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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.

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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