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Bombshell Letter Revealed in Jared and Ivanka’s Resort Saga
thedailybeast.com • • world
Key Points:
- Villagers from Zvërnec, Albania, wrote to Jared Kushner’s firm nearly two years ago warning them against developing a $1.4 billion luxury resort on land claimed to be stolen and involved in long-standing legal disputes.
- Despite these warnings, Kushner’s group completed a deal with Artur Shehu, a suspected gangster accused of forging land deeds, money laundering, and drug trafficking, while asserting they were unaware of any disputes.
- Protests have erupted against the resort development after security guards were filmed assaulting a villager, and environmental groups have criticized the project for threatening the island’s natural landscape, especially after Albanian Parliament amended laws to allow construction in protected areas.
- The controversy has drawn international attention, including from Albanian pop star Dua Lipa, who criticized the government’s lack of public consultation on environmental protections and praised the local community’s activism.
- Ivanka Trump publicly expressed enthusiasm for transforming the island with “restraint,” which has further fueled backlash amid concerns over transparency and the project’s impact on the environment and local residents.
