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Trump sons profit handsomely from ‘shady’ money-laundering suspect: report

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A company run by President Donald Trump’s three sons received a mysterious $100 million investment from a crypto fund run by an individual under investigation for money laundering, The New York Times reported Sunday. In its investigation, the Times uncovered new details about the investor: Guren “Bobby” Zhou, a man with a “shady background” who’s currently under investigation for money laundering in England. “The curious case of Mr. Zhou illustrates the ease with which buyers with unknown backgrounds and motivations can use the anonymity of cryptocurrency to shower Mr. Trump with money,” the Times’ report reads. “It is not clear how closely World Liberty scrutinized Mr. Zhou’s past, but the money laundering investigation in England was publicly available information , as were portions of Mr. Zhou’s troubled business history.” In June of 2025, the United Arab Emirates-based Aqua 1 Foundation – run by Zhou – purchased $100 million in digital tokens from World Liberty Financial, an organi

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