up your confusion.

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WOW, I feel so much smarter: Side note. Mom went back home to my brother's in GA - so it's just me now (:::

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That’s a pretty big life change. If you ever need to chat or feel lonely you can always send me an email and I’ll provide you with my cell # because no one should ever feel lonely. I’ll check in on you during and after the holidays

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Fascinating!! I’m just happy how ever Trump gets nailed!

I’m on the West Coast! Vancouver, Wa. Beautiful out here!

Merry Christmas to you & your family! 🥰

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We are in the process of working with the Company’s relocation team -thus far they’ve sent us four homes in the State of WA -we are still hoping that a virtual office is still viable as that would be the lest disruptive to the kiddos and it wouldn’t impact my recently renewed/negotiated employment contract —

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Vancouver too. ... BC that is:)

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Awesome - thanks! Facts do matter. No "mob".

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Whatever happens I hope the best for your family!! ❤️💕 Washington State is truly beautiful!

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Question ... did spousal "convincing" involve bright lights and duct tape?

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LOLs -dead just dead but now I have a new idea -a few years ago I joked that I wanted to make a Velcro wall in the little playroom because I have a very dark sense of humor

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Found it .... Velcro wall

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9BnTj6P2rzc

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I remember watching Letterman when his show first started in the early 80s; not sure if this was part of stupid human tricks BUT he wore a velcro suit and ran a few steps and jumped up, sticking himself to a velcro wall :)

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