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No on has ever explained where he got all his money from. It seems like he blackmailed a bunch of extremely wealthy people into giving him money to ‘manage’ and

No on has ever explained where he got all his money from. It seems like he blackmailed a bunch of extremely wealthy people into giving him money to ‘manage’ and then used that money to ensnare more and wealthier and influential people. He probably contacted and funded far more people than he managed to compromise. It looks like he started with the current attorney general’s father, who hired him to teach at a school despite him not having any relevant credentials, then managed to get to one of the kids parents who brought him to Wall Street.

larrywright 7y ago
I hope these details come out (despite the attempts of powerful people to prevent that). This story is likely to get even weirder as it all unfolds.
svd4anything 7y ago
I suspect each and every “customer” he had was compromised/blackmailed. Additionally there are subtle indications that he has intelligence connections and was perhaps even state sponsored. Now which state ... well of course I’ll be flagged and downvoting to suggest this but most logical is Mossad. Interesting he had a fake Saudi passport and diamonds, among many many other hints there is an intelligence angle to this story.
- dragonwriter 7y ago
  > Now which state ... well of course I’ll be flagged and downvoting to suggest this but most logical is Mossad. I know Mossad has a reputation of being a law unto itself unbound by outside authority, but it is not actually a distinct state—if you want to say Israel, just say Israel.
  - svd4anything 7y ago
    Ok sure but how can I say it without being accused of being anti-semitic, I was thinking using the intelligence agency name is more appropriate than an entire country! I am NOT ever anti-semitic, but maybe Mossad gets away with crazy stuff exactly because any westerner who complains is immediately branded as such. Note: the entire post is flagged now and removed from HN front page.
    - dragonwriter 7y ago
      > Ok sure but how can I say it without being accused of being anti-semitic It would help to present some rational basis supporting the, conclusion. Of course, if you can't see how your conclusion could be seen as anything other than anti-Semitic, maybe there is a reason for that.
      - svd4anything 7y ago
        No there is many indicators that Mossad is the most likely sponsor. His well established link to Ehud Barak the ex-PM who has deep extensive intelligence history is an example. It would be extremely long post to detail all the evidence. It’s not unreasonable to suspect he successfully compromised both a sitting US president and the son of the Queen of England, and that is only the beginning of the list. Which intel agency is most likely? Obviously Mossad should be at the top of the list ... but yeah OK let’s remove it, I’m anti-semitic.

larrywright 7y ago

I hope these details come out (despite the attempts of powerful people to prevent that). This story is likely to get even weirder as it all unfolds.

svd4anything 7y ago

I suspect each and every “customer” he had was compromised/blackmailed. Additionally there are subtle indications that he has intelligence connections and was perhaps even state sponsored. Now which state ... well of course I’ll be flagged and downvoting to suggest this but most logical is Mossad. Interesting he had a fake Saudi passport and diamonds, among many many other hints there is an intelligence angle to this story.

dragonwriter 7y ago
> Now which state ... well of course I’ll be flagged and downvoting to suggest this but most logical is Mossad. I know Mossad has a reputation of being a law unto itself unbound by outside authority, but it is not actually a distinct state—if you want to say Israel, just say Israel.
- svd4anything 7y ago
  Ok sure but how can I say it without being accused of being anti-semitic, I was thinking using the intelligence agency name is more appropriate than an entire country! I am NOT ever anti-semitic, but maybe Mossad gets away with crazy stuff exactly because any westerner who complains is immediately branded as such. Note: the entire post is flagged now and removed from HN front page.
  - dragonwriter 7y ago
    > Ok sure but how can I say it without being accused of being anti-semitic It would help to present some rational basis supporting the, conclusion. Of course, if you can't see how your conclusion could be seen as anything other than anti-Semitic, maybe there is a reason for that.
    - svd4anything 7y ago
      No there is many indicators that Mossad is the most likely sponsor. His well established link to Ehud Barak the ex-PM who has deep extensive intelligence history is an example. It would be extremely long post to detail all the evidence. It’s not unreasonable to suspect he successfully compromised both a sitting US president and the son of the Queen of England, and that is only the beginning of the list. Which intel agency is most likely? Obviously Mossad should be at the top of the list ... but yeah OK let’s remove it, I’m anti-semitic.