Miami developer under fire in Kushner’s Albania resort debacle
A Miami Beach developer is facing international scrutiny as organized crime officials investigate disputed land deals tied to the assemblage for Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s planned $1.4 billion luxury resort in Albania. Artur Shehu, who is Albanian, owns multimillion-dollar waterfront homes on Miami Beach’s coveted Flamingo Drive and in North Bay Village and operates a Florida-based real estate business. Investigators believe Shehu directed one of Albania’s largest private land assemblages while living in South Florida, the Miami New Times reported. The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project said Shehu purchased property from villagers who argued the land had long […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.
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