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struggle4progress

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Fri Jun 19, 2026, 02:46 AM Yesterday

Owner of Greenwater Services Pleaded Guilty to Bribing Congressman [View all]

Michael Luciano
Jun 19th, 2026, 12:07 am

The head of the company that owns the firm responsible for part of the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool pleaded guilty to bribing a congressman, The New York Times reported on Thursday night ...

As part of the renovation, Trump awarded a $1,7 million no-bid contract to an Ohio company to install a water purification system. The name of the company is – and this is true – Greenwater Services.

The Times reported that the company is owned by the J.J. Cafaro Trust, helmed by John J. Cafaro, a Trump donor and one of the president’s Mar-a-Lago neighbors. His water purification company lists Cafaro’s mansion in Palm Beach as its address in Florida corporate records ...

Mr. Cafaro’s family business was in developing shopping centers, but he branched into other industries, including aerospace. He pleaded guilty in 2001 to conspiracy to bribe Representative James A. Traficant Jr ...

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump/owner-of-company-responsible-for-part-of-trumps-reflecting-pool-renovation-pleaded-guilty-to-bribing-congressman/

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