Fitzgerald indicts former publisher for fraud in Chicago

[G_j]

http://www.pej.org/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3130&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0

Fade to Black
C. L. Cook

PEJ News
August 18, 2005


Conrad Black's founding partner in what would become the media behemoth, Hollinger Inc., F. David Radler was today indicted for fraud in Chicago by no less than limelight litigator, U. S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald. That's Patrick "Bulldog" Fitzgerald, the same at the helm of the infamous Plame/Rove Scandal.

Radler is a former publisher of The Chicago Sun-Times, one of the flagships in what he and Black had built up to be the planet's third biggest news publisher, Hollinger International Inc. But, Radler is not alone in the dock. Mark Kipnis, Hollinger's number one lawyer, General Counsel Mark Kipnis, and "unnamed executives" of Ravelston Corp Inc., a now defunct Black holding company, were too charged.

Fitzgerald, while neither confirming, nor denying the next to fall will be Black himself, seems now to have nowhere left to take his investigation, save up. Mr. Radler copped a plea, promising to "cooperate" with the investigation; presumably to mitigate the possible 35 years imprisonment and 3.5 million dollar fine he faces surrounding the systematic bilking of Hollinger share-holders for an estimated 32 million dollars.

In all the three defendants received indictments for 5 counts of mail fraud and two of wire fraud. Each count brings a maximum penalty of 5 years and a 500,000 dollar fine.

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1. And sitting on Hollinger's Board - Richard Perle

friend of Judy Judy Judy WhatsaMataHari.

More than you want to know about the real Mata Hari
http://www.crimelibrary.com/spies/mata_hari/

For the Perle-Black Linkage
http://slate.msn.com/id/2106175/

Now why does Robert Maxwell come to mind?
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/page.cfm?objectid=12419168&method=full&siteid=50143

Hats on folks - foil at your option.

[G_j]

2. wow, good find!

mmmmm...

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4. Heel - you can fill up the hard drive with Perle.

Whoever named him the Prince of Darkness really had it right.

And how's this for interesting - Perle Hollinger Kissinger and Novak
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Robert_Novak
Quote:
Richard Perle reportedly used Rowland Evans and Novak to leak classified information in the 1970's – and is now a member of the board of Hollinger International Inc., which owns the Chicago Sun-Times, the home newspaper of Novak's syndicated column.

Dana Milbank reported in the Washington Post that Richard Perle was the chief suspect in another Novak-assisted leak of classified information in December 1975: "Novak, with his late partner Rowland Evans, got the classified leak -- that President Gerald R. Ford and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger were ready to make concessions to the Soviet Union to save the SALT II treaty. Donald H. Rumsfeld, then, as now, the secretary of defense, intervened to block Kissinger." Perle at the time was "an influential aide to Sen. Henry Scoop Jackson (D-Wash.) ... The account was described in a 1977 article in The Washington Post, noting Perle's 'special access' to Evans and Novak." <8> (http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/100903E.shtml)

Evans and Novak were "chief recipients" of classifed leaks: "Evans and Novak, the National Journal wrote in 1979, were among the three 'chief recipients' of classified leaks from Perle." The 1977 Post article stated: "Several sources in Congress and the executive branch who regard Perle as an opponent said that he and his allies make masterful use of the Evans and Novak column. One congressional aide who tries to counter Perle's and Jackson's influence on arms issues said the Evans and Novak 'connection' helps Perle create a 'murky, threatening atmosphere' in his dealings with others." <9> (http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/100903E.shtml)

Perle and Kissinger still tied to Novak via Hollinger: Richard Perle – who was suspected of leaking classified information to Novak and Evans in the 1970's -- and Henry Kissinger – whose intentions were leaked about in the 1975 incident -- are both members of the board (http://www.SourceWatch.org/wiki.phtml?title=Hollinger_International_Inc.) of Hollinger, which currently owns Novak's "home" newspaper, the Chicago Sun-Times. Perle has been on the board since 1994, and Kissinger has been on the board since 1996END

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5. Is this who Judy Judy Judy is afraid of?

Evans and Novak 'connection' helps Perle create a 'murky, threatening atmosphere' in his dealings with others.

[goforit]

11. I'm sure it is.

[G_j]

6. stranger than fiction

you couldn't make up a story with this amount of intrigue and plot twists.
amazing..

[G_j]

9. Prince of Darkness ...Lord Black

Oh nevermind....

:wow:

[goforit]

7. Hmmm......Perty nasty stuff. Ya don't wanna piss-off Israel's mossad.

[goforit]

8. Did'nt Lord Black also have trouble holding land in Venezuela?

Chavez inacted a law that would force Lord Black off his property.

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15. I didn't know about that.

Nelson Rockefeller had a big ranch in Venezuela when he was alive, but I didn't know about Black. On the other hand he owns the Jerusalem Post which made Wolfowitz their Man of the Year two years ago. And he holds Dual Citizenship - Canada -Israel. He seems like a tough man. It will be interesting to see how Fitz makes out with him.

[WEagle]

17. geez

that is pretty darn interesting.


Fitz is a tough cookie. Organized crime? no bigger org than the BFEE.

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3. At the link above there is also a poll on Rove - a twofer

A catalogue of CONfusionists is on the right (of course) at earthlink
http://home.earthlink.net/~platter/neo-conservatism/perle.html

[G_j]

10. kick

[Independent_Liberal]

12. Kick!

[Al-CIAda]

13. nom'd.

[G_j]

14. ==

[G_j]

16. again

[goforit]

18. kick

[G_j]

19. ==

[DemReadingDU]

20. another link with more info

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4410555

[G_j]

22. thanks

I didn't realise Wayne Madsen had written about this. I am going to read this now. thanks for the heads up

[Joanne98]

21. Thankyou GeeJay......