"The Lady Ghislaine, Maxwell's pride and joy which he christened after his daughter, has fallen into the hands of the Murdoch family after changing hands several times down the years."
How Murdoch sailed off with Robert Maxwell's superyacht Lady Ghislaine mol.im/a/9255321
Sometimes I wonder how much of a "rivalry" they really had.
"Maxwell controlled the Labour-supporting Mirror group newspapers while Murdoch had the Sun, the tabloid that backed the Conservative Margaret Thatcher."
"The Sunday Express said the document showed the Soviet leadership had instructed the KGB security police and intelligence organization to protect Maxwell's personal reputation and his business activities."
"The FBI has released files showing how the start of Robert Maxwell's publishing empire prompted fears the former British army officer and owner of the Daily Mirror was a front for Soviet intelligence."
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Senator Prescott Bush, father and grandfather of two future US presidents, forwarded to the FBI a letter he had received from a scientist at Yale University. It warned that "Maxwell may be engaged in a large-scale effort to transmit scientific information to the Russians".
June 4, 1990
"Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev and publishing magnate Robert Maxwell have signed onto a global research center to be located in the Twin Cities."
"Media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has entered the Russian market, joining with Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky...seen as a first step in the Murdoch empire's penetration of Russia."
"The mystery surrounding the death at sea of Robert Maxwell deepened with the revelation that the British press magnate had looted his employees` pension funds and that at least $900 million...has vanished."
"The disgraced tycoon, Robert Maxwell, was due to meet the Bank of England on the day his body was found floating in the Atlantic after he went missing off his private yacht, his sons revealed."
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"Aldrich Hazen Ames was arrested by the FBI in Arlington, Virginia on espionage charges on February 21, 1994. Arrested with him was his wife, Rosario Ames, who had aided and abetted his espionage activities."
"Ames was a CIA case officer, who spoke Russian and specialized in the Russian intelligence services, including the KGB, the USSR’s foreign intelligence service."
"Lawsuits and controversy seem to follow this airframe wherever it goes."
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Why Gadhafi's private jet is gathering dust on a French airfield cnn.com/travel/article…
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"It was first delivered, in 1996, to Prince Jefri Bolkiah, the playboy brother of the Sultan of Brunei. The prince is said to have spent $250 million customizing it before selling it less than 4 years later..."
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"The plaintiff, Prince Jefri Bolkiah, Brunei’s notorious royal playboy, has probably gone through more cash than any other human being on earth..."
"...on May 28, 2020, FELAN maliciously damaged and destroyed by means of fire the Goodwill retail store, the Gordon Parks High School, and the 7 Mile Sportswear store..."
Carrizo Springs Man Arrested for Assisting Arsonists in Evading Capture in Connection with Demonstrations after George Floyd Death in Minneapolis justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/c…
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Judge rebukes preeminent [Manhattan] US attorney's office and urges DOJ review of sanctions case given 'systemic nature' of errors and misconduct cnn.com/2021/02/17/pol…
September 16, 2020
"The decision is a black eye for the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office, long known for the quality of its lawyers, its independence...and prosecution of high-profile cases."
NY judge blasts prosecutors' conduct in Iran sanctions case reut.rs/35MPhm3
July 17, 2020
Judge Dismisses Troubled Sanctions Case, Could Probe Prosecutors' Credibility npr.org/2020/07/17/892…