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Trips by
Huma Abedin
americanradioworks.publicradio.org
Total cost of 29 trips: $49,870.97
Trips traveled under the office of Hillary Clinton
Destination: ASPEN, CO
Sponsor: infoUSA.com Inc
Purpose: SPEECH
Date: Jul 17, 2004 (1 day)
Expense: $2,083.00
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| Richard Guthrie, 92, was tricked into giving banking data to telephone callers, who then stole money from his account, investigators say. |
Bilking the Elderly, With a Corporate Assist
By CHARLES DUHIGG
May 20, 2007
nytimes.com
The thieves operated from small offices in Toronto and hangar-size rooms in India. Every night, working from lists of names and phone numbers, they called World War II veterans, retired schoolteachers and thousands of other elderly Americans and posed as government and insurance workers updating their files.
Then, the criminals emptied their victims' bank accounts.
Richard Guthrie, a 92-year-old Army veteran, was one of those victims. He ended up on scam artists' lists because his name, like millions of others, was sold by large companies to telemarketing criminals, who then turned to major banks to steal his life's savings.
Mr. Guthrie, who lives in Iowa, had entered a few sweepstakes that caused his name to appear in a database advertised by infoUSA, one of the largest compilers of consumer information. InfoUSA sold his name, and data on scores of other elderly Americans, to known lawbreakers, regulators say.
InfoUSA advertised lists of "Elderly Opportunity Seekers," 3.3 million older people "looking for ways to make money," and "Suffering Seniors," 4.7 million people with cancer or Alzheimer's disease. "Oldies but Goodies" contained 500,000 gamblers over 55 years old, for 8.5 cents apiece. One list said: "These people are gullible. They want to believe that their luck can change."
As Mr. Guthrie sat home alone — surrounded by his Purple Heart medal, photos of eight children and mementos of a wife who was buried nine years earlier — the telephone rang day and night. After criminals tricked him into revealing his banking information, they went to Wachovia, the nation's fourth-largest bank, and raided his account, according to banking records.
"I loved getting those calls," Mr. Guthrie said in an interview. "Since my wife passed away, I don't have many people to talk with. I didn't even know they were stealing from me until everything was gone."
Telemarketing fraud, once limited to small-time thieves, has become a global criminal enterprise preying upon millions of elderly and other Americans every year, authorities say. Vast databases of names and personal information, sold to thieves by large publicly traded companies, have put almost anyone within reach of fraudulent telemarketers. And major banks have made it possible for criminals to dip into victims' accounts without their authorization, according to court records...
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| Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has used infoUSA's jet for campaign trips, but says she has followed ethics rules on accepting private air travel. |
Suit Sheds Light on Clintons' Ties to a Benefactor
By MIKE McINTIRE
May 26, 2007
nytimes.com
When former President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton took a family vacation in January 2002 to Acapulco, Mexico, one of their longtime supporters, Vinod Gupta, provided his company's private jet to fly them there.
The company, infoUSA, one of the nation's largest brokers of information on consumers, paid $146,866 to ferry the Clintons, Mr. Gupta and others to Acapulco and back, court records show. During the next four years, infoUSA paid Mr. Clinton more than $2 million for consulting services, and spent almost $900,000 to fly him around the world for his presidential foundation work and to fly Mrs. Clinton to campaign events.
Those expenses are cited in a lawsuit filed late last year in a Delaware court by angry shareholders of infoUSA, who assert that Mr. Gupta wasted the company's money trying "to ingratiate himself" with his high-profile guests.
The disclosure of the trips and the consulting fees is just a small part of a broader complaint about the way Mr. Gupta has managed his company. But for the former president, and for the senator who would become president, it offers significant new details about their relationship with an unusually generous benefactor whose business practices have lately come under scrutiny.
In addition to the shareholder accusations, The New York Times reported last Sunday that an investigation by the authorities in Iowa found that infoUSA sold consumer data several years ago to telemarketing criminals who used it to steal money from elderly Americans. It advertised call lists with titles like "Elderly Opportunity Seekers" or "Suffering Seniors," a compilation of people with cancer or Alzheimer's disease. The company called the episodes an aberration and pledged that it would not happen again...
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| Vinod 'Vin' Gupta |
NRI entrepreneur flays NYT over 'smear campaign'
Aziz Haniffa in Washington, DC
May 28, 2007 12:51 IST
rediff.com
Vinod 'Vin' Gupta, 60, the multi-millionaire chairman and CEO of infoUSA and focus of a major article in the New York Times in the Washington Post on May 26 regarding a lawsuit that brands his using the company's private jet to fly former President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on personal, business and campaign trips as a 'waste of corporate assets,' has said it's all an effort to embarrass Hillary Clinton's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination...
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| A screen grab from Vinod Gupta's personal Web site, no longer online, featuring Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. A longtime Clinton supporter, Mr. Gupta now says he is no longer involved in her campaign. |
Clinton Backer's Ties to Powerful Cut Both Ways
By MIKE McINTIRE
July 14, 2007
nytimes.com
Many wealthy people have raised money for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign. But only Vinod Gupta has named a school building in India after her.
The Hillary Rodham Clinton Mass Communication Center, when it is finished, will complement the William Jefferson Clinton Science and Technology Center, another Gupta project in India. A video of Mr. Clinton visiting there can be found on the Vin Gupta page at YouTube.com — not to be confused with vingupta .com, where until recently one could find photos of Mr. Gupta golfing with the former president in Scotland and socializing with Senator Clinton in Aspen, Colo.
Such images are trophies for Mr. Gupta, an Indian-American entrepreneur who has spent much of his professional life cultivating close ties to politicians, mostly Democrats, that have benefited him in ways large and small. For the Democrats, he became a valued rainmaker, contributing nearly $1 million to the Clintons and other candidates from the 1980s on...
Suit Advances Against Clinton Supporter
By RANDALL CHASE
08.14.07, 5:50 PM ET
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DOVER, Del. - A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit alleging that the chief executive of data company InfoUSA Inc. misspent millions of dollars of corporate money, some of it on Bill and Hillary Clinton.
In a 79-page opinion handed down Monday, Chancellor William Chandler III dismissed some shareholder claims but kept others, including allegations that InfoUSA CEO Vinod Gupta tried to buy the company on the cheap in a sham going-private transaction in 2005.
Chandler refused to dismiss claims asserting that Gupta improperly awarded 100,000 share options to Bill Clinton without board approval, and that the company paid Gupta millions of dollars for personal expenses including jet travel, homes, a yacht and a collection of luxury automobiles that, in the judge's words, "would leave James Bond green with envy"...
VINOD GUPTA, TOP 50 CONTRIBUTIONS
130 records found in 0.2344 seconds.
Total for this search: $798,700
opensecrets.org
| Contributor | Occupation | Date | Amount | Recipient |
| GUPTA, VINOD LAS VEGAS,NV 89134 |
INFO USA | 7/31/2000 | $100,000 | DNC/Non-Federal Individual |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
INFOUSA | 11/5/2002 | $50,000 | DNC/Non-Federal Individual |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
10/11/1996 | $50,000 | DNC/Non-Federal Unincorporated Assn Acct | |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68114 |
8/17/1998 | $40,000 | DNC/Non-Federal Unincorporated Assn | |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
9/18/1996 | $30,000 | DNC/Non-Federal Individual | |
| GUPTA, VINOD ASPEN,CO 81611 |
INFO USA | 4/8/1999 | $25,000 | DNC/Non-Federal Individual |
| GUPTA, VINOD ASPEN,CO 81611 |
INFO USA | 6/9/1999 | $25,000 | DNC/Non-Federal Individual |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
INFOUSA | 10/25/2000 | $25,000 | DSCC/Non-Federal Unicorp Assoc |
| GUPTA, VINOD MR ASPEN,CO 81611 |
INFO USA | 9/27/1999 | $25,000 | DNC/Non-Federal Individual |
| GUPTA, VINOD MR ASPEN,CO 81611 |
INFO USA/CHAIRMAN/CEO | 6/30/2003 | $25,000 | DNC Services Corp |
| GUPTA, VINOD MR ASPEN,CO 81611 |
INFO USA/CHAIRMAN/CEO | 4/30/2004 | $25,000 | DNC Services Corp |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
INFOUSA/CEO | 3/11/2005 | $21,400 | DNC Services Corp |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS INFORMATION INC | 9/30/1995 | $20,000 | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD ASPEN,CO 81611 |
INFO USA | 1/22/1999 | $20,000 | DNC/Non-Federal Individual |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS INFORMATION INC | 4/30/1998 | $15,000 | DSCC/Non-Federal Individuals |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS INFORMATION INC | 6/28/1996 | $15,000 | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
INFO USA/CHAIRMAN | 9/30/2007 | $15,000 | Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
INFO USA/CHAIRMAN | 12/30/2005 | $15,000 | Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
INFOUSA/CEO | 5/18/2007 | $14,250 | DNC Services Corp |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
INFOUSA | 7/12/2001 | $12,500 | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
INFOUSA, INC./CHAIRMAN/CEO | 10/6/2006 | $10,500 | Nelson, Ben |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
INFO USA/CHAIRMAN | 2/27/2007 | $10,000 | Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
INFOUSA/CHAIRMAN & CEO | 10/7/2005 | $10,000 | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
INFOUSA/CHAIRMAN & CEO | 1/17/2006 | $10,000 | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS IN | 9/19/1994 | $10,000 | DNC Services Corp |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68114 |
7/20/1998 | $10,000 | DNC/Non-Federal Unincorporated Assn | |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS INFORMATION | 11/16/1998 | $10,000 | DSCC/Non-Federal Mixed |
| GUPTA, VINOD LAS VEGAS,NV 89134 |
INFO USA | 9/29/2000 | $10,000 | DNC/Non-Federal Individual |
| GUPTA, VINOD WADSWORTH,OH 44281 |
OHIO COAST PRODUCTS | 8/28/2000 | $10,000 | DNC Services Corp |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68114 |
INFOUSA/EXECUTIVE | 10/27/2004 | $7,000 | Nebraska Democratic State Central Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68114 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS IN | 10/1/1998 | $6,000 | Democratic National Committee |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS INFORMATION INC | 7/10/1998 | $5,000 | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS INFORMATION INC | 1/27/1998 | $5,000 | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD ASPEN,CO 81611 |
INFO USA | 1/22/1999 | $5,000 | DNC/Non-Federal Individual |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS INFORMATION INC | 7/7/1997 | $5,000 | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS INFORMATION INC | 9/8/1997 | $5,000 | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS INFORMATION INC | 3/7/2000 | $5,000 | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
INFOUSA | 4/22/2004 | $5,000 | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
EVEREST INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT/INVES | 12/18/2006 | $5,000 | HILLPAC |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
INFOUSA/OWNER | 4/4/2002 | $5,000 | Nebraska Democratic State Central Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS INFORMATION INC | 1/10/1996 | $5,000 | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS INFORMATION | 8/7/1996 | $5,000 | Massachusetts Democratic State Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD MR OMAHA,NE 68127 |
EVEREST INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT/INVES | 7/20/2004 | $5,000 | HILLPAC |
| GUPTA, VINOD MR WADSWORTH,OH 44281 |
TECHNOCAST INC | 10/30/1998 | $5,000 | National Republican Senatorial Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68114 |
INFOUSA/CEO | 2/24/2004 | $3,000 | Nebraska Democratic State Central Cmte |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68114 |
9/30/1996 | $3,000 | DNC/Non-Federal Individual | |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
EVEREST INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT/INVES | 11/12/2001 | $2,500 | HILLPAC |
| GUPTA, VINOD LAS VEGAS,NV 89134 |
INFO USA/CEO | 4/12/2007 | $2,300 | Clinton, Hillary |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
INFO USA/CEO | 6/30/2007 | $2,300 | Reid, Harry |
| GUPTA, VINOD OMAHA,NE 68127 |
INFO USA/CEO | 6/30/2007 | $2,300 | Reid, Harry |
Is Huma Abedin an Agent of Saudi Intelligence?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919649/posts
According to the expenditure record [and assuming that it is accurate], Huma Abedin & Hillary Clinton were in Aspen, for the Aspen Intitute Forbes "Brainstorm" Conference, on Saturday, July 17, 2004, and Sunday, July 18, 2004.
There was at least one known Islamist at the conference, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, although I can't tie him directly to Huma Abedin:
Imam Feisal shares vision for Muslim, Western worlds
July 16, 2004
aspentimes.comAn Interfaith Dialogue on Extremism in All Faiths
2004 Archive
aspeninstitute.orgDHIMMI WATCH: Feisal Abdul Rauf blames Christians
March 21, 2004
jihadwatch.orgOutspoken American Islamic leader Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf
Apr 1, 2004
gettyimages.com
Most of the press corps that weekend were down the road, in Eagle, Colorado, for the preliminary hearings in the Kobe Bryant rape case, so there are very, very few extant pictures of the 2004 Brainstorm Conference:
Kobe Bryant Sexual Assault Case
courttv.com
I do not know whether the infamous Vinod Gupta/Hillary Clinton Aspen photo was taken at the 2004 Brainstorm Conference, but, if it was, then it was very likely Huma Abedin who snapped the picture:
Here are some photos from the 2006 Brainstorm Conference, which should give you some sense of the amount of "work" which transpires at these things:
FORTUNE: Brainstorm
money.cnn.com
Finally, the Japanese photographer, Joi Ito, attended the 2004 Brainstorm Conference; here are his pictures, which should add some flavor to the story:
Thursday, July 15, 2004: Tim O'Reilly
Thursday, July 15, 2004: John Brockman
Thursday, July 15, 2004: Katinka
Thursday, July 15, 2004: Yossi VardiFriday, July 16, 2004: wireless panel
Friday, July 16, 2004: Ashraf Ghani
Friday, July 16, 2004: Eisner w/Mickey Mouse Shirt
Friday, July 16, 2004: Bison
Friday, July 16, 2004: more Eisner
Friday, July 16, 2004: Boris Tadic - President of Serbia
Friday, July 16, 2004: Mark Pincus
Friday, July 16, 2004: EstherSaturday, July 17, 2004: Martin Varsavsky
Saturday, July 17, 2004: Adam Lashinsky
Saturday, July 17, 2004: Emily Morse
Saturday, July 17, 2004: Jon Kiehnau
Saturday, July 17, 2004: Zinga
Saturday, July 17, 2004: Marc Benioff
BUSTED!!!
That’s gonna be good!
ANYONE and EVERYONE that is close to the Clintons is DIRTY!!! Trash only hangs with TRASH!
On a trip in the 90's to Indonesia la Hillary wouldn't introduce her companion, but when they were both in their hotel room they closed the door until morning.
A bellboy, placing his ear to the door heard sounds emanating from the chamber that he stated he'd rather not discuss.
Ping.
Sounds like a situation where there really is some hanky panky going on but Hillary is smart and discrete enough that it will never see the light of day in the serious media. That’s one convenient aspect of lesbian affairs for politicians- no soiled dress/DNA situations like Bubba had to face.
Does anyone have a straight (haha) on picture of Huna? All that I have seen are from the side..
Source for your info?
Look folks, the money connections are one thing, but the sexual angle is something we need to let the liberal media poularize and sort out. We conservatives can not afford to be painted as obsessed with this like they tried during the Lewinsky/Ken Starr era.
poularize = popularize
Something smells really `fishy’ here. Stinks on ice. But it’s a Clinton, so . . .
Here’s another link to Huma’s salary, trips, etc.
http://www.legistorm.com/trip/traveler/Huma_M_Abedin/3995.html
There is a great deal of sourcing in this thread:
Is Huma Abedin an Agent of Saudi Intelligence?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919649/posts
Google hits for pages containing both “hillary” and “huma”:
Yesterday: 32.4K
Today: 79.6K
LOL!
Close relative.
The bellboy was just thrown in by me for humor.
Did you read the article?
If she was a foreign agent and her lesbian lover and it could be proved...wow!
Or maybe it will, if the Clintons need something to distract people from the impending campaign finance trials
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