Spa got $40M Ebola contracts after Trump Jr. fund rescue
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“A spa and waxing company valued at $3 million won federal Ebola screening contracts worth nearly $40 million after a fund linked to Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump rescued it from near bankruptcy.”
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The company, valued at about $3 million before receiving a cash infusion from a fund linked to Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, secured federal contracts totaling nearly $40 million for Ebola and other disease screening. The contracts were awarded after the Trump‑linked investment rescued the near‑bankrupt spa and waxing business.
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- Office of Public Affairs | Medical Spa Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Crimes | United States Department of Justice
Carrado pleaded guilty to one count of willful failure to account for and pay over trust fund taxes. He is scheduled to be sentenced on December 11, 2026, and faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S.
- Qualified business income deduction | Internal Revenue Service
The qualified business income (QBI) deduction allows you to deduct up to 20 percent of your QBI. Learn more.
- The skincare scheme that led to consumer complaints and a federal investigation : Consider This from NPR : NPR
MONIKA EVSTATIEVA, BYLINE: In New Mexico, complaints about a store called Santa Fe Spa Center by Voupre came across the desk of the state's attorney general, Raul Torrez. RAUL TORREZ: What got our attention is the fact that most of the consumers ...
- The skincare scheme that led to lawsuits and a federal investigation : NPR
NPR investigations spent more than a year uncovering the company behind a skincare scheme that led to consumer complaints, lawsuits and a federal investigation.
- The skincare scheme that led to consumer complaints, lawsuits and a federal investigation | KPBS Public Media
In a 2013 operation code-named "Salty Winds," a task force of federal agents surveilled stores and apartments leased to Israeli national Shai Cohen in the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia region. Cohen had kiosks selling Vine Vera and Orogold Cosmetics, brands owned by the Weingartens and Odeds, as well as locations selling Premier Dead Sea and its affiliates. Cohen's enterprise employed an estimated 60 unauthorized workers and brought in nearly $4 million between 2011 and 2013, according to federal records.
- Firm Linked to Trump’s Sons Got Nearly $40 Million in Federal Contracts to Screen for Ebola and Other Diseases
Its valuation before the cash infusion was just $3 million.
- The skincare scheme that led to consumer complaints, lawsuits and a federal investigation
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in April. In 2024, Torrez filed a lawsuit against the store Santa Fe Spa Center by Voupre, alleging violations of New Mexico's Unfair ...
- The skincare scheme that led to consumer complaints, lawsuits and a federal investigation
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in April. In 2024, Torrez filed a lawsuit against the store Santa Fe Spa Center by Voupre, alleging violations of New Mexico's Unfair ...
- The skincare scheme that led to consumer complaints, lawsuits and a federal investigation
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in April. In 2024, Torrez filed a lawsuit against the store Santa Fe Spa Center by Voupre, alleging violations of New Mexico's Unfair ...
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