A Mafia-connected resident was arrested for murder
In 1986, Lucchese Mafia crime family associate Robert Hopkins was arrested in one of his Trump Tower units for ordering a hit on a rival. The charge was later dismissed, but Hopkins was convicted for operating New York's biggest gambling ring out of the condo. While they were not close associates, a Village Voice article claims that Trump had personally attended the closing sale of the two apartments and watched the mobster count out the $200,000 (£179k) deposit in cash that he'd brought along in a briefcase.
In 1986, Lucchese Mafia crime family associate Robert Hopkins was arrested in one of his Trump Tower units for ordering a hit on a rival. The charge was later dismissed, but Hopkins was convicted for operating New York's biggest gambling ring out of the condo. While they were not close associates, a Village Voice article claims that Trump had personally attended the closing sale of the two apartments and watched the mobster count out the $200,000 (£179k) deposit in cash that he'd brought along in a briefcase.
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