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1/ @DAZN_USA parent company Access Industries is owned by quite an interesting person, Leonard Blavatnik. lets take a closer look!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Blavatnik
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Blavatnik
2/ Blavatnik is a a Soviet-born Jewish-American businessman who emigrated from .RU to the .US in '78. Educated at Harvard, Columbia & Moscow State University.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Blavatnik
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Blavatnik
3/ In additional to @DAZN, Blavatnik's holdings include natural resources, chemicals, venture capital, media, telecommunications & real estate. He's one of 50 richest people on the planet.
https://www.accessindustries.com/industry/
https://www.accessindustries.com/industry/
4/ In 2010 Blavatnik helped Harvey Weinstein out of a bad financial situation by partnering in film production.
https://www.thewrap.com/blavatnik-tills-icon-makes-deal-weinstein-21623/
https://www.thewrap.com/blavatnik-tills-icon-makes-deal-weinstein-21623/
5/ After Harvey Weinstein was charged by New York prosecutors with "rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct for incidents involving two separate women." Blavatnik sued Weinstein for the $45m owed https://www.wsj.com/articles/weinstein-co-lender-sues-to-recover-45-million-loan-1510614244
6/ When Weinstein was unable to pay and his Weinstein Co. assets were auctioned, Blavatnik, through Access, offered a "credit bid" using Weinsteins debt as payment, which drew protests from creditors. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-30/weinstein-co-auction-pits-creditors-against-harvey-blavatnik
7/ More recently Blavatnik has come under scrutnity for a $12M donation made to the Council on Foreign Relations - one of the largest think tank institutions in the .US https://qz.com/1721240/council-of-foreign-relations-criticized-for-russia-tied-donation/
9/ Blavatniks business associates Oleg Deripaska & Viktor Vekselberg have been under US sanctions since April 2018.
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0338
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0338
10/ Viktor Vekselberg's Renova Group "is comprised of asset management companies and investment funds that own and manage assets in several sectors of the Russian economy, including energy." [US Treasury]
11/ Oleg Deripaska has also has 'a Russian diplomatic passport - represented the Russian government in other countries and investigated for money laundering' [US Treasury]
12/ Blavatnik is also a large political donor. In 2016, Access Industries ranked #65 of 19,472 in largest contributions at $7,027,668 https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000031282&cycle=2016
13/ Blavatnik also donates via indivudual contributions through himself, his wife Emily Appelson and his brother Alex. https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=Blavatnik
15/ "Trump’s campaign didn’t receive any Blavatnik cash during the 2016 campaign but he has donated large sums to the Republican National Committee’s legal fund, which has helped finance Trump’s legal defense for the Russia probe, according to the Wall Street Journal."
16/ "Professor May, who’s been tracking Blavatnik’s political donations since last year, says the billionaire’s donations and business connections to Russia deserve more scrutiny." https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/d35kgw/two-top-trump-officials-are-ex-lobbyists-for-a-billionaire-with-deep-ties-to-russian-oligarchs
17/ Latest political donation by Blavatnik goes to @SenatorRisch from Idaho, who is currently Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee @SenateForeign
https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik
https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik
18/ Worth noting McCarthy is the State Representative who Blavatnik made his largest political donation to [$200k on Sept 13 2019]
Worth noting @TheJusticeDept IG cleared the FBI Dec 9 2019
source: https://www.justice.gov/storage/120919-examination.pdf https://twitter.com/GOPLeader/status/1208818029578137602
Worth noting @TheJusticeDept IG cleared the FBI Dec 9 2019
source: https://www.justice.gov/storage/120919-examination.pdf https://twitter.com/GOPLeader/status/1208818029578137602
19/ Screenshots showing top donors to McCarthy, and the receipt for Blavatnik's $200K donation.
receipt pdf: https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?201910159163962552
other contributions: https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik
receipt pdf: https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?201910159163962552
other contributions: https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik
20/ less than 24hrs before #ElectionDay and donations this year from billionaire len blavatnik are in stark contrast from previous years
source: https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik
source: https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik
21/
revisiting this thread after the recent events at the nations capitol
@DAZNBoxing & Access Industries owner len blavatnik continued donating to kevin mccarthy, currently @GOPLeader
recent donation of $150,000 made sept 17 2020
#boxing #boxeo
revisiting this thread after the recent events at the nations capitol
@DAZNBoxing & Access Industries owner len blavatnik continued donating to kevin mccarthy, currently @GOPLeader
recent donation of $150,000 made sept 17 2020
#boxing #boxeo
22/
len blavatnik's private plane has made numerous recent trips to russia
pulkovo airport serves the city of st petersburg, with vnukovo international airport being located just outside of moscow
#N761LE #AA463E
source: https://opensky-network.org/aircraft-profile?icao24=aa463e
len blavatnik's private plane has made numerous recent trips to russia
pulkovo airport serves the city of st petersburg, with vnukovo international airport being located just outside of moscow
#N761LE #AA463E
source: https://opensky-network.org/aircraft-profile?icao24=aa463e
23/
numerous members of government are now calling for the resignation of @GOPLeader kevin mccarthy, who is the largest recipient of political donations from oligarch len blavatnik [$350,000.00]
@RepDonBeyer @AOC @justinamash
#boxing #boxeo
source: https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik
![23/ numerous members of government are now calling for the resignation of @GOPLeader kevin mccarthy, who is the largest recipient of political donations from oligarch len blavatnik [$350,000.00] @RepDonBeyer @AOC @justinamash #boxing #boxeosource: https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EraEsBZXUAAmze2.jpg "23/ numerous members of government are now calling for the resignation of @GOPLeader kevin mccarthy, who is the largest recipient of political donations from oligarch len blavatnik [$350,000.00] @RepDonBeyer @AOC @justinamash #boxing #boxeosource: https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik")
![23/ numerous members of government are now calling for the resignation of @GOPLeader kevin mccarthy, who is the largest recipient of political donations from oligarch len blavatnik [$350,000.00] @RepDonBeyer @AOC @justinamash #boxing #boxeosource: https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EraEsf2WMAAqBX2.jpg "23/ numerous members of government are now calling for the resignation of @GOPLeader kevin mccarthy, who is the largest recipient of political donations from oligarch len blavatnik [$350,000.00] @RepDonBeyer @AOC @justinamash #boxing #boxeosource: https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik")
![23/ numerous members of government are now calling for the resignation of @GOPLeader kevin mccarthy, who is the largest recipient of political donations from oligarch len blavatnik [$350,000.00] @RepDonBeyer @AOC @justinamash #boxing #boxeosource: https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EraEs7yXEAMNWON.jpg "23/ numerous members of government are now calling for the resignation of @GOPLeader kevin mccarthy, who is the largest recipient of political donations from oligarch len blavatnik [$350,000.00] @RepDonBeyer @AOC @justinamash #boxing #boxeosource: https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik")
![23/ numerous members of government are now calling for the resignation of @GOPLeader kevin mccarthy, who is the largest recipient of political donations from oligarch len blavatnik [$350,000.00] @RepDonBeyer @AOC @justinamash #boxing #boxeosource: https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EraF_0nWMAAwrlA.jpg "23/ numerous members of government are now calling for the resignation of @GOPLeader kevin mccarthy, who is the largest recipient of political donations from oligarch len blavatnik [$350,000.00] @RepDonBeyer @AOC @justinamash #boxing #boxeosource: https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik")
numerous members of government are now calling for the resignation of @GOPLeader kevin mccarthy, who is the largest recipient of political donations from oligarch len blavatnik [$350,000.00]
@RepDonBeyer @AOC @justinamash
#boxing #boxeo
source: https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=blavatnik
