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Elizabeth Graham Mar 8

Russian organized crime in the U.S. started in the mid-1970s. This development was partly attributable to diplomatic efforts by the Nixon administration, which encouraged the Soviet Union to moderate its position on immigration as a demonstration of goodwill. Consequently, around 200,000 Russian-Jewish refugees immigrated to the United States during this period. Analysts say the KGB released hardened Russian criminals from prison in a manner similar to Fidel Castro in the 1980s. While “Russian organized crime” typically denotes groups originating from Russia, the term also encompasses criminal organizations from the Baltic Republics, Georgia, Chechnya, Azerbaijan, and other regions of Eastern Europe. (NCJRS)

Many of them were settled in or near Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach. The “Odessa Mafia,” active in the U.S. from 1975, was known for fraud, extortion, and drug trafficking. These groups often targeted other immigrants and allied with existing crime syndicates – like Italians or those from Mexico. By the early 1980s, the Odessa Mafia had moved into Los Angeles and San Francisco, with Las Vegas following shortly thereafter. Their activities included extortion, drug trafficking, money laundering, arson/bombings, counterfeiting, fuel tax fraud, prostitution, credit card crime, auto theft, and Medicare and Medicaid fraud schemes. (Ibid, NCJRS)

“The Russians have also shown a propensity for violence almost unequaled in the United States. This brutality and savagery come from centuries of desperation and life in Russia and the Soviet Union with leaders as far back as the Peter, the first Tsar who lived from June 1572 to February 1725, to Vladimir Putin who has a penchant for extreme brutality. If you talk to victims of the Russian war in Chechnya or the citizens of Ukraine you will hear stories of torture, kidnappings, mass graves, and sexual violence. I once learned of a local translator who was abducted and her arm used to extinguish cigarettes. She was then sexually assaulted and killed.

“The roots of Russian military brutality run deep. During World War II, the Red Army earned a reputation for its harsh treatment of both enemies and civilians. As Soviet soldiers advanced through Eastern Europe, they left a trail of destruction, including widespread rape and looting. Stalin once infamously suggested that rape was a reward for Soviet soldiers liberating Eastern Europe from the Nazis. In cities from Berlin to Budapest hundreds of thousands of women were brutally abused and those who resisted were shot.” (CEPA, “Why Are Russian Troops So Bestial?”, March 18, 2025, written by Julius Strauss).

I spent twenty years in the USSR and Russia. I witnessed the fall of communism, the rise of a fledging democracy, and then the clandestine take-over by the KGB/FSB -based Vladimir Putin’s government – the same form of government utilized by Stalin. I was a woman who headed up three-multimillion-dollar US nonprofit organizations, working in a country where women were disrespected and dismissed. I thrived because I adapted, becoming bi-cultural and using my gender strategically. My main advantages were being American and fluent in Russian.

The Moscow Business Guide wrote a warning for all foreigners who wished to work in Russia: “The most fundamental concepts that have guided your judgement for a lifetime are not even known, much less understood here.”

Russian criminal bosses in the U.S. have in the past brought in assassination brigades from Russia for contract killings, especially those whose expertise is poisons. Members of Russian organized crime have no fear of American law enforcement or the prison systems.” (Ibid) In fact, many Russians call our prison system ‘nothing more than a paid vacation’.

Craig Unger, an award-winning author, has researched and presented evidence about Donald Trump’s ties to Russian organized crime and to Vladimir Putin. House of Trump, House of Putin provides a thorough examination of the longstanding connections between Trump, Putin, and the Russian Mafia, which contributed to Trump’s presidential victory. This book’s research and narrative is presented in a detailed and factual manner, giving the American public and government the who, when, what, where and why of critical, convincing, and provable information.

The peak of Vladimir Putin’s efforts to weaken Western democracy, was a campaign that involved Trump through financial support from Russian oligarchs after his Atlantic City casino failures. This book argues that the Cold War evolved rather than ended in 1991, with Trump’s properties serving as a legal channel for Soviet money to exit Russia. Unger traced this money, as did the Wall Street Journal and several other investigative journals, only Unger provides the detailed FACTS.

Unger also interviewed Oleg Kalugin, a Russian who was the senior manager of KGB operations in the U.S. for decades. He said “during his tenure, there were about 300 Russian assets in the U.S. He confirmed that Donald Trump was one of them.” (Ibid, Unger)

My daughter Lize worked at the Beverly Hills casino and nightclub in Moscow as their bookkeeper. The ‘Beverly’ was known for underage prostitution. She knew who paid for what services, and yes, Trump visited several times. Just like every single hotel room in Russia has cameras in the rooms where foreigners stay, so did the ‘Beverly.’

“Without Trump, Russia would have lacked a key component in its attempts to return to imperial greatness. Without Russia, Trump would not be president,” and would have declared a seventh bankruptcy, and would be serving time in prison for his convicted crimes. (Unger, House of Trump, House of Putin) From the January 6th insurrection to the war in Iran, government actions have led to significant setbacks and failures. The Robert Mueller Report, the January 6^th Committee Report, and the Jack Smith Investigation have ALL tied Trump to Russia. These are independent investigations of Trump and Russia, not a Democratic initiative.

Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, and within months his first wife mysteriously died. The public was first told she fell down her steps, then she hit her head, and finally the Trump family said she had abdominal injuries.

Jessica Aber, age 43, suddenly died in 2025. Her family said her death was natural. She was the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and investigated Russians in the U.S. accused of conspiracy and fraud.

Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped in February 2026. “In 2020, Savannah Guthrie moderated a nationally televised NBC town hall with Trump. Guthrie pressed him directly on his refusal to clearly disavow extremist groups and conspiracy movements, including QAnon. The exchange was tense, but it was not extraordinary. It was journalism. Trump did not treat it that way. In the days that followed, he publicly attacked Guthrie, calling her a “crazed lunatic” and accusing her of being hostile and unfair. (Joyce Strong Substack) Mr. Trump is vindictive, and Reuters has identified at least 470 instances where retribution was directed at individuals or organizations. Reports from 2025 and early 2026 indicate Donald Trump’s second presidency focuses on a retribution agenda targeting political adversaries, critics, media, and reporters who have opposed him. The Guthrie ransom note demanded $6 million dollars in Bitcoins – very unusual for a kidnapper. There have been over 200,000 kidnappings in the U.S. and no previous perpetrator has requested payment in bitcoins. This fact may tie this crime to Mr. Trump. Trump promised a crypto revolution, but now the bitcoin industry is crashing. His ties to Russian Organized Crime (ROC) in the U.S. adds to this mysterious disappearance.

And Trump’s 15-year close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein cannot be ignored. Pam Bondi has repeatedly claimed that all documents were released, though some may have been withheld. These documents include approximately 50 pages of FBI interviews and notes concerning Mr. Trump. In the end, Bondi appears to be covering up for Trump – a man who was legally labeled a “sexual predator” in the Carroll Case conviction. According to documents from the U.S. Justice Department released in early 2026, there are newly discovered details indicating significant connections between Jeffrey Epstein and Russia. These revelations have led to an investigation into possible links with Russian intelligence. Although there is no definitive proof that Epstein acted as a spy, the records indicate he built relationships with Russian officials, tried to arrange a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, and oversaw a network involved in bringing young women from the region. Maxwell may know the truth.

In the January 6^th Committee Meeting, Cassidy Hutchinson, a White House Aid said, “Trump said he is terrified of being poisoned.” This statement is not only about fear, but a statement of guilt. He knows that the Russian Poison Factory in Moscow, which has operated continuously since 1921, uses unidentifiable poisons to kill Putin’s enemies.

Trump’s damage and destruction of the United States, our government, and our democracy are extensive – but then he is paid well for these tasks. Evidence and proof from several sources show Trump is a Russian asset working on behalf of the Russian government. What he gets in return is his life, the lives of his immediate family, and enough income from Russian sources to support his lavish lifestyle.

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Elizabeth Graham Dec 18

One Christmas many, many years ago in a land far away from the Denver home that I loved, my oldest daughter decided to come to Russia as a “surprise present” for me for the holidays. Since my youngest daughter told me of Lize’s arrival, I did everything in my power to act surprised and internally grateful – which was not difficult. It was a joy to see her, to keep her close, and to spend time together during the holiday period. I didn’t know at the time that Lize had already chosen to divorce her husband of one year and remain in Russia.

Besides her loving presence, she brought me a copy of Robert Fulgrum’s book called All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. He was a genius with words. In his preface, he wrote:

Finally, I should tell you that I have an official Storyteller’s License. A friend made it up and taped it to the wall above my desk. This license gives me permission to use my imagination in rearranging my experience to improve a story, so long as it serves some notion of truth. It also contains the Storyteller’s creed:

· I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge.

· That dreams are more powerful than facts.

· That hope always triumphs over experience.

· That laughter is the only cure for grief.

· And I believe that love is stronger than death.

I have tried very hard to not write anything that would cause my license to be revoked. – Robert Fulgrum

This edition of Fulgrum’s book was published in 1988 by Ballalntine Books. The same year that I began to travel to the Soviet Union.

Even after dedicating eight years to learning Russian, and two years or more living with a Russian woman every other month, arriving in the immense city of Moscow left me feeling childlike and inexperienced – so much to learn.

Somewhere along this path, the one thing that I lost was my sense of humor. My father enjoyed making people laugh, and I inherited that trait. Smiling and laughing were part of my daily routine until I arrived in Moscow. Jokes that were amusing in the US made little sense here, and the same was true in reverse—and in Moscow, everything feels incredibly serious. The obvious reason was that life in Moscow was so much more difficult than in the up-scale neighborhood where I lived in Denver.

Under Communism, people struggled, incomes were amazingly low, good food was scarce – especially meat, and I could no longer hop in the car, drive to the local supermarket, and buy whatever I wanted. To substitute for the doleful living conditions, people were dedicated to communism – just as much as Americans were committed to democracy. – perhaps more. It was like a religion and a belief that was holistic and all-embracing. Cities were safe, and any street crime was swiftly punished by prison time. People meticulously dressed and boots were daily polished before going outside again in the dirty Moscow snow. I was one of the few Americans to experience this lifestyle directly, spending two years living with a Russian Communist whose daily life I came to know well and respect.

Russian lifestyles included strong family ties including grandparents, hospitality, a sense of community, deep respect for elders, and frequent social gatherings – often at a countryside dacha. At such events, we always removed our shoes at home, ate homemade jams and pickles, sensed pride in patriotism, shared a blend of ancient customs, and laughed. It took me several years to fully grasp Russian humor – which often made fun of the dire living conditions. Russian humor gains much of its wit from the inflection of the Russian language.” (Wikipedia) While I was taught the “Russian words”, the inflection is not learned unless you live there. For instance, “going left”- with the right intention means “doing something illegal or off-track.”

With the fall of Communism, chaos resulted. People were without income to buy food and the essentials of life. Free healthcare switched to “pay for services.” And crime blanketed every street corner.

One friend was the Soviet Deputy Director of Finance. He lost his prestigious job and salary. About 18 months later, he was involved with a fraudulent newly formed Moscow bank and wanted to use my passport to transfer money from a New York bank to Moscow.

Boris Yeltsin (1931–2007) is recognized as a significant political leader whose legacy reflects both his failed leadership and the endless challenges he faced, including his documented issues with alcoholism. For nearly ten years, the Russian government and the Russian society fell apart. Factories stopped working, unemployment was rampant, traditional Russian and cultural lifestyles changed, and a wave of liberal democratic movements resulted in the collapse of communism.

By 1991, Mr. Putin had returned from his KGB “spy” job in Germany. His first political position was as the Vice Mayor of the city of St. Petersburg – a city then known as the most corrupt in all of Russia. At the request of Yeltsin, Putin played a key role in establishing the new FSB as a successor agency to the KGB, which was internationally recognized for its covert operations. He ciphered millions of western dollars into Russian bank accounts and gained control of the chaotic Russian government. He stabilized Russia but also reverted it to a state reminiscent of Stalin’s era, marked by espionage and fear.

Russian spies, known as “illegals,” operate deep undercover using false identities to infiltrate societies, gather intelligence, and influence policy, often posing as ordinary citizens with jobs, families, and blending into communities for years, as seen in the 2010 FBI bust of deep-cover agents like Anna Chapman, highlighting methods from diplomatic cover to recruiting within target nations and recent use of countries like Mexico for operations against the U.S. There are two types of Russian spies: the “Illegals” operate under deep cover, while the “legals” have official cover making them harder to expel.

Putin blames the US for the collapse of the Soviet Union and communism and has targeted our country for destruction. Russian operatives commonly recruit local individuals for their activities. Mr. Oleg Kalugin, a retired senior director of the KGB “illegals” in the US for decades, has confirmed that during his timeframe, the Russians had over 300 assets in the U.S. – including Donald Trump. (Interview with Criag Unger, the bestselling NYT’s author of books on Russia and Trump)

I possess extensive firsthand knowledge of the recruitment process, gained through many years of direct experience. Mr. Trump was treated like royalty, was loaned money, was provided Russian (KGB) prostitutes, and was lured and trapped. Today, the majority of Trump’s income comes from Russian sources.

Reflecting on the fall of communism, Putin’s rise, and Russian hardships reveals a comparison that would alarm any American. For the past ten years since Trump rose to national attention, he has been hard at work juggling his American image against his Russian burden – the relationship which pays his bills.

Donald Trump has destroyed America – from the closure of USAID and massive deaths in Africa, to the unsubstantiated bombing of boats in the Caribbean which is murder, to the measles outbreak due to Mr. Kennedy’s obsession with cutting vaccines, to the rising unemployment rate in the US, to his ridiculous and farcical tariffs which impose large import duties on American manufactures and retail stores, - in which you and I pay at the stores, to the government closure that cost Americans an estimated $54 billion, to the demolition of the White House East Wing estimated to cost $400 million to rebuild, and to his Big Bill which eliminates health care for millions of Americans and reduces funding to rural hospitals – impacting the lives of farmers who feed America and who lost billions of dollars in federal contracts to grow crops to feed the world’s poor when USAID closed.

The facts are clear. The collapse of communism in Russia and the decline of democracy in the United States share indistinguishable similarities.

How Donald Trump Destroyed The US: Visit https://democrazy2020.org and watch the video.

Trump's Potential Death Toll has now Surpased Adolph Hitler. Elizabeth Graham Oct 25 Human morality and kindness toward others, was taught to me by my father. He was military intelligence during WWII, and CIA for the rest of his life. I followed in his footsteps thinking that the work I performed with the CIA was to preserve and protect our freedoms. During my twenty years abroad in Russia, Central Asia, and Ukraine this sense of morality, honesty, and justice was the guiding light for all that I did. As a consultant, I worked in Rwanda, Afghanistan, Peru, and other nations. In Rwanda, Afghanistan, and also throughout Russia, I witnessed and absorbed the atrocities of mankind. The full horror of racism in Rwanda violently killed about 800,000 people in three short months. This chilling tribal war pitted Tutsis against Hutus. The lessons shared were personal - about the extremes of hatred and humanitarian crisis – and racial strife. As I danced with a large group of laughing young orphans in a large thatched-roof hut on the dirt floor, I was sobbing. I wanted to share their joy while dancing to the rhythm of their ankle bells, their songs, and their other hand-made musical instruments. Instead, all I could see were the children’s scars of their war – some were missing a hand, an arm, an ear, an eye while others bore signs of brutality such as machete scars on their backs, stomachs, or even heads. I quietly compared these experiences to my own country – where I thought such hatred, brutality, and internal war would never happen. Yet in 2025, I have allowed myself to feel hatred toward a man with no soul. His lies about “making American great” have hit the brick wall of reality. He is mindlessly destroying our country – our belief in humanity, justice, and goodness – as he lies his way through his daily routine of criminality and destruction – with little to no roadblocks. He is comparable to the bulldozer that just destroyed the East Wing of the White House in 3 days. The capacity of man to hate and to kill each other for no reason, is not something I grew up with or even imagined. My childhood had been sheltered from the big city crime, racial strife, and brutality experienced by others in our country. I lived with the fantasy of “America the Great”, and this message was repeated by our presidents, our leaders, and my father. Today, the United States is the opposite of that dream. Our leader is killing Blacks and Browns in large numbers. His unprovoked and unsubstantiated war on drugs in the Caribbean has murdered innocent fishermen – thirty humans blown apart in about two weeks. His masked men have arrested immigrants, shipping them to uninhabitable concentration camps just like Hitler did with Jews across Europe. NPR “estimated that 14 million lives could be lost due to Trump aid cuts in Africa.” This number is more than twice the number of Jews slaughtered by Hitler. The magnitude of this reality is a moratorium on the man who believes he is the President of the United States. HE IS NOT my president, and I believe there are millions of Americans who feel the same way. Yet, besides Trump, there is another population living in this country that I don’t recognize or understand. They are mostly Trump followers Here is an example: The caption of this New York Post article on 10/25/2025 reads: “A Texas man is behind bars after he allegedly shot his neighbor last week because he thought her horse was getting “too fat.” There is no rhythm or reason to this crime – and the same is true of Donald Trump.