small real estate agency, now selling the trump brand. he had made the big leagues. >> he became overnight a mover of money. >> reporter: who was it that ventura and the firm homes were targeting? >> russians. russians that had dirty money. >> reporter: specifically? >> specifically. and then the russian mafia came in. a guy called alexander sasha ocho. >> reporter: what was he doing in panama? >> came down made a proposal to ventura and made him an offer he couldn't refuse. >> reporter: he became a partner in ventura's marketing firm but we can't verify his connection to the russian mafia because although the allegation has been repeated in several court cases, he seems to fend off the charges every time. another partner, stanislav bought several units in the building and since accused of running a prostitution ring in canada but the case was dropped