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...last night's meeting of the Law SchoolCouncil, a student government organization,members decided not to advise the two sectionleaders, Anne S. Toker and Chase J. Sanders,whether or not to honor the request by the dean'soffice for the handwritten forms...
...committee opposed measures calling onmilitary firms to diversify and convert theiroperations to civilian production; onmanufacturers to develop cleanup plans forhazardous waste; on Chase Manhattan Bank toexplain its Third World loans in light of theworld debt crisis; and on energy firms to cancelplans for nuclear plants...
Customs officials say the initial C-Chase probe of narcotics "greenwashing" in Florida, which started in 1986, led them to BCCI's drug-money network. Posing as money launderers, "Musella," "Erickson" and other agents gradually infiltrated drug-trafficking circles. In May 1986 Gonzalo Moro Jr., reputed to be the chief launderer for the Medellin cartel, approached one of the agents with a proposition. If the agent were to open some Florida bank accounts and help Moro launder cash, Moro would pay a commission on each transaction...
Customs officials said last week that Operation C-Chase signals a more aggressive and cooperative international approach to uncovering money- laundering activities and prosecuting banks that, wittingly or not, play the game. Said U.S. Customs commissioner William Von Raab: "The bottom line is that whatever kind of financial institution you are, if you have crooks for customers, then you are a crook." Considering the billions of dollars in narcotics cash deposited every year in banks, that statement undoubtedly put honest bankers everywhere in a heightened state of alertness...
Working undercover for two years, Customs agents infiltrate a drug ring, then stage a Florida wedding to nab bankers who allegedly operate on both sides of the law. "Welcome to Tampa," said one agent to a suspect. "You' re under arrest." The probe was called Operation C- Chase, for the $100 bills that are the denomination of choice in drug deals...