Thread by @WendySiegelman, Before diverting $250+ mil from CDC for COVID-19 pr blitz, HHS spokesman [...]

Before diverting $250+ mil from CDC for COVID-19 pr blitz, HHS spokesman & ex Kremlin advisor Michael Caputo used FDA funds for $15 mil contract for Atlas Research that recommended subcontractor DD&T, run by Caputo business partner Den Tolmor, by @ddiamond https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/25/trump-hhs-ads-coronavirus-421957">https://www.politico.com/news/2020...

‘It’s like every red flag’: Trump-ordered HHS ad blitz raises alarms

Staffed in part by associates of a longtime GOP operative, the ad campaign includes CeCe Winans, Dennis Quaid and others pushing an optimistic line about coronavirus.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/25/trump-hhs-ads-coronavirus-421957

The newly reported $15 million contract was awarded to Atlas Research Aug 26

Caputo pitched DD&T Group as subcontractor

The HHS official who took over project when Caputo went on leave didn& #39;t realize Den Tolmor and Caputo were business partners https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/25/trump-hhs-ads-coronavirus-421957">https://www.politico.com/news/2020...

‘It’s like every red flag’: Trump-ordered HHS ad blitz raises alarms

Staffed in part by associates of a longtime GOP operative, the ad campaign includes CeCe Winans, Dennis Quaid and others pushing an optimistic line about coronavirus.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/25/trump-hhs-ads-coronavirus-421957

2018 press release said http://Bond.pm"> http://Bond.pm to Launch Crowdinvesting Campaign & release alpha version of Internet film and video platform - founder Den Tolmor, chief marketing officer Caputo

Tolmor was also client of Caputo & paid him $5K for pr work
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180607006236/en/Bond.pm-to-Launch-Crowdinvesting-Campaign-June-25th">https://www.businesswire.com/news/home...

2018 press release said http://Bond.pm to Launch Crowdinvesting Campaign & release alpha version of Internet film and video platform - founder Den Tolmor, chief marketing officer CaputoTolmor was also client of Caputo & paid him $5K for pr work https://www.businesswire.com/news/home...

Bond founded by Den Tolmor w/Michael Caputo as chief marketing officer lists Marc Vayn as advisor HT @StacyJannis

Marc Vayn& #39;s company ATN makes night vision devices, his parents pleaded guilty in 2018 to exporting military equipment to Russia used by FSB
https://cryptototem.com/bond-bfp-ico/ ">https://cryptototem.com/bond-bfp-...

Article by @zachsdorfman on Naum & Irina Morgovsky who pled guilty in 2018 to breaking US laws on exporting military equipment to Russia

Son Marc Morgovsky changed name to Marc Vayn was listed as advisor to company HHS spokesman Caputo worked for in 2018 https://twitter.com/StacyJannis/status/1309876828761477120?s=20">https://twitter.com/StacyJann...

https://twitter.com/StacyJannis/status/1309876828761477120?s=20

Den Tolmor - making videos as part of $15 million HHS contract pushed by Michael Caputo - had Marc Vayn as an advisor in 2018, the year Vayn& #39;s parents pled guilty to exporting military equip to Russia

Tolmor is director of company Happy Elf with Lana Vayn
https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_fl/P19000092047">https://opencorporates.com/companies...

Another person listed in 2018 as advisor to Bond - co-founded by Den Tolmor, listed Michael Caputo chief marketing officer - was Arkady Sandler

Per 2019 SEC filing, Arkady Sandler is senior exec of Russia& #39;s largest mobile network Mobile TeleSystems (MTS)

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1115837/000110465919042450/a19-16319_16k.htm">https://www.sec.gov/Archives/...

More on DD&T Group LLC, company Michael Caputo pushed as a subcontractor for $15 million contract

DD&T Group is vice president for DSS Trading Group
https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_fl/L19000284133

DSS">https://opencorporates.com/companies... officer Sergey Petrushin is President of Michael Caputo Public Relations

https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_fl/P03000114068">https://opencorporates.com/companies...

Another officer of DSS Trading, which links to Michael Caputo & Den Tolmor is Makemore Assets & Trading Inc. - a company incorporated in FL that lists Stanislav Vasilchikov as president
https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_fl/P19000075640

Vasilchikov">https://opencorporates.com/companies... links to Stasco Holdings in ICIJ
https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/nodes/232694 ">https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/nodes/232...

Den Tolmor set up a new company in FL on August 26, 2020 - President Next Door LLC with Joel Giambra (a former Erie County NY politician and now COO of Liberty Cab)

https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_fl/L20000280261">https://opencorporates.com/companies...

This article describes Sept 2019 meeting attended by Joel Gambria, Michael Caputo, John Zagame with Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed the president of Somalia

Mohamed previously worked for Gambria and had worked with Caputo on Erie County NY Republican Committee https://twitter.com/StacyJannis/status/1309918544272949255?s=20">https://twitter.com/StacyJann...

https://twitter.com/StacyJannis/status/1309918544272949255?s=20

Good catch by @MsMariaT - Aug 26, 2020 the day $15 million contract was awarded to Atlas (and Caputo pitched they subcontract to DD&T led by his box partner Den Tolmor) was same day Tolmor set up President Next Door with Caputo associate Joel Giambra https://twitter.com/msmariat/status/1309965195544936448?s=21">https://twitter.com/msmariat/...

https://twitter.com/msmariat/status/1309965195544936448?s=21

whoops, typo & #39;biz& #39; partner not box partner

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