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Ah yes, Glencore - Marc Rich, the FBI's most wanted, the Mossad, Oil embargoes, dictators, a U.S Presidential pardon ... For anyone not familiar with the story
by bogomipz 9y ago
Ah yes, Glencore - Marc Rich, the FBI's most wanted, the Mossad, Oil embargoes, dictators, a U.S Presidential pardon ...
For anyone not familiar with the story of Marc Rich and what became Glencore, it's pretty fascinating. It definitely helped put Zug on the map long before crypto-currencies. I had actually forgotten about all this.
See:
https://sites.utexas.edu/culturescontexts/2013/06/30/marc-rich-and-switzerland-an-uneasy-relationship/ https://sites.utexas.edu/culturescontexts/2013/06/30/marc-ri...
and
https://www.economist.com/news/obituary/21580438-marc-rich-king-commodities-died-june-26th-aged-78-marc-rich https://www.economist.com/news/obituary/21580438-marc-rich-k...