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By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, November 28, 12:34 PM
<article>LAS VEGAS — A dealmaker who helped bring Donald Trump to Sin City, courted Michael Jackson for a casino residency and consulted for Treasure Island owner Phil Ruffin has been found dead at his home in Las Vegas.</article><article> Jack Wishna was found dead at his Las Vegas-area home Tuesday, Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy said.</article><article>
The circumstances surrounding the 54-year-old’s death was unknown. Murphy said he hoped investigators would be able to determine the cause of death Wednesday afternoon.</article><article>
The well-known wheeler and dealer will be remembered for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar agreement between performer Wayne Newton and the Stardust casino, said Dan Wilinsky, a spokesman for Wishna’s latest project.
He’s credited with bringing Trump and Ruffin together to build the Trump International Tower in Las Vegas, and he was also “instrumental” in convincing Jackson to return from his extended stay abroad in the mid-2000s, said Randall Sullivan, author of “Untouchable: The Strange Life and Tragic Death of Michael Jackson.”</article><article>
Jackson, who had been castle-hopping in Ireland, came straight to Las Vegas from Dublin.
“Michael arrived in a private jet and Wishna and his wife were there to meet him,” Sullivan said. “So that tells you that Wishna was the guy in Michael’s life at that time.”</article><article>
Wishna had been planning to install the singer in a new themed casino.
“They were thinking the front would be a set of flashing lights, a picture of Michael Jackson,” Sullivan said.
After the singer’s death, Wishna worked to establish a Jackson-themed Cirque du Soleil production.
Wishna had recently been developing a social media website, RockCityClub.com, for musicians and their fans, Wilinsky said.</article><article>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/enter...cd803c-3991-11e2-9258-ac7c78d5c680_story.html</article><article></article><article></article><article></article>
<article>LAS VEGAS — A dealmaker who helped bring Donald Trump to Sin City, courted Michael Jackson for a casino residency and consulted for Treasure Island owner Phil Ruffin has been found dead at his home in Las Vegas.</article><article> Jack Wishna was found dead at his Las Vegas-area home Tuesday, Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy said.</article><article>
The circumstances surrounding the 54-year-old’s death was unknown. Murphy said he hoped investigators would be able to determine the cause of death Wednesday afternoon.</article><article>
The well-known wheeler and dealer will be remembered for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar agreement between performer Wayne Newton and the Stardust casino, said Dan Wilinsky, a spokesman for Wishna’s latest project.
He’s credited with bringing Trump and Ruffin together to build the Trump International Tower in Las Vegas, and he was also “instrumental” in convincing Jackson to return from his extended stay abroad in the mid-2000s, said Randall Sullivan, author of “Untouchable: The Strange Life and Tragic Death of Michael Jackson.”</article><article>
Jackson, who had been castle-hopping in Ireland, came straight to Las Vegas from Dublin.
“Michael arrived in a private jet and Wishna and his wife were there to meet him,” Sullivan said. “So that tells you that Wishna was the guy in Michael’s life at that time.”</article><article>
Wishna had been planning to install the singer in a new themed casino.
“They were thinking the front would be a set of flashing lights, a picture of Michael Jackson,” Sullivan said.
After the singer’s death, Wishna worked to establish a Jackson-themed Cirque du Soleil production.
Wishna had recently been developing a social media website, RockCityClub.com, for musicians and their fans, Wilinsky said.</article><article>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/enter...cd803c-3991-11e2-9258-ac7c78d5c680_story.html</article><article></article><article></article><article></article>