-Caveat Lector- Can't rely on anyone nor anything no mo' ... can't get a kick-back or an under-the-table deal or nothin' out the back door without sumpin goin' wrong ... must be the world's goin' to heck ... >From Reuters Sunday January 10 12:48 AM ET Sex-For-Votes Claim In Salt Lake City Olympic Scandal SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - The Salt Lake City Olympic Committee, embroiled in a bribery scandal, faced new allegations Saturday that it paid for sex for International Olympic Committee members in a bid to win the 2002 Winter Games. Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt said an Ethics Committee in Salt Lake City was looking into allegations that Olympic bid committee credit cards were used to pay for sexual favors for IOC members. ``It would be enormously disheartening if it were true. I have no evidence to know if it is or it is not. I have in fact heard the rumor. I know that it among all the other allegations that are currently circulating will be investigated by the Ethics Committee,'' he told KSL, a local television station, late, Friday. ``If there's anything credible found of any of these rumors they will be fully, publicly and quickly disclosed,'' Leavitt said. The governor, who has been outspoken in his criticism of the improper payments, did not say if the credit cards were used for female escort services in Utah or abroad. Friday the head of the Salt Lake City Organizing Committee (SLOC), Frank Joklik, and another top executive, Dave Johnson, resigned after an investigation by the committee's lawyers found improper payments were made to win the Games. Four investigations, including one by the FBI and another headed by former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, are under way. Salt Lake, headquarters for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and known for its work ethic, sobriety and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, worked for 30 years to win a chance to host the Games, but the payments scandal has turned joy into a nightmare. Salt Lake City bid organizers paid for housing, travel, education, expensive gifts and even helped one IOC member put together a profitable real estate deal in Utah. Concerns are mounting that the scandal may pour cold water on sponsor enthusiasm and involvement. U S West, the regional telephone company, is withholding a $5 million payment until allegations are cleared up. There are concerns that corporate sponsors may not find it worthwhile to underwrite more than half of the $1.45 billion price tag to put on the Games, the Salt Lake Tribune said Saturday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ A<>E<>R The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Forwarded as information only; no endorsement to be presumed + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
