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SWITZERLAND The Gunman with a Grudge The peace of a quiet Thursday morning in the Swiss town of Zug was shattered by a gunman armed with an assault rifle and a grenade. Friedrich Leibacher burst into a regional assembly meeting and opened fire, leaving 14 dead, before turning the gun on himself. Three of the victims were members of Zug's cantonal government. Police believe Leibacher's rampage originated in a row with a Zug bus driver two years ago. Athough nearly 400,000 Swiss men are army reservists who keep weapons at home, gun crime has been rare, with...
...STEFFAN SCHMIDT-KEYSTONE/AP GRIEVING: The murders horrified Zug's townsfolk...
...That's why, for the two decades after he fled the U.S., Rich has been trying to buy his way back to respectability by stroking the interests of the Israelis, Swiss, Spaniards and Americans, cultivating relationships like roses in his garden. From his outpost in the Swiss town of Zug, he wired contributions around the world--to hospitals, opera houses and disaster-relief organizations--and slowly, the fugitive was camouflaged by all the pretty flowers. He donated an estimated $200 million to institutions in Israel and the Jewish diaspora. In 1995, according to a memo authored by one of Rich...
...Switzerland, meanwhile, Rich has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the economy through taxes and donations. "His donations are strategically focused," says Josef Lang, a Swiss historian and government official in Zug. "He knows exactly what segment of the population to attract: concerts and museums for educated, high-income people, the hockey club for 'popular' appeal." All the while, Switzerland refused to hand Rich over to the U.S. Says Hans Bachmann, the mayor of Meggen, where Rich lives: "He has not demanded any special treatment from local authorities, and we in turn do not talk about...