From: http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/Hirschfeld000616.html Murder Incorporated Real Estate Mogul Tried to Hire Hitman to Kill Partner Candidates for the New York Independence Party U.S Senate nomination Abe Hirschfeld, left, and Louis Wein, right, chat at the Party's convention in Albany, N.Y. on June 5, 2000. (Tim Roske/AP Photo) By Julia Campbell N E W Y O R K, June 16 � The eccentric real estate mogul who offered Paula Jones $1 million to drop her sexual harassment case against President Clinton was found guilty today of trying to hire a hit man to kill his former business partner. Abe Hirschfeld, who made his fortune building parking garages in New York City, was accused of trying to arrange the murder of his longtime partner, Stanley Stahl. Hirschfeld faces up to seven years in prison when he is sentenced Aug. 1. He was found guilty of criminal solicitation and released on $1 million bail. Leaving a Manhattan courtroom today, Hirschfeld, normally a talkative man with the media, was silent and looked grim. He later spoke to ABCNEWS.com in a telephone interview but would not discuss the case, instead touting what he said were his accomplishments. �Where were you when I was selected as one of the 100 geniuses of the century?� asked Hirschfeld, when reached at his Manhattan office. �I�m one of 21 living geniuses and I am one of ten inductees in the immigrant hall of fame with Sammy Sosa and several others.� He also said that he was to appear in a comedy routine tonight at New York�s Lafayette Grill. But a bartender at the club said the only entertainment planned for the evening was a Middle Eastern song and dance group. Mogul and Partner in Feud The case against Hirschfeld began in 1998 when investigators discovered a secret tape of Hershfeld saying that he wanted Stahl, his partner of 40 years, killed. The two men � Stahl died in August 1999 after suffering a stroke � were entangled in legal battles for years to dissolve their partnership. Prosecutors said Hirschfeld asked an employee to deliver $75,000 in cash to an unidentified hitman. However, the employee instead contacted the intended victim, who contacted authorities, prosecutors said. The jury in state Supreme Court in Manhattan deliberated less than two days before reaching its guilty verdict. The trial marked the second time Hirschfeld was tried for the crime. Last October, a mistrial was declared after the jury declared a deadlock after five days of deliberations. A Colorful Character Hirschfeld made national headlines when he offered Jones $1 million in 1998 to drop her case against Clinton, whom she accused of making an unwanted sexual advance when he was governor of Arkansas. Clinton denied the charge and Hirschfeld never followed through with the money after she settled her case, receiving $850,000 from the president. In February, Jones sued Hirschfeld for backing out of a signed contract to pay her the $1 million. Her lawyer, Gregory Kitterman, declined comment on the ongoing case. Jones would not have settled her case against President Clinton in November 1998 for $850,000, Kitterman has said, had she known that the tycoon would back down from the deal. Hirschfeld has been one of New York�s most colorful characters and is perhaps most famous for his 16-day ownership of the New York Post newspaper, which he saved from bankruptcy. He is remembered for making odd pronouncements about the future of American journalism; and for firing editor Pete Hamill, only to rehire him several days later. He welcomed Hamill back by planting a big kiss on his cheek in front of the cameras. He also hugged and kissed Paula Jones during a 1998 press conference to announce his offer. She called him �a wonderful man,� and he said giving her the money was �the greatest achievement of his life.� A Run for the U.S. Senate More recently, Hirschfeld has been running a campaign for U.S. Senate in New York, where Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Rick Lazio are the major party candidates. Due to his conviction, he cannot now run for public office. During the trial, jurors heard a secret tape made by Hirschfeld�s secretary in which he can be heard saying to her: �Yeah, I wanted him murdered. So what?� He also can be heard saying: �I never wanted him to go through with the murder.� A mistrial also was declared last September in a separate tax evasion case against Hirschfeld. That case will also be retried. After the tax fraud jury deadlocked, Hirschfeld offered each juror $2,500. Earlier this month, the New York State Assembly Judiciary Committee approved a measure making it illegal to tip jurors. Prosecutors declined to comment on the conviction citing a judge�s gag order. Harvard Hollenberg, Hirschfeld's former lawyer and a friend, said he thought the mogul would appeal vigorously. �He has all his life been a fighter,� said Hollenberg, in a telephone interview. �He fought in Palestine. � He is competitive and combative.� Reuters contributed to this report. ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Mike Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! 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