flyingcuttlefish ago

I am posting this interesting item on my blog - https://9east71.home.blog/2019/12/05/norwegian-royal-family-tied-to-epstein/

... in comments. Yes, these cruise lines and banking connections might be very interesting.

Don't forget big bootleggers and drug smugglers have so much money they have to invent entities to move/hide it all. The whole resort area of Cancun was founded on drug money for instance.

The good (out of print) book about drug smuggling biz, "Underground Empire" pointed out the fact that 1 plane of cocaine = 2 planes full of cash.

MercurysBall ago

Re Bank Hapoalim on voat: https://voat.co/v/GreatAwakening/3331168/19787770

...Mr. David Schlachet has been the Chairman of Taya Investment Co., Ltd., since May 2014 and Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd., since April 2014. Mr. Schlachet served as an Interim Chief Financial Officer of Syneron Medical Ltd., from August 24, 2012 to November 2012. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Syneron Medical Ltd. from November 2005 to May 14, 2007. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Syneron Medical Ltd., from July 2004 to November 2005. He served as the Managing Partner of Biocom Management and Investment (2002) Ltd. from 2000 to June 2004. He served as a Managing Partner of Biocom Venture Capital Fund. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Schlachet served as a Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Strauss Elite Holdings. From 1996 to January 2000, he served as Vice President of the Strauss Group of Companies. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Strauss Holdings Ltd., from January 1996 to June 1997 and served as its Vice President. From 1988 to 1995, he served as Vice President of Finance and Administration at the Weizmann Institute of Science. From 1974 to 1988, he served as a Senior Manager at the investment company of Bank Hapoalim Ltd. From 1989 to 1990, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Yeda Research & Development Co. Ltd. He serves as the Chairman of the Board at Harel Capital Markets Ltd. He served as the Chairman of Elite Industries Ltd. from July 1997 to June 2000. He served as Chairman of Syneron Medical Ltd. from May 22, 2013 to February 18, 2014. He served as Chairman of the Board at Strauss Group Ltd. He serves as a Director of Teldor Cables & Systems Ltd. He has been a Director at EZchip Semiconductor Ltd., and EZchip Technologies Ltd., since September 2005. Mr. Schlachet has been a Director of Taya Investment Co., Ltd., since December 14, 1997. He serves as a Director of United Studios Ltd., Taldor Computer Systems Ltd., Hapoalim Capital Markets Ltd., Teldor Ltd., and Proseed Ltd. ...

K.K.R. has an historical relationship albeit not exactly friendly, via its founders, with none other than Bear Stearns... yes, that Bear Sterns, where Jeffrey Epstein worked for several years and eventually became a limited partner before leaving around the time of an insider-trading scandal which involved Edgar Bronfman Sr.

MercurysBall ago

Ted Arison's daughter is Shari Arison, Israel's richest woman :

Under Probe, Israel’s Richest Woman Wants Out of Local Holdings https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3744219,00.html

A probe into a possible bribery of government officials in Kenya saw cruise company heiress, businesswoman and philanthropist Shari Arison investigated on Sunday by Israeli police