The FBI has launched an investigation into a Russian-speaking Ukrainian immigrant named Inna Yashchyshyn, who is accused of posing as a member of the Rothschild banking family to gain access to former President Donald Trump's inner circle at Mar-a-Lago.
There is an aerial view of President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. This file photo was taken in Virginia.
According to reports, Yashchyshyn used a fake ID to enter Mar-a-Lago multiple times last year.
It's not clear how many times she visited the resort, but she was well-acquainted with many of Trump's associates, including Donald Trump Jr.'s fiancée, and a former campaign advisor.
It's not clear if she had any other direct contact with the former president and Sen. Lindsey Graham, who were photographed together on the golf course at Trump International Golf Club.
She told people that she was a Rothschild in Monaco and that she was going to build a speed track in Miami, as well as gaining access to celebrities and powerbrokers outside of Mar-a-Lago.
A Florida music promoter told Mar-a-Lago members in March that the Rothschild persona was a fake.
She denied that she was a Rothschild and said that she was the victim of a scheme involving a Russian-born former business partner.
According to the report, investigators have obtained two fake "Anna de Rothschild" passports as part of the investigation into whether or not Yashchyshyn was part of a broader criminal network that tried to make inroads with politicians and businessmen.
Forbes did not get a response from the FBI or the Trump spokeswoman.
It is not known if there were any political or financial motives behind her reported visits to Mar-a-Lago. According to the report, she was the president of a Miami-based charity before it was stopped from accepting donations because of fraud concerns.
After an FBI raid on the Mar-a-Lago property uncovered a trove of documents, including top secret material, that Donald Trump may have taken with him after leaving the White House, security troubles have been at the center of national political and legal attention. The Justice Department used a criminal investigation into improper removal and storage of classified information in unauthorized spaces as well as the removal of government records to justify the raid. Authorities are looking into possible violations of the Espionage Act as part of the probe. If the DOJ had asked for the documents, Trump would have turned them over to the government, he said.
The Chinese business consultant was sentenced to eight months in prison for being at Mar-a-Lago. She was arrested for possession of malicious software at the time. After finishing her sentence, she was deported to China.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran a story about inventing Anna.
Here's what the DOJ says in the redacted Mar-A-Lago search affidavit.
The search warrant in the FBI's Trump Mar-A-Lago raid was not made public.
The FBI is investigating whether Trump violated three statutes.
Trump said that FBI agents searched Mar-A-Lago in an "unannounced raid".
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