The daughter of the kleptocratic ruler of Republic of Congo used millions of dollars of apparently stolen state funds to buy a luxury apartment at the Trump International Hotel & Tower in New York City, Global Witness’ new investigation reveals. Despite the risks associated with the transaction, the Trump Organization brokered and profited from the apartment deal...Global Witness’ new investigation reveals that the daughter of Congo’s President appears to have helped herself to almost 20 million dollars in public funds and laundered part of the cash through U.S. property – specifically, a luxurious Trump apartment in Manhattan worth more than 7 million dollars...What follows is the story of apartment 32G in Trump International, and how Claudia Sassou-Nguesso, daughter of Congo’s President, used apparently stolen public funds to purchase it in the summer of 2014. The tale involves a notorious Portuguese middleman, a world-renowned American law firm, a complex network of secretive companies in multiple jurisdictions, and a now-defunct bank, and raises serious questions about the role Trump Organization played in a suspected money laundering scheme...the Portuguese media became interested when Veiga’s name was linked with the apartment in the Trump International. Pereira, the journalist looking at the story in 2017, contacted Veiga for comment. Veiga was happy to claim the apartment was his..."The apartment in question is owned by a company, of which I am the shareholder. The acquisition made by this company was financed by my own means, in a business that has nothing to do with third parties, namely the family of the President of Congo" [he said]...[Refers to Asperbras, Asperbras LLC, Banco Espirito Santo, Sebrit, Voxxi, Leezu, K&L Gates LLP, Ecree].