A woman who posed as a member of the famous Rothschild banking dynasty to infiltrate former President Donald Trump ’s Mar-a-Lago estate has been outed as a fraud, according to reports.
Inna Yashchyshyn, 33, from Ukraine posed as the heiress of Anna de Rothschild in order to gain influence within the former President's inner circle on behalf of a front for Russian crime gangs.
According to a probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Yashchyshyn lied to ritzy resort members and appeared at numerous Mar-a-Lago functions.
She allegedly made several trips to Trump's Florida estate with her fake identity to make connections with some of the nation’s biggest leaders, according to the paper.
Yashchyshyn was once even photographed in 2021 standing side-by-side with the former president.
She also mingled with the likes of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and others, while she held the position as president of United Hearts of Mercy - which founded by Florida-based Russian oligarch and former business partner Valery Tarasenko in Canada in 2015, report the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Now, Yashchyshyn has become the centre of several federal investigations after it was revealed that she is not a member of the Rothschild family.
In fact, it has been revealed that the 33-year-old is the Russian-speaking daughter of an Illinois truck driver. It remains unclear when she came to the USA.
Additionally, she is also the subject of an investigation by Canadian authorities for alleged financial crimes.
According to federal records obtained by the Post-Gazette and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Yashchyshyn had two fake passports from the US and Canada with the name “Anna de Rothschild.”
She also held a Florida driver’s license, under her own name, listed a $13 million Miami Beach Mansion - where she never lived.
Yashchyshyn's web of lies unfolded amid a legal dispute with her former associate, Tarasenko.
According to her employer, a 44-year-old businessman raised in Moscow, she made multiple trips to Mar-a-Lago in an effort to make contacts and create new streams of business.
A former investment banker and author, John LeFevre, told OCCRP: “It wasn’t just dropping the family name. She talked about vineyards and family estates and growing up in Monaco.
She also used “her fake identity as Anna de Rothschild to gain access to and build relationships with U.S. politician[s], including but not limited to Donald Trump, Lindsey Graham, and [former Missouri Gov.] Eric Greitens,” Tarasenko said, according to an affidavit obtained by the Post-Gazette.
Under oath however, Yashchyshyn said she never used another name - and did not break any laws.
She went as far as telling the Post-Gazette that she had never even heard of Anna de Rothschild.
“It was the near-perfect ruse and she played the part,” LeFevre told the paper, recalling the woman’s appearances at the club.
Moreover, Yashchyshyn claims that any false identifications using the prestigious name were fabricated Tarasenko who, according to her, was using her for his own gains and was abusive towards her.
“Over time, Tarasenko became more controlling and aggressive over me,” she said in an affidavit, obtained by the Post-Gazette.
While it is unclear when Yashchyshyn came to the US and began using the name Anna de Rothschild, OCCRP reported, her ex-husband said he married her so she could remain in the country.
Sergey Golubev, a Russian-born US citizen, said the two wed in 2011 so she could obtain US residence.
“At some point, she needed a permanent green card,” said Golubev, 48, who has not spoken to Yashchyshyn since they split in 2016.
The alleged infiltration is one of several instances of security issues at Mar-a-Lago in recent years.
