To: potlatch
Marc Rich again!
18 posted on
04/28/2004 10:27:39 PM PDT by
ntnychik
To: ntnychik
Weinberg alleges, Rich bought crude oil from the Ayatollah Khomeini's Iran while Iran was holding U.S. citizens hostage. This was in direct violation of a U.S. trade embargo -- and, in effect, helped to arm the Iranians by giving them needed cash.
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The resellers who were the main co-conspirators in the "stripper oil" fraud were convicted and served 12 months in jail. Rich's companies pleaded guilty to 78 counts and paid over $150 million, while Rich and Green remained fugitives. Attempts at extradition failed.
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Jack Quinn, Clinton's former White House counsel, took Rich as a client, things changed. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, the Anti-Defamation League and, of course, mega-fundraiser Denise Rich all submitted letters directly to Clinton, through Quinn, requesting a pardon.
19 posted on
04/28/2004 10:33:13 PM PDT by
kcvl
To: ntnychik
And Clinton won't be around to pardon him this time!!
44 posted on
04/29/2004 7:52:13 PM PDT by
potlatch
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