He was then set up for a bogus insurance fraud by Slick Willies chief of security, Buddy Young.
A federal judge reviewed the government's case against Reed and ordered a "Not Guilty" finding placed in the record.
Mr. Reed was basically a nobody until Strobe Talbot had his magazine do a hit piece on him (see Anatomy of a Smear, Time Magazine, April 20, 1992) It was so powerful, the various powers that be, had Barry Seal's Brother-in-law (Google: Bbottoms- Free Republic) come on this forum and say it was all B.S.
Course the usual 'Bots came on the thread saying "Amen, Brother BBottoms is correct".
Jimrob finally gave bbottoms the boot.
Me?
I worked for a corrupt agency (Google: Corrupt Sheriff Steals Guns) that had sergeants in the Narcotics Division buying million dollar plus houses... plotting kidnappings .. Nicaraguans disappearing from the County Jail... booking paperwork gone.
I spoke with some of the Nicaraguans Webb mentioned in his book, and I can assure you they were not dirt bags.
I've spoke with some of the principals mentioned in Reed's book and from other research, I presently believe the proceeds from what Ollie North described as 'paste' went to a program that guided the collapse of the USSR, without it becoming WWIII. But I'm cognizant that there are parts I'm missing and I'm dealing with some people who may be responsible for homicides, for which there is no statue of limitations.
*vice president in this setting is a LEO term referring to the two bad guys doing a robbery. The V.P. waves the shotgun and draws the attention, while the so-called President walks the manager into the back and cleans out the safe.
Very interesting and complicated as well.
Thanks for the post, I'll have to read more about this stuff for sure.