The Marc Rich Pardon:Fifeen Years Laer
The Money Tha Fueled One Of The Clinons’ Mos “Disgraceful” AcsJanuary 20, 2016
Marc Rich Fled The Unied Saes Prior To An Indicmen On 51 Couns O Tax Evasion, Rackeeering, And Fraud
In Sepember 1983, Marc Rich Was Indiced On 51 Couns O Tax Evasion, Rackeeering, And Fraud. I Was Alleged Tha He Evaded $48 Million In Income Taxes And Was Also Accused O Buying Oil From Iran In Violaion O Sancions.
“Marc Rich, one o he world’s leading commodiy raders, was indiced yeserday by a Federal grand jury on charges ha he and a parner had evaded $48 million in income axes. Prosecuors said i was he bigges ax- raud indicmen in hisory. The wo men were also accused o buying oil rom Iran afer rade wih ha naion had been declared illegal in response o he Nov. 4, 1979, seizure o American hosages. Mr. Rich, a reclusive mulimillionaire, and his parner, Pincus Green, were charged wih 51 couns o ax evasion, rackeeering and raud. Through a spokesman, boh men declared hemselves innocen.”
Rich Had Fled To Swizerland During The Invesigaion, Bu Prior To The Indicmen, And Coninued To Do Business There Because The Unied Saes’ Exradiion Treay Wih Swizerland Does No Include Tax Crimes.
“The indicmen was handed up a monh laer, in Sepember 1983, marking he firs use o rackeeering saues in a major whie-collar case. Mr. Green and Mr. Rich reused o reurn or rial. The prosecuors were urious, as was Edward Bennet Williams, Mr. Rich’s illusrious deense lawyer, who reassured hem ha his cliens were no fligh risks. Bu he exradiion reay beween he Unied Saes and Swizerland does no include ax crimes, and Mr. Rich wen on doing business rom his blue-ined office in he ciy o Zug.”
(Alison Leigh Cowan, “Ploting A Pardon: Rich Cashed In A World Of Chis To Win A Pardon,” The New York Times, 4/11/01)
“In Ocober 1984 [Rich’s] Companies Pleaded Guily To 78 Felonies.”
Marc Rich’s Ex-Wie, A Prominen Donor And Clinon Supporer, Led The Campaign For His Pardon In 2000 And Even Personally Lobbied Presiden Clinon On His Belhal
In 2000, Avner Azulay, A Former Mossad Agen Enlised The Help O Rich’s Esranged Former Wie, Denise Rich, To Secure A Pardon For Him.
“Lae las year, a ormer Mossad agen who works or Marc Rich came o New York on a delicae mission. The reired spy, Avner Azulay, was hoping o enlis Mr. Rich’s esranged ormer wie, Denise Rich, in a campaign o win a presidenial pardon or Mr. Rich, he billionaire businessman. Their divorce in 1996 had been biter and hard ough, bu Mr. Azulay believed he effor o secure a pardon would be doomed wihou he suppor o Ms. Rich, a riend o Presiden Bill Clinon and a lavish und-raiser or he Democraic Pary.”
(Alison Leigh Cowan, “Ploting A Pardon: Rich Cashed In A World Of Chis To Win A Pardon,” The New York Times, 4/11/01)
Denise Rich Had Previously Spurned Azulay’s Plea Bu Agreed To Reconsider, Especially Afer He Gave Her A Series O Leters From Prominen Israelis Praising Rich, And Subsequenly Signed A Leter To Clinon Drafed By Rich’s Lawyer.
“Now, Mr. Azulay was asking her help or an even bolder venure. He brandished a shea o leters rom prominen Israelis praising Mr. Rich. ‘Look a his massive suppor Marc is geting in Israel rom V.I.P.’s,’ Mr. Azulay said he old Ms. Rich. ‘I would be ridiculous or he moher o his children and he grandmoher o his grandchildren no o place a word o suppor, especially i she has a good relaionship wih he Clinons.’ Ms. Rich was no enhusiasic, bu she agreed o consider i. Wihin days, hinking more as a moher han an angry divorced woman, her riends said, Ms. Rich had a change o hear, signing a leter o Mr. Clinon drafed by Mr. Rich’s lawyer.”
(Alison Leigh Cowan, “Ploting A Pardon: Rich Cashed In A World Of Chis To Win A Pardon,” The New York Times, 4/11/01)
The Marc Rich Pardon: Fifeen Years Laer
The Money Tha Fueled One Of The Clinons’ Mos “Disgraceful” Acs
January 20, 2016
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Denise Rich Donaed $450,000 To The Clinon Presidenial Library Beween July 1998 And May 2000.
“The ex-wie o ugiive commodiies gian Marc Rich donaed $450,000 o he Clinon presidenial library beore hen-Presiden Clinon pardoned he billionaire las monh, ABCNEWS has learned. Democraic sources say he donaions were made in hree insallmens, he firs in July o 1998, he second in Augus 1999, and he final one las May. The sources did no know o any urher commimen by Denise Rich or uure library conribuions.”
“The Final Insallmen Came Beore Any Publicly Known Conversaion Regarding A Pardon For Marc Rich.”
Denise Rich Was Also A Prominen Democraic Pary Donor, Having Conribued More Than $1 Million To Democraic Candidaes, Including The Clinons, In The Decade Prior To Rich’s Pardon.
“Ms. Rich, a singer/songwrier living in New York Ciy, has been a longime conribuor o he Democraic Pary and o he Clinons. Over he pas 10 years she has donaed more han $1 million o suppor Democraic candidaes, including boh Clinon and his wie, Hillary Rodham Clinon, in her successul run or he New York Senae las year. Mos recenly, Ms. Rich donaed $25,000 or Vice Presiden Al Gore’s pos-elecion recoun commitee. And she gave he Clinons a $7,000 able and chair se hey ook wih hem upon leaving he Whie House. The Clinons have since bowed o criics and pledged o reund he cos o he urniure.”
Rich Hosed A Fundraising Lunch For The Clinons And Gores Tha Raised $3 Million Righ Afer The Sarr Repor Was Released.
“Denise Rich represened everyhing Bill Clinon loved mos: showbiz gliz, a penhouse ha was a abulous saging area or enerainmen and und-raising in his and Hillary’s newly adoped home sae, unlimied largesse, and gaga admiraion or him. She was definiely his ype, and she ingraiaed hersel immeasurably when she hrew a big und-raising lunch or he Clinons and he Gores ha brough in $3 million righ afer he Sarr repor deailing Clinon’s affair wih Monica Lewinsky was released. Her suppor has never wavered. ‘He has so much charisma, who wouldn’ be atraced?’ Rich says. ‘He’s a very spiriual person.’”
On December 11, 2000, Rich’s Lawyers Sen Presiden Clinon A Two-Inch-Thick Peiion Appealing For A Pardon, Though A Leas 52 O The 73 Leters Described As “Expressing Suppor For The Pardon O Mr. Marc Rich” Said “No Such Thing,” And Six From Swizerland Were Almos Idenically Phrased.
“Togeher wih he legal bries ha Mr. Rich’s lawyers had assembled, he leters were bound ino a wo-inch-hick volume and shipped o he presiden on Dec. 11. Ms. Rich’s leter opped he lis. Wih he Clinon Whie House sruggling wih many las-minue goals, imperecions in he package sailed pas he people who were veting pardon applicaions. A leas 52 o he 73 leters described as being ‘leters expressing suppor or he pardon o Mr. Marc Rich’ said no such hing. And o he 21 leters ha were clearly addressed o he presiden, six rom Swizerland were almos idenically phrased.”
(Alison Leigh Cowan, “Ploting A Pardon: Rich Cashed In A World Of Chis To Win A Pardon,” The New York Times, 4/11/01)
“Nowhere Did The Peiion Menion Tha Mr. Rich Had Renounced His American Ciizenship, An Omission Tha A Call To The Sae Deparmen Migh Have Caugh.”
(Alison Leigh Cowan, “Ploting A Pardon: Rich Cashed In A World Of Chis To Win A Pardon,” The New York Times, 4/11/01)
“[Denise Rich] Adoped The Mission As Her Own, Pulling The Presiden Aside A A Whie House Dinner On Dec. 20 For A Personal Plea. ‘I Would Mean A Lo To Me,’ She Told The Presiden, Mr. Rich’s Lawyer, Jack Quinn, Said.”
(Alison Leigh Cowan, “Ploting A Pardon: Rich Cashed In A World Of Chis To Win A Pardon,” The New York Times, 4/11/01)
January 20, 2016
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The Money Tha Fueled One Of The Clinons’ Mos “Disgraceful” Acs
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