"It wasn't me."
Posted on 08/28/2018 12:47:03 PM PDT by detective
A banker for Paul Manafort was robbed overnight of an iPad, a briefcase, and some sneakers at his Manhattan penthouse, according to a report.
David Fallarino, who works at Citizens Bank, told authorities he left his terrace door open before he went to sleep Monday, NBC affiliate News 4 reported. He heard a noise around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday and found a crow bar on the terrace. Fallarino said his wine cabinet had been opened, and there was a bottle of wine on the floor. No other items were reported missing.
Fallarino did not testify at Manafort’s trial earlier this month. Manafort was convicted on eight felony-fraud related counts.
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If true (and I don’t take that for granted in this era), it could easily be far more than a random burglary (not robbery!). As written, this story makes no sense.
FBI or CIA op? /wish I was joking
Burglary? Skeptical.
"It wasn't me."
Mueller prosecutors had argued that Manafort misled banks as he sought loans from Citizens Bank. Lanny Davis had Cohen plead guilty to bank fraud.
Bernie’s wife, Jane Sanders, is still under FBI investigation for shady banking transactions as president of Vermont’s Burlington College
May 7, 2018
foxnews.com
By Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News
Witness in Jane Sanders land deal probe says she was recently interviewed by FBI
A key witness in the possible bank fraud case against Sen. Bernie Sanders’ wife, Jane Sanders, was questioned by FBI agents just over a week ago, Fox News has learned.
The revelation—the first such confirmed development since January—likely indicates that the federal investigation into a soured $10-million real estate deal remains open.
Jane Sanders, the former president of the now-defunct Burlington College, was at the helm when the college decided to expand and obtain a tract of land from a Roman Catholic parish. She secured a $6.7 million loan from a bank and a $3.6 million loan from the parish from which she planned to purchase the property.
She resigned in 2011 amid accusations that she inflated the amount of money donors have pledged to the school and provided incorrect information to a bank to get the loan. Multiple individuals, who were listed as college donors, have since come forward denying the commitments.
Coralee Holm, the former Burlington College dean of operations, has previously told Fox News that the probe has “no specific deadline.” FBI agents first questioned her last summer, she said.
Holm said she was visited by agents two weeks ago and answered “some clarifying questions on materials.”
Jane Sanders, wife of former Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, is the subject of an FBI probe, dating back to her tenure as president of Burlington College. Sen. Sanders calls the investigation ‘nonsense’
The news of a recent questioning comes after reports that a federal grand jury was empaneled last year in October and heard evidence from another former official at the college.
Robin Lloyd, who served on the board at Burlington College, confirmed in January that a grand jury was looking into the possible bank fraud by Sanders. Grand juries are generally secretive and their existence is often denied to the public, but witnesses are allowed to discuss their testimonies.
“They’re trying to pull together where did the money come from to enable Burlington College to convince (People’s United Bank) and the diocese to go ahead with the deal,” Lloyd told the Burlington Free Press.
A spokesperson for the Sanders family has pushed back against the recent developments in the probe, saying they had “absolutely no reason to believe that there is a grand jury empaneled to examine” Sanders or any “aspect of Dr. Sanders’ service.” The spokesperson blamed the media for “recycling an account of a government interview of a witness from several months ago.”
Lukas Mikelionis is a reporter for FoxNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @LukasMikelionis.
As Detectives say, “ Never believe a coincidence”.
The 3 stooges
I believe this. I really do!
Gee..these days the FBI just comes and takes what it wants.
Are the judges bucking at handing out search warrants to the feds now?
“Bernie’s wife, Jane Sanders, is still under FBI investigation for shady banking transactions as president of Vermont’s Burlington College”
It would take these gum shoes a year to investigate a parking violation.
These bastards play for keeps.
Well at least we don't need a picture for this story, pretty obvious from the M.O.
Kind of reminds me of my tragic canoe trip from last year...
Were the sneakers made of ostrich?
Gibbs’s Rule #29: “There is no such thing as coincidence.” - revealed in Obsession (episode) although DiNozzo states that Rule 39A is “There is no such thing as a small world”!
There is no low that a Leftist won’t stoop to for power.
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