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The MAGA Merch Machine: How Unlicensed Political Merchandise Enriches Foreign Factories While American Donors Get Played

April 15, 2025 Eduardo Bacci 0

A TIJ News investigation into the multibillion-dollar market for unofficial political merchandise reveals a supply chain that starts in Chinese factories, passes through anonymous dropshippers, and ends in the wallets…

International Affairs Investigations

Sanctions on Paper, Mansions in Practice: How Russian Oligarchs Moved Billions in Real Estate While the West Watched

April 8, 2025 Eduardo Bacci 0

Property transfer records, OFAC enforcement actions, and Pandora Papers analysis reveal that sanctioned Russian individuals have systematically moved real estate assets out of Western cities into new offshore havens —…

The MAGA Merch Machine: How Unlicensed Political Merchandise Enriches Foreign Factories While American Donors Get Played

Sanctions on Paper, Mansions in Practice: How Russian Oligarchs Moved Billions in Real Estate While the West Watched

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The MAGA Merch Machine: How Unlicensed Political Merchandise Enriches Foreign Factories While American Donors Get Played

Sanctions on Paper, Mansions in Practice: How Russian Oligarchs Moved Billions in Real Estate While the West Watched

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