Madsen's latest Votergate article, now online, Dec. 1

[Garbo 2004]

http://www.onlinejournal.com/Special_Reports/120104Madsen/120104madsen.html

December 1, 2004—Five Star Trust, the entity that, according to well-placed business and U.S. intelligence sources, is tied to the financing of a scheme to pay individuals posing as U.S. law enforcement and electronic voting machine technicians to rig the vote in favor of George W. Bush in at least four key states–Florida, Texas, Ohio, and California—represents a Byzantine network of offshore shell corporations and individuals tied to various Bush and Saudi-connected business enterprises.

Kevin Russell, a Nassau, Bahamas-based attorney representing Five Star Investments, Ltd., which maintains an office in Nassau and is the corporate entity that received a bank check for $29.6 million that was allegedly associated with paying vote rigging technicians, claims the check has not yet been cleared for payment. In addition, Five Star Investments claims the money has nothing to do with election scamming. Sources familiar with the vote rigging have reported that some of those involved in the operation balked when they were not paid the amount of money they were promised for their services and began revealing the nature of their roles.
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The article includes a nod to those DU'ers who have provided him with info:

"Thanks to members of the Democratic Underground for sending me news items, leads, contacts, and other relevant information."

[prof_science]

1. And to whom...

...have these disgruntled vote riggers been revealing their information? I mean, I can understand being scared to come out. Basically a death sentence. Still too much vague language and too many tenuous connections for me to accept this story.

Hell, I hope he's on to something, though. I hope he proves me wrong.

[Liberty Belle]

2. The noose widens...kick!

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. ok all I can say is wow...

this is why they wanted to defeat Kerry, this is the secondary chain built after BCCI went down.

My, my you'd think that the former head of the CIA woudl know that you want people to stay quiet, godamit pay the hush money... there are way too many bodies to stash and hide

[Garbo 2004]

4. Well it's intriguing even if one is skeptically inclined.

There is a Kevin Russell in Freeport, Bahamas: http://www.russlawbahamas.com/. Although Madsen refers to a Kevin Russell in Nassau.

And the check hasn't cleared yet? No wonder people are bitching. ;)