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TOP DONORS
Here is a list of individuals, companies and political organizations that donated at least $50,000 to Democratic Gov.-elect Bill Richardson's campaign:
$5,000 Oscar S. Wyatt Jr., Houston, Texas Business owner
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WYATT, OSCAR S
HOUSTON, TX 77046
COASTAL CORP
DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL
11/09/2000 100000.00 20036584308
RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
11/07/2000 100000.00 20036566056
WYATT, OSCAR S
HOUSTON, TX 77046
COASTAL CORPORATION
DSCC/NON-FED UNINCORP ASSOC
08/13/2002 40000.00 22020641854
Total Soft Money: 240000.00
Contributions to Political Committees
WYATT, OSCAR
HOUSTON, TX 77046
COASTAL CORP
GREEN, RAYMOND EUGENE 'GENE'
VIA GENE GREEN CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
09/20/1998 1000.00 98033720076
WYATT, OSCAR
HOUSTON, TX 77046
RETIRED
KERREY, J ROBERT
VIA KERREY FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEE
10/30/1999 1000.00 20020071458
WYATT, OSCAR S
HOUSTON, TX 77046
COASTAL CORPORATION
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
07/28/1997 10000.00 97032344560
WYATT, OSCAR S
HOUSTON, TX 77046
NUCOASTAL/CHAIRMAN & CEO
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
03/31/2004 5000.00 24991153675
WYATT, OSCAR S JR
HOUSTON, TX 77046
COASTAL CORP
DASCHLE, THOMAS ANDREW
VIA A LOT OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING TOM DASCHLE INC
09/19/1997 1000.00 98020052612
WYATT, OSCAR S JR
HOUSTON, TX 77046
COASTAL CORPORATION
KENNEDY, JOSEPH P II
VIA CITIZENS FOR JOE KENNEDY 1988
03/17/1997 500.00 97032290515
MCCAIN, JOHN S
VIA MCCAIN FOR SENATE '98
05/27/1997 1000.00 97020091812
05/27/1997 1000.00 97020091812
WYATT, OSCAR S JR
HOUSTON, TX 77046
COSTAL CORPORATION
DINGELL, JOHN D.
VIA JOHN D. DINGELL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
07/31/2000 1000.00 20036123512
WYATT, OSCAR S JR
HOUSTON, TX 77046
RETIRED
BENTSEN, KENNETH EDWARD JR
VIA KEN BENTSEN FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE
10/09/2001 1000.00 22020300712
ROCKEFELLER, JOHN DAVISON IV
VIA FRIENDS OF SENATOR ROCKEFELLER
06/22/2001 1000.00 21020111754
WYATT, OSCAR S JR
HOUSTON, TX 77046
THE COASTAL CORPORATION
BREAUX, JOHN B
VIA JOHN BREAUX COMMITTEE
04/27/1998 1000.00 98020142089
04/27/1998 1000.00 98020142089
WYATT, OSCAR S. JR.
HOUSTON, TX 77046
SELF-EMPLOYED/ENGINEER
DINGELL, JOHN D.
VIA JOHN D. DINGELL FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
07/18/2002 1000.00 22992116848
07/18/2002 1000.00 22992116849
WYATT, OSCAR S. MR. JR.
HOUSTON, TX 77046
RETIRED
BENTSEN, KENNETH EDWARD JR
VIA KEN BENTSEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
10/09/2001 1000.00 22990345751
MCCAIN, JOHN S
VIA MCCAIN 2000 INC
01/31/2000 1000.00 20990048188
WYATT, OSCAR S. MR. JR.
HOUSTON, TX 77046
SELF EMPLOYED/RETIRED
BELL, R CHRISTOPHER
VIA CHRIS BELL U.S. CONGRESS COMMITTEE
03/09/2004 1000.00 24991066232
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Newsweek drops a bombshell on the Kerry Campaign: Texas Oil Baron and Big-Time Democrat Donor Oscar Wyatt has received perhaps as much a $22 million dollars in profits through oil allocations bought illicity from Saddam Hussein.
From MSNBC: United Nations: Oil-for-Food Fiasco?"
Law-enforcement sources say Americans who participated in alleged oil-for-food scams also may face further investigation. The CIA deleted from Duelfer's report names of Saddam's U.S. oil-for-food favorites. But an uncensored copy of the Duelfer report obtained by NEWSWEEK indicates Houston oil mogul Oscar Wyatt got oil allocations from Saddam which could have earned him and Coastal Corp.?a company he founded and ran until 2000?profits of more than $22 million. Wyatt and wife Lynn are major donors to political causes: since 1989 they have given nearly $700,000 in contributions, of which more than $500,000 went to Democrats. Wyatt told NEWSWEEK that his company did buy oil from Saddam but that he never did so personally, and that his company's dealings all complied with U.N. rules. ?Mark Hosenball and Steve Tuttle
Who is Oscar Wyatt? More than just a oil man, he's an outspoken critic of both Gulf Wars, and a big time Democratic Party Donor...
As per Houston's Clear Thinkers:
The 10-K also disclosed that one of El Paso's units has been subpoenaed by a grand jury from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to produce records regarding the United Nations' Oil for Food Program governing sales of Iraqi oil. The unit, El Paso CGP Company, was formerly Coastal Corp., which the company acquired in January 2001. The former chairman of Coastal -- Oscar Wyatt -- was an unabashed critic of Operation Desert Storm in the first Persian Gulf War and has been a vocal public critic of El Paso's management over the past several years.
Wyatt appears to have used his ill-gotten gains wisely - buying the leftovers of Enron.
According to New Age Business:
Enron said that the company and the Official Unsecured Creditor's Committee decided the CCE offer was best. Enron previously had said NuCoastal LLC, a company run by Texas billionaire and Coastal Corp. founder Oscar Wyatt Jr. had offered $2.2 billion in May.
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I can't help but wonder if this is why the UN was opposed to the invasion of Iraq (they knew what we'd find there.)
Great post! Thanks for the additional information and all of the research that you do, kcvl.
OMG! What has Oscar done now? If you have a ping list for this, put me on it. Know him well. Haven't read this yet, have to check on hurricane news and will come back. I can't believe this. Whatever it is, he'll get out of it.
Quite an understatement, does Lynn still hog the society spotlight?
If you aren't informed about this stuff, you will be made sick. If you are informed, you will be made mad, all over again.
Were I on his jury, I'd throw his 81-yr.-old butt in jail. He'd never get to vote for another Democrat...unless they get their law passed to let felons, one of their biggest constituencies, vote.