From: Travis Subject: Two Japanese Detained In Italy; Concealed $134.5 BILLION Of U.S. Government Bonds Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, x
*Right Soup - Conservative News Updates <http://rightsoup.com/> [See the attached file] <http://fusion.google.com/add?source=atgs&feedurl=http://feeds2.feedburner.com/RightSoup> * [See the attached file] <http://rightsoup.com/> ------------------------------ *2 Japanese Detained In Italy; Concealed $134.5 BILLION Of U.S. Government Bonds In Briefcase<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RightSoup/~3/Oijf5HbCK74/> * Posted: 11 Jun 2009 10:47 AM PDT [See the attached file] <http://rightsoup.com/2-japanese-detained-in-italy-concealed-134-billion-in-us-government-bonds-in-briefcase/treasury-bonds-confiscated/> Not a peep yet from U.S. Mainstream media, but Italian authorities have detained 2 Japanese nationals who were attempting to cross into Switzerland with *$134.5 BILLION* in U.S. Government Bonds? hidden in a false-bottomed briefcase. *This is HUGE news. *The Italian financial authorities haven’t yet determined whether the bonds are real or fake, but if they are genuine, the attempt to take them into Switzerland would be *the largest financial smuggling operation in history*; if they are fake, the matter would still be astonishing? because the quality of the counterfeit work is so good that the fake bonds are reportedly indistinguishable from real ones. The bonds include 249 US Federal Reserve bonds worth US$ 500 million each, plus ten Kennedy bonds and other US government securities worth a billion dollars each. Bonds are rarely issued in certificate (paper) form any more?an electronic account entry of the asset is the norm. It’s safer, for one thing. Unless you are trying to launder some money. Some of the bonds, especially the Kennedys, may be what are called “bearer bonds” that are “negotiable”, basically like cash. Whomever has possession of a bearer-bond can claim ownership. Widespread fraud and theft dangers caused the securities industry to cease issuing bearer-bonds decades ago. To use paper bond certificates of any kind would cause scrutiny by a reputable financial institution today, especially if said bonds were bearer-bonds. It’s very likely that real or counterfeit, these bonds were headed for a black-market transaction. So who is trying to rip off, skate off with, or launder $134 Billion Dollars? That’s half of a freaking *TARP*. *Two Japanese men in their 50’s? *<http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=15456&size=A> **Only governments would have such a pile. If the certificates are real, Italy just won the lottery? their money laundering laws inflict a 40% penalty for failure to declare instruments and cash in excess of $10,000 Euros, which means they’d score a windfall of around $40 billion dollars. Want to get REALLY conspiratorial? On March 30th, the *Wall Street Journal* *said this* <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123828522318566241.html>**?*notice the number in bold. *Treasury Has *$134.5 Billion* Left in TARP MARCH 30, 2009 The Treasury Department said it has about *$134.5 billion* left in its financial-rescue fund, giving the Obama administration a cushion as it implements expensive programs aimed at unlocking credit markets and boosting ailing industries. The figure means that about 81% of the $700 billion in the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, has been committed. It also means that the Obama administration may not have to go to Congress to request additional funds, at least until well into the year. Many lawmakers who criticized the administration’s bank-rescue efforts have vowed to oppose any requests for more money for ? Something stinks, so* keep your eye on this one. Pressure is mounting in Congress for an audit of the Fed. 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