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Still, the architect's importance is clear
Christina Wilkie tries to learn more about architect John Fotiadis (reportedly Trump’s favorite architect). Yet, within hours of being contacted, John Fotiadis (Archinect firm profile) closed down his 10 yr old architecture firm, deleted his portfolio and left Twitter.
Meet the New York architect who was a key figure in Trump's deals and connections in Eastern Europe
By the end of the week, all the content from Fotiadis' professional website, including his portfolio, had been removed, leaving only a note saying he planned to join a New Jersey-based engineering company.
Gone was Fotiadis' impressive portfolio of 30 projects (some of which are pictured below), including villas, schools and office buildings he has designed for clients around the world. Also gone was any reference to the two overseas branches of JFA that he had opened — in Tbilisi and Kiev, Ukraine.
Many of the jobs were for confidential clients. But three clients stood out.
One was the Trump Organization. Another was the richest man in Ukraine, billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, who built a metals and mining empire in the chaotic decade following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Today, Akhmetov is best known to Americans as the Ukrainian oligarch who first hired former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort in 2005 to come and work for him in Ukraine. For the next 10 years, Manafort would serve as the top consultant to Akhmetov's pro-Russia political party. Manafort is currently awaiting trial on federal money laundering and tax evasion charges stemming from his work in Ukraine.
Fotiadis' third major client was the Silk Road Group, a Tbilisi-based private investment company led by CEO George Ramishvili. Silk Road Group licensed the Trump brand in 2011 for several properties in Georgia for which Fotiadis designed the plans. So far, none has been built.
Some of his many projects:
The work of a NY architect reveals a lot about the world where Trump and Manafort built ties to oligarchs
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Something spooked this guy.
The guy is in hiding. He closed down everything. Ended his accounts and took off.
Who shuts down a highly successful business he has been building up for over a decade and runs like hell?
Worse for him, for him to go off running like that, who is after him?
Don't worry, Mueller is looking into it.
Christina Wilkie tries to learn more about architect John Fotiadis (reportedly Trump’s favorite architect). Yet, within hours of being contacted, John Fotiadis (Archinect firm profile) closed down his 10 yr old architecture firm, deleted his portfolio and left Twitter.
Meet the New York architect who was a key figure in Trump's deals and connections in Eastern Europe
By the end of the week, all the content from Fotiadis' professional website, including his portfolio, had been removed, leaving only a note saying he planned to join a New Jersey-based engineering company.
Gone was Fotiadis' impressive portfolio of 30 projects (some of which are pictured below), including villas, schools and office buildings he has designed for clients around the world. Also gone was any reference to the two overseas branches of JFA that he had opened — in Tbilisi and Kiev, Ukraine.
Many of the jobs were for confidential clients. But three clients stood out.
One was the Trump Organization. Another was the richest man in Ukraine, billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, who built a metals and mining empire in the chaotic decade following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Today, Akhmetov is best known to Americans as the Ukrainian oligarch who first hired former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort in 2005 to come and work for him in Ukraine. For the next 10 years, Manafort would serve as the top consultant to Akhmetov's pro-Russia political party. Manafort is currently awaiting trial on federal money laundering and tax evasion charges stemming from his work in Ukraine.
Fotiadis' third major client was the Silk Road Group, a Tbilisi-based private investment company led by CEO George Ramishvili. Silk Road Group licensed the Trump brand in 2011 for several properties in Georgia for which Fotiadis designed the plans. So far, none has been built.
Some of his many projects:
The work of a NY architect reveals a lot about the world where Trump and Manafort built ties to oligarchs
-------------------
Something spooked this guy.
The guy is in hiding. He closed down everything. Ended his accounts and took off.
Who shuts down a highly successful business he has been building up for over a decade and runs like hell?
Worse for him, for him to go off running like that, who is after him?
Don't worry, Mueller is looking into it.
