Rep. Ford acquitted of fraud
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A federal district court jury acquitted Tennessee Rep Ford of conspiracy and bank fraud on Apr 9, 1993. Ford claimed that he had received loans, not bribes, from banks. The case of Ford, an Afro American, was surrounded by racial tensions.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1993
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Special prosecutor named in BNL case
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The special prosecutor in the investigation of the Iraqi loan scandal will be retired federal Judge Frederick B. Lacey. The case will investigate the Bush administration's activities related to BNL's $5 billion in loans to Iraq.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1992
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BNL officer pleads guilty in loan fraud
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Former Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) Atlanta, GA, branch manager Christopher P. Drogoul on Jun 2, 1992, plead guilty to conspiring to illegally move over $4 billion in loans from BNL to Iraq.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1992
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