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Baltic Las Vegas: what could be the project of Trump's company and composer Igor Krutoy

Latvian and American law enforcement agencies were studying a project in which the current US President Donald Trump and Russian composer Igor Krutoy planned to build a hotel and an entertainment complex in Riga.

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“They wanted to build a Baltic Las Vegas,” says a British newspaper The Guardian (translation from Inopressa).

“In 2010, a small group of businessmen, including a wealthy Russian supporter of Vladimir Putin, began working on plans to build a luxury hotel and entertainment complex with Donald Trump in Riga, the capital of Latvia,” the publication writes, explaining that we are talking about Igor Krut .

The newspaper characterizes Krutoy as follows: “a well-known composer in Russia, wrote music for the Russian singer Emin Agalarov, whose father held the Miss Universe beauty contest in Moscow in 2013, owned by Trump,” was a confidant of Putin’s 2018 election campaign, was awarded high state awards awards for contributions to music.

The newspaper goes on to describe negotiations about construction in Latvia: “One source claims that in September 2010, David Orowitz, senior vice president of acquisitions and development for the Trump Company, quietly visited Latvia to explore possible sites for construction. The most suitable place was considered to be the island of Zakusala on the Daugava River in Riga.”

“In June 2011, Krutoy and his two partners met with Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka, at Trump Tower in Manhattan to discuss possible construction, say Krutoy and Viesturs Koziols, a well-connected Latvian businessman who also attended the meeting,” the article says.

According to the publication, the construction of a permanent venue for the New Wave music competition was discussed.

“The idea was that during the festival we could use the hotel for singers and musicians, and the concert hall for performances,” Krutoy told the newspaper.

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“Krutoy flew to Riga and in July gave a press conference about negotiations with Trump next to Ainars Slesers, a Latvian businessman and former deputy prime minister who facilitated attempts to secure Trump’s participation,” the publication writes.

“But in the weeks that followed, difficulties arose. Krutoy was summoned for questioning by the Latvian Bureau for the Prevention and Combating of Corruption (KNAB), which had recently launched an investigation known locally as the “oligarch case.” No accusations were made against Krutoy, he was never charged, he denied any wrongdoing,” the publication writes.

“But Slesers was one of the central defendants in the investigation: he was suspected of using public office to influence development decisions that benefited companies that he secretly owned. In 2011, he and Koziols were also interrogated. They denied any wrongdoing and were never charged with any wrongdoing,” the article says.

“Negotiations with members of the Trump family on the construction of a complex in Riga have stalled. The participants deny that the reason is in the KNAB investigation. Koziols said he and his partners simply could not secure sufficient funding from outside sources,” the newspaper writes.

In February, 2014, Latvia officially asked the United States for assistance with the investigation.

The newspaper writes, citing two informed sources, that the Latvian authorities requested to interview Trump himself. "At least one leader Trump Organization spoke with FBI officials, the company provided written answers to additional questions. The US did not formally respond until September 2015, sources said. By then, Latvian investigators were nearing the end of their case and did not appear to have pursued the Trump connection any further.

“The Agalarovs deny any wrongdoing,” the publication reports. Their lawyer Scott Balber said: “The Agalarovs did not introduce Krutoy to the Trumps and had nothing to do with any conversations between Krutoy and the Trumps. In 2011, the Agalarovs were not familiar with the Trumps.”

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