Word: morgenthau
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...grand jury hearing evidence presented by Manhattan district attorney Robert Morgenthau was readying the first of a series of indictments against B.C.C.I. officials and others in a case stemming from the bank's secret ownership of First American Bankshares, the parent of Washington's largest bank. Among those testifying before the New York jury was former Defense Secretary Clark Clifford, the chairman of First American, who has denied knowing that B.C.C.I. owned his banking firm...
...investigators now say openly that the Justice Department has not only reined in its own probe of the bank but is also part of a concerted campaign to derail any full investigation. Says Robert Morgenthau, the Manhattan district attorney, who first launched his investigations into B.C.C.I. two years ago: "We have had no cooperation from the Justice Department since we first asked for records in March 1990. In fact they are impeding our investigation, and Justice Department representatives are asking witnesses not to cooperate with...
...week prompted the Federal Reserve to interdict all transfer of money and assets between the two banks. The regulators asked the Justice Department, which has appeared reluctant to pursue allegations, to begin a criminal and civil investigation. The Fed was responding to pressure generated by Manhattan district attorney Robert Morgenthau, who is presenting evidence of fraud, money laundering and disguised ownership to a New York City grand jury. Morgenthau has formally told the Fed his office has evidence that First American is under secret control...