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Marc Rich Among Those Facing Madoff Losses
NY Times ^ | 1/8/09 | ALISON LEIGH COWAN

Posted on 01/08/2009 3:11:12 PM PST by jimbo123

Many investors who have lost money as clients of the financier Bernard L. Madoff have done what anyone might be expected to do in that situation: seek recourse through the courts.

But one potential victim, Marc Rich, is not likely to go that route because of his own legal issues. Mr. Rich is the commodities trader who fled to Switzerland in 1983 to escape prosecution for financial crimes and later received a pardon from President Bill Clinton on the last night of his administration in 2001.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: clinton; marcrich; pardons

1 posted on 01/08/2009 3:11:13 PM PST by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123

If any one person deserves to be wiped out from this Madow ponzi scheme it’s Marc Rich. Well actually I’d like to throw in George Soros too!


2 posted on 01/08/2009 3:13:22 PM PST by marlon
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To: jimbo123

At least one heel gets wounded.


3 posted on 01/08/2009 3:14:02 PM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Anti-Bubba182

Wouldn’t it be great if Hillary and Bill along with his library fund ended up on the Madoff victims list?


4 posted on 01/08/2009 3:16:27 PM PST by Harley (Life is Tough, But It's a Lot Tougher When You're a Liberal.)
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To: jimbo123
This begs for


5 posted on 01/08/2009 3:16:31 PM PST by agrace
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“Marc Rich Among Those Facing Madoff Losses”

Oh GOOD!!!!


6 posted on 01/08/2009 3:17:04 PM PST by GatĂșn(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: jimbo123

I hope Bush at least collected the taxes he owes... Otherwise, he might have to go back to jail. :)


7 posted on 01/08/2009 3:18:03 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: Harley

Yes, but I doubt it.


8 posted on 01/08/2009 3:24:15 PM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: jimbo123; All

All this stuff about the lefties and Maddoff has me wondering.

Did the Clinton’s or the Clinton Library and Massage Parlor lose money from this guy?


9 posted on 01/08/2009 3:26:24 PM PST by Mr. Jazzy (Happy 233rd Birthday, USMC!!!)
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10 posted on 01/08/2009 3:33:27 PM PST by Volunteer
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Just kinda brings a tear to my eye...sniff...NOT!


11 posted on 01/08/2009 3:35:50 PM PST by austinaero ((More Bark, Less Wag))
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