Businessman who sold land for Kushner resort in Albania suspected of faking the deeds
Prosecutors say Artur Shehu used forged documents to sell the land, and they tied the deal to suspected laundering of drug money.
- Albanian prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for Miami-based businessman Artur Shehu on suspicion of using forged deeds and laundering drug money for a Kushner-backed resort project. Authorities have frozen approximately €110 million in a notary account linked to the transaction.
- Albania's Special Structure Against Corruption , established in 2019 with independent investigators, compiled 200-page case files dated June 12, 2026, alleging Shehu laundered South American cocaine proceeds through real estate. The agency announced arrest warrants for 20 individuals linked to the trafficking network the same day.
- Shehu's lawyer, Kujtim Cakrani, rejected the allegations, asserting his client's family owned the land for more than 100 years and lawfully sold it. "Nothing that has been alleged regarding Mr. Artur Shehu's character is true," Cakrani said.
- Opponents calling their movement the "Flamingo Revolution" claim title deeds prove they are the rightful owners of the resort land. A dozen locals presented these documents to Reuters last month, challenging the sale's validity.
- The case files make no allegations of wrongdoing against Jared Kushner, who is confirmed as an investor in the planned multi-billion-dollar resort. Albania's government continues backing the development despite ongoing legal and ownership disputes.
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