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To: Emile Vidrine who wrote (235366)	3/8/2002 11:12:52 AM
From: Emile Vidrine	Respond to of 769670

The effects of Winnick's financial manipulation on public officials was clearly demonstrated when new-comer and almost bankrupt Global Crossing won a $400 million contract, to provided intelligence communication between US battle groups. The ten of millions of dollars funneled to public officials was clearly a factor. ""We think there's something smelly in this," Ray Bjorklund, vice president of a McLean market research firm, said at the time. "Something was wrong in the award, and they are going to try and make it right." Congressional investigators have been ordered not to comment on the Global Crossing case, staffers said. The White House did not respond to questions about the Pentagon contract. Global Crossing, headquartered in Beverly Hills, Calif., apparently began negotiating the contract during the Clinton administration. The company and its founder, Gary Winnick, have been major political donors — bigger than Enron — with a majority of those funds going to Democrats" washtimes.com