Felix Sater

Felix Sater
Born
Felix Mikhailovich Sheferovsky or Haim Felix Sater

(1966-03-02) March 2, 1966 (age 58)
Other names
EducationPace University
Occupation(s)Real estate developer, FBI informant
Years active1989–present
SpouseViktoria Sater

Felix Henry Sater /ˈstər/ (born Felix Mikhailovich Sheferovsky;[4][5] Russian: Фе́ликс Миха́йлович Шеферовский; March 2, 1966) is a Russian-American mobster, convicted felon,[6] real estate developer and former managing director of Bayrock Group LLC,[7] a real estate conglomerate based out of New York City. He has been an advisor to corporations such as The Trump Organization,[8] and the Mirax Group.

In 1998, Sater pleaded guilty to his involvement in a $40 million stock fraud scheme orchestrated by the Russian Mafia,[9][10] and became an informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and federal prosecutors, assisting with organized crime investigations. In 2017, Sater agreed to cooperate with investigators into international money laundering schemes.[11]

During Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, Sater worked with Michael Cohen, former attorney for The Trump Organization, to broker a deal to build a Trump Tower Moscow, asserting to Cohen that he could boost Trump's election prospects through his Russian contacts.[12] On June 21, 2019, Sater was issued a subpoena by the House Intelligence Committee after he refused a request to testify voluntarily.[13][14] On July 9, 2019, Sater appeared before the House Intelligence Committee, but repeatedly withheld testimony and documents concerning the details of a false joint defense agreement and thus remains under subpoena.[15][16]

  1. ^ Kozlovasky, Vladimir (July 17, 2017). "Фе́ликс Сейтер: жизнь между Трампом, ФБР и русской мафией" [Felix Sater: Life among Trump, the FBI and the Russian Mafia]. BBC Russian Service (in Russian). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
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  3. ^ a b c d Hall, Kevin (July 28, 2017). "Meet the ex-con who ties himself to Trump". McClatchyDC. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  4. ^ Babushkin, Yevgeny (November 15, 2016). "Фе́ликс Сатер: Как я советовал Трампу и охотился на Бен Ладена" [Felix Sater: As I advised Trump and hunted Bin Laden]. Snob.ru (in Russian). Retrieved August 21, 2017. Бывший москвич Феликс Сатер, урожденный Шеферовский – человек редкой судьбы. (Former Muscovite Felix Sater, born Sheferovsky, is a man of rare fate.)
  5. ^ Bratersky, Alexander (March 30, 2017). Сенат США сделал устный доклад о России [US Senate held hearing on Russia]. Gazeta.ru (in Russian). Retrieved August 21, 2017. Среди персон, попавших в поле зрения сенаторов, – бывший москвич Феликс Сатер, урожденный Фе́ликс Шерефовский. (Among the people the senators have in their sites is the former Muscovite Felix Sater, born Felix Sherefovsky (sic).)
  6. ^ Wood, Paul (May 23, 2018). "Trump lawyer 'paid by Ukraine' to arrange White House talks". BBC News. Archived from the original on June 2, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  7. ^ Price, Greg (April 4, 2018). "Who Is Felix Sater? Former Trump Business Associate Talking To Senate Intelligence Committee". Newsweek. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  8. ^ Apuzzo, Matt; Haberman, Maggie (August 28, 2017). "Felix Sater, Trump Associate, Boasted That Moscow Business Deal 'Will Get Donald Elected'". The New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  9. ^ Helderman, Rosalind S.; Hamburger, Tom (May 17, 2016). "Former Mafia-linked figure describes association with Trump". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  10. ^ "Trump, the Russian Lawyer and the Pop Star: President's Links to Azerbaijan Oligarch Come Under Scrutiny". Newsweek. July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  11. ^ Burgis, Tom (July 6, 2017). "Russia-born dealmaker linked to Trump assists laundering probe". Financial Times. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  12. ^ Mueller report Vol. 1 p. 71
  13. ^ Desiderio, Rew; Bertr, Natasha (June 21, 2019). "House Intel subpoenas Felix Sater after he fails to appear for testimony". Politico.
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  15. ^ Bertr, Natasha (July 9, 2019). "Felix Sater slammed by House panel as uncooperative". Politico.
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference hillspeaks was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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