-Caveat Lector- http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2001/5/17/231056 Roger Clinton-China Connection Uncovered NewsMax Friday May 18, 2001; 12:12 a.m. EDT Investigators probing allegations that former first brother Roger Clinton sold presidential pardons have learned that he had lucrative business ties to China, a lawyer involved in the case said late Thursday. "One of the things they're developing is whether he had some kind of special relationship with China, where he could get things out of China very cheaply," said Ed Hayes, whose client Garland Lincecum has accused Roger of trading a promised pardon from his brother for $235,000. Hayes revealed the bizarre new wrinkle in U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White's Pardongate probe in an interview with WABC Talk Radio's John Batchelor and Paul Alexander. The information on Roger's China connection is said to have come from Dickie Morton, a partner in Roger's now defunct company CLM, who allegedly "told people that they could get building materials out of China very cheaply." "We're not talking about highly complicated, technical things," said Hayes. "We're talking about things like dry wall cement." The arrangement allegedly gave Roger's company access to Chinese building materials at below market costs, which he could resell in the U.S. at a substantial profit. "The issue is, was (the Chinese government) giving Roger something for a nickel that, even in China, would have cost 20 cents because they wanted to do something nice for Roger Clinton?" Hayes explained. "The point was that Roger Clinton said he had connections at the top of the Chinese government. And that they could get him these things cheaply." Morton and another Clinton partner George Locke would do the selling, Hayes said, while Clinton stayed in California. "We do know of at least one trip Locke and Morton made to China," Batchelor confirmed with the lawyer. The new information on Roger Clinton's China connection is reminiscent of reports about his older brother's ties to Little Rock restauratuer, Charlie Trie, noted Hayes. "It does raise the issue.... (The Clintons) have a lot of Chinese connections." In April the Wall Street Journal's John Fund reported that probers had discovered Roger's company had approximately $30 million in its accounts at one time, though company records showed very little evidence of any business activity. Hayes said Roger has still not officially invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination, despite failing to appear before a federal grand jury in New York when subpoenaed on April 27. Clinton is apparently trying to drag the process out as long as possible. "There's about 8,000 things he doesn't want to talk about," said Hayes. "And if he talks about them he's going to get in trouble." Still, despite the delaying tactic the investigation is moving "quickly," he said, with his own client expected to testify before the Pardongate grand jury in the coming weeks. Hayes declined to speculate whether the former first brother will soon be indicted, but instead observed somewhat cryptically, "Roger Clinton has a problem." ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, , YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends ================================================================= <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! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions 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, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== 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
