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To: John Hunt who wrote (25356)	1/4/1999 9:12:00 PM
From: Little Joe	Respond to of 116767

great cartoons. Gave me a big laugh. Live long and prosper, Little joe

To: John Hunt who wrote (25356)	1/5/1999 5:24:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116767

The Contrarian's View - Dec 25/98 fiendbear.com Some thought provoking comments about money supply, real work and Y2K.

To: John Hunt who wrote (25356)	1/5/1999 5:31:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Respond to of 116767

Japan Life Insurers Begin Shift to Euro-Denominated Debt nni.nikkei.co.jp << TOKYO (Nikkei)--Japan's big life insurance companies are rethinking their present foreign bond management strategy of emphasis on U.S. instruments, and are actively investing in euro-denominated bonds. The country's seven largest life insurers will buy more than 1.5 trillion yen worth of euro-denominated bonds in the current fiscal year through March, accounting for nearly half their new foreign bond investment. >>

To: John Hunt who wrote (25356)	6/13/2002 8:05:49 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116767

Retired Australian police officer admits framing brothers in infamous gold swindle Tue Jun 11, 6:01 AM ET PERTH, Australia - Two brothers convicted 20 years ago of a notorious gold swindle said Tuesday that they will petition for the case to be reopened after a retired police officer admitted that he framed them. In a sworn affidavit filed last week with public prosecutors in western Australia, former Detective Anthony Lewandowski admitted that he and another police official framed Ray, Peter and Brian Mickelberg of swindling the Perth Mint of 650,000 Australian dollars (dlrs 370,000) in gold in a high-profile case in 1983. The brothers — one of whom has since died — were convicted of using three forged checks to buy 68 kilograms (150 pounds) of gold from the mint and served prison terms ranging from nine months to eight years. A public prosecutor called the former detective's affidavit a "spectacular revelation," and the two surviving brothers, Ray and Peter Mickelberg, told reporters that they would petition the state attorney-general Wednesday to have their case reopened. Lewandowski said that he and Perth's former chief investigator had fabricated confessions and lied at the Mickelbergs' trial and that other police officers had beaten Peter Mickelberg. He did not provide details of the deception. The affidavit also left unanswered why the Mickelbergs were allegedly framed and who Lewandowski believes stole the gold instead. The brothers claimed that a key piece of evidence — a fingerprint from Ray Mickelberg found on one of the checks — was probably taken from molds he used in his hobby of casting hands in brass, plastic and rubber. A number of molds were taken by police when they raided his house. The two surviving Mickelbergs praised Lewandowski, whose current whereabouts are unknown, saying that they always had hoped someone involved in the "conspiracy" would have a conscience. The former detective said in the affidavit that he had waited until now to make his confession because he did not want to implicate his alleged coconspirator, Don Hancock, former head of Perth's Criminal Investigation Bureau. Hancock was killed last year in a car bombing blamed on members of a motorcycle gang, though nobody was convicted in that case. Local media reported that Lewandowski is believed to have left Australia after filing the affidavit. Director of Public Prosecutions Robert Cock told The Associated Press that the document provided grounds for reopening the case. "It's a pretty spectacular revelation which I would think leaves reasonable grounds to have another look at the case again," he said. In 1989, 55 kilograms (121 pounds) of gold pellets were found outside of a Perth television station with a note claiming that it was part of the stolen hoard and that the brothers were innocent. It was never established if the pellets were the same gold stolen from the mint. Raymond Mickelberg was released from jail in 1991 after serving eight years of a 20-year sentence. Peter Mickelberg served six years of a 14-year sentence. Brian Mickelberg had his conviction overturned after nine months due to lack of evidence and died in a plane crash in 1986. Raymond and Peter made four unsuccessful attempts to have their convictions overturned. story.news.yahoo.com