Hacked Phone Data Reveals Millions in Offshore Transfers Linked to Jared Kushner
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Dutch intelligence reportedly monitored bank accounts and transfers involving the former senior adviser and Gulf leadership.
Screenshots from a hacked iPhone belonging to former senior adviser Jared Kushner revealed the movement of hundreds of millions of dollars through offshore accounts, as Vanity Fair first reported.
In an excerpt from "Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed's Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East" by Matthew Cole, it is detailed how the Netherlands Defense Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) exploited a security vulnerability to gain access to Kushner's iPhone X. The MIVD monitored Kushner's screen as he accessed a Dubai-based bank account that had received hundreds of millions of dollars from a bank in Azerbaijan, which the agency assessed was affiliated with the Azerbaijani government.
Vanity Fair reports that Kushner used the Dubai account to transfer significant sums to various individuals, including a mercenary, a warlord, and a former hit man.
Further reporting indicates that UAE ruler Mohamed bin Zayed (MBZ) and Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) initially discussed a foreign policy slush fund totaling more than $10 billion. While that broader plan collapsed, MBZ and MBS reportedly contributed at least $2 billion into at least two bank accounts for Kushner, with MBZ eventually contributing alone. The reporting notes that Kushner's family business, Kushner Companies, was facing a billion-dollar loan deadline for its 666 Fifth Avenue property in Manhattan during this period.