WAYNE BARRETT 05.26.11 12:29 PM ET Editor’s Note, 8/10/15: Four years ago, Wayne Barett reported shady business deals ahead of Trump’s flirtation with a White House run. After first exposing Trump’s ties to organized crime in his 1992 book, Barrett looked into his most recent business dealings and discovered the following: • One associate who […]
By MICHAEL BARBARO MAY 19, 2011 As Donald J. Trump tries to fend off lawsuits from angry home buyers, who claim he misled them about his role in developing luxury towers, his lawyers have repeatedly put forth a simple argument. Purchasing agreements signed by the buyers, they contend, disclosed Mr. Trump’s role as a mere licensor who was […]
By MICHAEL BARBARO MAY 12, 2011 For many middle-class Americans, it is the most coveted brand in real estate, synonymous with sky-piercing luxury and can’t-miss quality: Donald J. Trump. Far from the New York City towers that bear his name, in cities like Tampa, Fla., and Philadelphia, house hunters clamor to buy into his developments, sometimes exhausting credit […]
By Michael Idov Published Mar 30, 2008 It’s a 46-story skyscraper being built on a graveyard that’s brought together shadowy Russians and a billionaire brand name to attract internationals in a zoning-skirting scheme that’s enraged the neighborhood, sent glass shattering to the street, and killed a construction worker. It’s New York in the aughts, and inside […]
