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To: SeachRE who wrote (127267)	6/24/2008 5:36:04 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

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To: SeachRE who wrote (127267)	6/25/2008 1:44:21 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 173976

Mr. Follieri, who came to the United States from Italy in 2003, quickly cut a wide swath. Attractive and charming, he rapidly moved into the world of billionaires and political figures. His entree was helped when he met and befriended Douglas Band, a top aide to Bill Clinton who brought Mr. Follieri into contact with the former president and Mr. Burkle. *Mr. Follieri received an onstage thanks from Mr. Clinton after pledging $50 million to the Clinton Global Initiative. The money has not been paid.* Mr. Follieri’s business cachet — his link to the Catholic Church — was contrived, the government said. It consisted of an administrative employee at the Vatican whom he paid. Mr. Follieri also hired a relative of a former Vatican official as well as his own father, claiming that his father had a special relationship with the Vatican. In an apparent effort to build ostensible ties to the church, Mr. Follieri also met with clergy and traveled with a monsignor. The complaint also contends that instead of making investments, Mr. Follieri used the money he raised to indulge in a lifestyle that included the perquisites of the wealthy: a Manhattan apartment overlooking Rockefeller Center, for which he paid $37,000 a month; a house call by his doctor that cost $30,000 and medical expenses for his parents and his girlfriend at the time. The money also went to dog-walking services, vacations and flights on chartered jets, the complaint contends. Though she is not identified, Ms. Hathaway, the young star of “The Devil Wears Prada,” had been dating Mr. Follieri. They broke up recently, according to news reports