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John J. Cafaro

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John J. Cafaro is an Ohio businessman whose family built its fortune developing shopping centers and who later branched into other industries, including aerospace. A longtime political donor who has given to both Republicans and Democrats, he pleaded guilty in 2001 to conspiracy to bribe Representative James Traficant of Ohio and later testified against him. His daughter, Capri Cafaro, served as a Democrat in the Ohio State Senate from 2007 to 2016.

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April 2026

Trump donor's firm wins no-bid deal to clean Reflecting Pool

Ohio businessman who leads the J.J. Cafaro Investment Trust, the ultimate owner of Greenwater Services. A longtime Trump donor and a neighbor of Mar-a-Lago, he has given more than $300,000 to Trump-connected committees and $50,000 to a 2016 Trump veterans fund-raiser; Trump has called him "a fantastic man." He pleaded guilty in 2001 to conspiracy to bribe Representative James Traficant.

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