-Caveat Lector- from:alt.conspiracy As, always, Caveat Lector Om K ----- Click Here: <A HREF="aol://5863:126/alt.conspiracy:644875">Mafia and Banking </A> ----- Subject: Mafia and Banking From: <A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> Date: Thu, Oct 5, 2000 11:26 AM Message-id: <8rih50$h1s$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A couple of days ago there was a report that the Mafia had set up a clone of an online branch of the Banco di Sicilia and were preparing to remove funds from an account belonging to the Sicilian regional government. Of course, in some former communist countries it is not unknown for banks to be controlled by members of criminal networks but some people might think that could not happen in the West. In the recent Sicilian case the Mafia attempted to set up a bank in cyberspace. However, earlier this year it was claimed that a real Wall Street bank, the DMN Capital Investment Bank, had been established by the Mafia as an instrument for carrying out various scams. These stories remind me of the novel, "Nest of Vipers" by Linda Davies (my sister who is herself a former banker who worked both in New York and London), which also features a bank controlled by the Mafia. Nest of Vipers <A HREF="http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/vipers.html"> http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/vipers.html</A> There are links to the stories about the Mafia banks in my page on organised crime, the Mafia etc. at my financial scandals site. Roy Davies Financial Scandals <A HREF="http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/scandals/mafia.html"> http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/scandals/mafia.html</A> Sent via Deja.com <A HREF="http://www.deja.com/">http://www.deja.com/</A> Before you buy. ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End <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