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Here's a snapshot as the work progresses. Many thanks to collaborators.
Clinton Foundation and Southern District of New York
Look for CF connection to SDNY.
Dirt Money Always leaves a mess.
"Attorneys for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein touted his close friendship with Bill Clinton and even claimed the billionaire helped start Clinton's controversial family foundation in a 2007 letter aimed at boosting his image during plea negotiations." [2]
In a 2007 letter from Jeffrey Epsteinâs lawyers (Alan Dershowitz and Gerald Lefcourt) to the U.S. Attorneyâs office in the Southern District of Florida, Epstein claimed he was part of the original group that conceived the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). CGI was renamed the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation in 2013. The 2007 letter aimed to boost Epsteinâs image and may have contributed to his successful plea bargain on the charge of using underage girls in a sex ring. The letter says Epstein hosted Bill Clinton on a 1-month trip to Africa regarding the AIDS crisis. [1]
Whether Epstein was an actual founder of the foundation or exaggerated his role in a phony effort to appear altruistic is not clear. He is not cited in official paperwork filed by the Clinton Global Initiative as a founder or director. Bill Clinton publicly credited longtime assistant Doug Band as conceiving of the idea. [2]
Epstein supported the Clinton Foundation financially. In 2014 a whistleblower released the names of super-rich individuals who held Swiss accounts at HSBC. Pursuing the whistleblower's data, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists then documented transfers of $81 million from HSBC Swiss accounts to The Clinton Foundation. This $81M included money from Epstein (and presumably from others). Epstein had various accounts totaling $3.5 million, the investigative journalists group revealed and, in 2006, directed $25,000 to The Clinton Foundation. [2]
Others CF donors of note:
Canadian mining boss Frank Giustra (U1)
Michael Schumacher, the racing driver seriously injured in a 2013 skiing accident
Billionaire Eli Broad
French financier Arpad Busson
Epstein's flight logs show that BIll Clinton was a frequent flyer on Epstein's private jet dubbed the "Lolita Express". At least 26 flights are documented. [2]
US Attorneys for SDNY
6/93 - 1/7/02 â Mary Jo White (grew up in McLean, VA; appointed by Bill Clinton)
1/7/02 - 12/15/03 â James B. Comey (directly following 9/11)
8/13/09 - 3/11/17 â Preet Bharara (entire Obama administration)
So Who is Doug Band?
Doug Band, counselor to President Bill Clinton, photographed standing behind North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il
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In 1995, at the age of 22, Band began to work as an unpaid intern in Bill Clinton's White House, eventually becoming Clintonâs "body man", and he continued to work with the former President as he set up the Clinton Foundation. [5]
Band later worked for the William J. Clinton Foundation, and traveled to North Korea to orchestrate the release of two Americans and to Cuba to help secure the release of American Alan Gross. [6]
Band negotiated with the Obama Administration to appoint then-Senator Hillary Clinton to become Secretary of State. [6]
More about James Comey
Many are unaware that Comeyâs served on the board of banking giant HSBC (âinternational drug money clearing houseâ) before parachuting softly into the head of the FBI in 2013. Thatâs only the beginningâŚ
It appears that James Comey (who is actually a lawyer by trade) also has long history of cases ending favorable to Clintons, including the case of Sandy Berger, a former Clinton Administration aid. During the Berger probe, Comey said publicly that âwe take issues of classified information very seriouslyâ, all the while seeming to undermine the scope of the investigation â presumably to protect the Clintons. [7]
Sources
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"Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein co-founded the Clinton Foundation" (2/4/20), fellowshipoftheminds.com/pedophile-jeffrey-epstein-co-founded-the-clinton-foundation
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Zimmerman, Malia, "Billionaire sex offender Epstein once claimed he co-founded Clinton Foundation" (7/6/16), foxnews.com/us/billionaire-sex-offender-epstein-once-claimed-he-co-founded-clinton-foundation
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Schweizer, Peter, "Exposing The Clinton Global Financial Network" (4/18/16), breitbart.com/politics/2016/04/18/exposing-clinton-global-financial-network/
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"Bill Clinton's Mystery Aide in North Korea" (8/9/09), newsmax.com/InsideCover/doug-band-clinton-korea/2009/08/09/id/332213/
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, "The Trouble with Doug Band" (11/1/16), newyorker.com/news/benjamin-wallace-wells/the-trouble-with-doug-band
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2946899/Clinton-foundation-received-81million-donations-scandal-hit-HSBC-Swiss-bank.html
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Kieran Corcoran, "Clinton foundation 'received $81million in donations from controversial HSBC Swiss bank - including $1million to dress up as a Russian soldier for lavish fundraiser' " (2/10/15), dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2946899/Clinton-foundation-received-81million-donations-scandal-hit-HSBC-Swiss-bank.html
This article has a ton of data, takes a while to digest and extract relevant portions.
Exposing The Clinton Global Financial Network
Peter Schweizer
18 Apr 20160
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2016/04/18/exposing-clinton-global-financial-network/
Revelations in the Panama Papers that key Clinton financial partners had numerous offshore entities is the latest investigation to expose the secretive Clinton Global Financial Network.
That network, which includes controversial financiers and foreign entities, has operated with the infusion of funds from offshore accounts and entities around the world. And there are more revelations to come.
As the Panama Papers reveal, major Clinton financial partners, including Canadian mining magnate Frank Giustra and the Chagoury family of Nigeria, made use of the controversial Panamian law firm Mossack Fonseca to move assets around the world. Giustra is one of the largest contributors to the Clinton Foundation, donating more than $25 million. The Chagouryâs of Nigeria have committed $1 billion to the Clinton Global Initiative
Several key figures in the uranium deal that sent 20 percent of American uranium production into the hands of the Russian government had offshore entities created by Mossack Fonseca. Frank Giustra used the firm to create UrAsia Energy, the company that acquired lucrative uranium concessions in Kazakhstan with the help of Bill Clinton back in 2005. UrAsia Energy eventually became Uranium One, which acquired uranium assets in the United States and then was sold to the Russian State Nuclear Agency (ROSATOM) in 2010.
Because of the obvious national security implications of turning over control of large quantities of uranium to the Russian government, the deal required approval from Hillary Clintonâs State Department before it could go forward. Nine shareholders in Uranium One sent a combined $145 million to the Clinton Foundation. Some of those contributions were not disclosed by the Clinton Foundation. Uranium One Chairman Ian Telfer sent the Clinton Foundation more than $2 million. Those contributions were revealed first in Clinton Cash and discovered using Canadian tax records.
Sergei Kurzin, a Russian mining investor who was also involved in the Uranium One deal, also used Mossack Fonseca. Kurzinâs name appears on several oil companies set up by the firm. Kurzin says he donated $1 million to the Clinton Foundation.
Mossack Fonseca helped Nigeriaâs Ronald Chagoury set up a firm called Echo Art Ltd. which was domiciled in the British Virgin Islands.
This is not the first time that offshore accounts that figure into the Clintonâs Global Financial Network have been exposed. Two years ago a Swiss whistleblower released the names of the super-rich who held Swiss accounts via the bank HSBC. As an earlier investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists revealed, up to $81 million has flowed to the Clinton Foundation via Swiss accounts. As the investigation revealed, Swiss accounts were held by numerous Clinton donors.
Jeffrey Epstein, the controversial financier and convicted sex offender, held money in a HSBC Swiss account. He contributed $25,000 to the Clinton Foundation.
British retail magnate Richard Caring gave the Clinton Foundation $1 million from his HSBC Swiss account in 2005. He made the donation shortly after Bill Clinton attended his charity ball dressed as a Russian General.
Frank Giustra held an account at HSBC, valued at up to $10 million in 2006-2007. His first contributions to the Clinton Foundation were in 2005.
American entrepreneur Eli Broad held accounts at HSBC. He is a $1 million plus contributor to the Clinton Foundation.
Denise Rich is the ex-wife of financier and one-time international fugitive Marc Rich, who was pardoned by President Bill Clinton on his last day in office. Rich has contributed up to $500,000 to the Clinton Foundation.
Maintaining bank accounts in Switzerland or creating offshore corporate entities are not illegal. Representatives for Giustra and others insist that they comply with tax laws. But it is hard to escape the fact that firms such as Fonseca advertise their services as a means to minimize tax burdens and keep assets hidden.
On the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton has condemned what she calls âoutrageous tax havens and loopholes that super-rich people across the world are exploiting.â She has also promised to shut down the âprivate tax system for the wealthy.â
Look for more to come out on the Clinton Global Financial Network in the months ahead.
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