A financing pact with a Chinese firm connected to some of the Communist Party’s leading families collapsed in the face of public scrutiny. Jared’s father, Charles Kushner, was convicted of 18 counts of tax evasion, making illegal campaign contributions, and witness tampering. That Josh Kushner, 32, has made no secret of the fact that he did not vote for Trump upset his brother, several friends said. At an event in Beijing, Meyer pitched wealthy Chinese investors on funding a New Jersey apartment complex being developed by the Kushner family. They insisted that the 2016 loan from Deutsche Bank, which is now under scrutiny by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, was an arm’s-length business transaction. A spokesman said Kushner company officials were unaware of the Japanese government’s involvement until the news report. Dexter Filkins reported that Charles Kushner’s explanation was false, according to a financial analyst with knowledge of the meeting: Kushner pitched a huge renovation of the property, which included bringing in retail stores and converting offices to residences, and hosted a follow-up meeting the next day at 666 Fifth Avenue.
Ivanka's attorney, Jamie Gorelick reportedly said that there is no way to make it entirely conflict-free. “We are actively involved in more than $3 billion of projects and banks are providing $1.5 billion of financing in the first six months of this year,” he said. He has also lost some of his closest allies: two aides, Reed Cordish and Josh Raffel, recently announced their exits, as did Gary D. Cohn, the president’s economic adviser. Nicole's husband, Joseph Meyer, is the chief executive of Observer Media and Jared's older sister Dara reportedly lives a quiet life with her family back in Livingston. In a recent interview in his 15th-floor office at 666 Fifth Ave. — an aluminum-clad Manhattan skyscraper that has become a symbol of the family’s troubles — Charles Kushner brushed it all aside as false insinuations whipped into a publicity frenzy partly by political opponents. Josh Kushner, who runs the investment firm Thrive Capital, which recently raised a $700 million fund, cleared the meeting with outside counsel beforehand, his spokesman said. Company officials have sought to minimize the effect of the tower’s financial troubles, saying it is one property among many and they marked down its value so it is less than 4 percent of Kushner’s net worth, estimated at $2.5 billion. I’ll get in so much trouble.”.

Now the Kushners are scrambling. It was sweet redemption for Charles Kushner last year when his son Jared was named senior White House adviser. Really, don’t tweet that.

According to the Washington Post, promotional brochures for the program featured the tagline: "Invest $500,000 and immigrate to the United States," and promoted Meyer as Jared’s sister. The office building at 666 Fifth Avenue in New York is the Kushner family’s costliest and most ambitious real estate project. Banks must assess the risk of any continuing regulatory or criminal inquiries before making loans; potential investors are worried that they could come under scrutiny or that projects will be delayed or fall apart. Additionally, he sold additional assets to his brother Joshua. The elder Kushner, his company and his family are assailed by criminal and regulatory inquiries largely rooted in their newfound access to presidential power. "Nobody wanted to take us in," Rae said remembering this time in The Miracle of Life, a book which narrates their family's story. Kushner Companies apologized a while ago for the incident, saying, "Kushner Companies apologizes if that mention of her brother was in any way interpreted as an attempt to lure investors. Charles Kushner's House in Long Branch, NJ (Google Maps) Charles Kushner is a real estate developer, political fundraiser and philanthropist.
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