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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Email forwarding a news article
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Summary
This document is an email dated April 27, 2018, from Richard Kahn to an email address associated with Jeffrey Epstein (jeevacation@gmail.com). The email forwards a Bloomberg article that analyzes the precarious financial situation of Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former attorney, suggesting his mounting debts from a failing taxi business could pressure him to cooperate with a federal investigation. The article details Cohen's loans, business relationships, and a payment he arranged for RNC official Elliott Broidy, painting a picture of financial distress.
People (9)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Richard Kahn | Sender |
Sent an email to Jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com] with a Bloomberg article about Michael Cohen.
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| jeffrey E. | Recipient |
Recipient of the email from Richard Kahn. The email address is jeevacation@gmail.com, widely reported to be Jeffrey E...
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| Michael Cohen | Attorney and fixer for Donald Trump |
Subject of the forwarded article. His financial difficulties, particularly with his taxi medallion business, are anal...
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| Donald Trump | President |
Mentioned as Michael Cohen's client.
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| Laura | Wife of Michael Cohen |
Co-owner of the taxi medallion business with her husband, Michael Cohen.
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| Shahien Nasiripour | Journalist |
Co-author of the forwarded Bloomberg article.
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| Caleb Melby | Journalist |
Co-author of the forwarded Bloomberg article.
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| Elliott Broidy | Republican National Committee official |
Michael Cohen negotiated a $1.6 million payment on his behalf to a former Playboy model.
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| former Playboy model | Payee |
Received a $1.6 million payment negotiated by Michael Cohen on behalf of Elliott Broidy.
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Organizations (9)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Bloomberg |
Publisher of the article forwarded in the email.
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| Uber |
Mentioned as a cause for the decline in taxi medallion value.
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| Lyft |
Mentioned as a cause for the decline in taxi medallion value.
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| Sterling National Bank |
The lender for the Cohens' taxi medallion business.
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| Squire Patton Boggs |
A law firm that ended its "strategic alliance" with Michael Cohen.
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| Essential Consultants LLC |
A company affiliated with Michael Cohen that received a $250,000 payment.
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| Republican National Committee |
Organization where Elliott Broidy was an official.
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| Wall Street Journal |
Cited as the source for the report on the payment negotiated by Cohen for Broidy.
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| HOUSE_OVERSIGHT |
Document production stamp, likely indicating the document is from the House Oversight Committee files.
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Timeline (4 events)
April 24, 2018
Sterling National Bank agreed to new loans for the Cohens' companies and for Cohen personally.
Michael Cohen
Sterling National Bank
November 2017
The Cohens' bank stated in a public filing that loans to taxi borrowers were at high risk of default.
Sterling National Bank
after April 2018 raid
The law firm Squire Patton Boggs ended its "strategic alliance" with Cohen.
approx. April 13-27, 2018
Federal agents seized the files of Michael Cohen.
Michael Cohen's offices
Michael Cohen
federal agents
Locations (3)
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Location of real estate owned by Michael Cohen.
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Location of the 32 taxi licenses (medallions) owned by the Cohens.
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Montebello, New York
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Location of Sterling National Bank, the Cohens' lender.
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Relationships (6)
Kahn sent an email to jeffrey E. on 4/27/2018.
The article describes Cohen as "President Donald Trump's personal attorney and fixer".
The article states he and his wife, Laura, co-owned 32 taxi medallions.
The firm ended its "strategic alliance" with Cohen.
The Cohens took out at least 16 loans from the bank for their taxi business.
Cohen negotiated a payment on behalf of Broidy.
Key Quotes (4)
"shockingly it appears he has some money in real estate deals..."Source
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"Will Cohen cooperate with investigators?"Source
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"The law firm Squire Patton Boggs said it ended its "strategic alliance" with Cohen after law enforcement raided his offices..."Source
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Quote #3
"Essential Consultants LLC, a company affiliated with Cohen, was paid $250,000 after he negotiated a $1.6 million payment to a former Playboy model on behalf of Republican National Committee official Elliott Broidy..."Source
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Quote #4
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