Posted on 03/03/2005 1:19:08 AM PST by Liz
Billionaire Marc Rich has stiff-armed investigators of the U.N. oil-for-food scandal, declaring he had a limited role in the program and knew nothing about Saddam Hussein's bribery schemes, The Post has learned.
Rich, who lives in Switzerland and is suspected of being a central figure in the scandal, personally replied to written questions submitted to him by the House International Relations Committee through the Swiss Embassy..........
A copy of his first official response to the scandal to a congressional committee was provided to The Post by investigators who expressed skepticism about his answers.
"Mr. Rich's answers were non-responsive, which is no surprise because we believe he knows more than he wishes to acknowledge," a spokesman for committee chairman Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.) said.
Rich, who's been convicted of dodging taxes and breaking sanctions by dealing in oil with Iran, was pardoned by President Bill Clinton in January 2001.
...........Rich — who refused to speak to investigators face to face — said his only involvement with the oil-for-food program was in 1992, when the Swiss government sent his name to the United Nations for consideration as an approved trader.
"I remember that some of our companies applied to participate in this U.N.-led program and that we had been approved by the Swiss authorities but — as far as I can recall — nothing came of it," Rich wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
You got, ah, tremendous credibility, Rich ol' man (snicker).
Ohh, he can't recalll. Did he do good Hilly, did he do good?
Amazing that an individual like Mark Rich who can juggle the books to the tune of billions, and who maintains thousands of "trading" companies where God knows what crooked deals he hides, cannot remember a deal where he musta made zillions. Guy's un-fricking-believable.
Probably part of the HillyBilly Hit Squad! What ever happened to ...... !?!
Ok I'll bite. What other scandals has Rich been in? I've pretty much skirted the Rich pardon because it was a bit confusing compared with other pardons. After all, we have the luxury of cherry-picking Clinton scandals if we want to, there is such a wide selection.
NY Post? NYT?
That headline has to be from the Post. ?
Make no mistake, Mark Rich is quite an International Gangster Character. CIA connections and all. When it ahs to be done and Governments can't do it, People like Mark Rich have the connections to get it done. Just type his name in on any search engine, you will get an eye full!!
Oops. Right source, wrong link.
Ah, Ahhh! Caught you red handed . . . been over reading from the dark side. )
I'm loving this investigation of Rich and hoping it leads right to Clinton.
(Sniffle) I'm a news victim (sob).
Shoulda read, " Amazing that an individual like Mark Rich who can juggle the books to the tune of billions, and who maintains thousands of "trading" companies where God knows what crooked deals he hides, cannot remember a deal" (/sarcasm off).
(Sniffle) You are so "tolerant, compassionate" and a true believer (sob).
Simply an amazing juxtapositioning of quote Marks Rich....
Clintonista Chart search ping!
Here's a Terrorist Scorecard previously mentioned in a FR thread that could be used as a model...or amended:
http://www.angelfire.com/ultra/terroristscorecard/
Switzerland 1. Media 2 million 2. Delta Service 2 million 3. Iblom 1 million 4. Sipol 1 million 5. Glencore 12 million 6. Lakia 2 million 7. Elkon [or Elcon] 23 million 8. Taurus 8 million 9. Petrogas 5 million 10. Finar [Holdings] 21 million 11. Napex Company 3 million
Ole Marc must be getting senile if he can't recall a 12 million barrel oil deal.
Speaking of crooks, I wonder why the Toons haven't been subpoened.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.