Ex-Cop Sued for Stop-and-Frisk Is Key Owner of Trump Jr.'s DC Club

A former DC cop is a key owner of Trump Jr.'s club

A former Washington, D.C. police officer, who was once sued for an invasive stop-and-frisk, is a key owner of the Trump-aligned private club, The Executive Branch. Corporate filings show Sean LoJacono is listed as a "beneficial owner" of the club's main business entity.

This connection to the club's more famous founders, including Donald Trump Jr., had not been previously reported. The club launched last spring with reported membership fees as high as $500,000.

The viral stop and frisk lawsuit

LoJacono gained local notoriety in 2017 after a video of him conducting a body search on a man named M.B. Cottingham went viral. In the video, Cottingham says, "He stuck his finger in my crack. Stop fingering me, though, bro."

The American Civil Liberties Union later sued LoJacono on Cottingham's behalf, alleging the officer had "jammed his fingers between Mr. Cottingham’s buttocks and grabbed his genitals." The lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed amount in 2018, with the District admitting no wrongdoing.

The Metropolitan Police Department moved to fire LoJacono following an internal investigation. While he initially lost an appeal, a third-party arbitrator ruled in his favor in November 2023.

From police force to private club owner

Instead of returning to duty, LoJacono shifted to the private sector. His LinkedIn profile lists him as the "Director of Security and Facilities Management" at an unnamed D.C. private club from June 2025 to the present.

Official paperwork tells a more significant story. A March 2025 filing for the Executive Branch Limited Liability Company lists LoJacono as the "beneficial owner." The address matches the club's location.

Notably, Donald Trump Jr. and other publicly reported owners like David Sacks are not named on this document. Bay Area real estate developer Glenn Gilmore is listed as the company’s "organizer."

What "beneficial owner" means

The designation indicates a substantial stake or control. According to D.C. law, a beneficial owner must either control at least 10 percent of a company or have a managerial role in its day-to-day operations.

"You have to have some engagement in some role controlling the company," said Gary Kalman of Transparency International U.S. He clarified this doesn't require majority control but suggests a "substantial minority stake."

LoJacono's name appears on other related filings, including one for a now-canceled entity called Executive Branch Security Company. The web of documents includes:

• A filing listing LoJacono as a beneficial owner of the main LLC.
• A separate, canceled filing for a security company also listing him as an owner.
• A Wyoming filing for "Executive Branch LLC" naming Gilmore as president but not LoJacono.
• A January 2026 D.C. filing listing Gilmore, but not LoJacono, as a beneficial owner of the security company LLC.

Silence from the club's founders

None of the key figures responded to requests for comment. The Executive Branch club, LoJacono, Gilmore, Trump Jr., and David Sacks all did not reply.

It remains unclear how LoJacono became linked to this segment of Trumpworld. His background is in law enforcement; his father was an MPD commander and his grandfather was an FBI forensic scientist who worked on major cases like the 1964 "Mississippi Burning" investigation.

Hiring individuals with controversial backgrounds is not unprecedented in these circles. In 2025, prominent Trump supporters Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz hired Daniel Penny, the ex-Marine acquitted in the subway choking death of a mentally ill man, for an investment role despite his lack of finance experience.