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Resorts International

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The casino Donald Trump used to build his gambling empire started life as a mob-and-CIA money-washing operation.
Who they are

Resorts International, an Atlantic City and Bahamas casino company formed in 1968 out of the Mary Carter Paint Company[1].

What they do

The engine reads it as a casino built to launder crime-syndicate money while doubling as cover for CIA anti-communist work.

How it works

It grew out of a chain running from mob financier Meyer Lansky through front man Alvin Malnik to Paradise Island and James Crosby; Crosby's partner Wallace Groves, a convicted stock swindler, shows up in CIA files (#473 865, #591 722) as an 'advisor or possible officer' with the agency's cover and commercial staff interested. Trump bought 72.3% control in July 1987 for $78.9 million (585,067 shares from Crosby's estate); in a fight with Merv Griffin, Griffin took the parent company ($365M) and Trump kept the Taj Mahal ($273M), which was later fined $10 million for deliberately breaking bank-secrecy rules.

Why it matters

It shows how a single company can serve two hidden masters at once, and how that dirty plumbing fed directly into a famous American fortune.

The engine's record — word for word
CIA casino laundering network. Lansky→Alvin Malnik (front)→Paradise Island→Huntington Hartford→James Crosby/Mary Carter Paint→Resorts International (1968). Wallace Groves (convicted stock swindler) partnered with Crosby. Project WUMUTUAL: CIA file #473 865 = Groves as "advisor or possible officer" (1966-1972); CIA OS file #591 722 = direct Cover and Commercial Staff interest. Dual-purpose: syndicate laundering + CIA anti-communist ops. Trump acquired 72.3% control July 1987 ($78.9M, 585,067 shares, Crosby estate). Griffin battle: Griffin took parent ($365M), Trump took Taj Mahal ($273M). Fined $10M for willful BSA violations.
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