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The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonprofit behavioral and social science research organization founded in 1946, headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area. It conducts applied research in education, health, workforce development, and related fields under government and private contracts. AIR's primary relevance to intelligence history is its 1995 evaluation of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|STAR GATE]] program, the classified remote viewing research effort that had operated under various designations since 1978 under Army and [[Defense Intelligence Agency]] sponsorship, and passed to the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] in 1995.[^1]
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The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonprofit behavioral and social science research organization founded in 1946, headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area. It conducts applied research in education, health, workforce development, and related fields under government and private contracts. AIR's primary relevance to intelligence history is its 1995 evaluation of the [[Stargate Project|STAR GATE]] program, the classified remote viewing research effort that had operated under various designations since 1978 under Army and [[Defense Intelligence Agency]] sponsorship, and passed to the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] in 1995.[^1]
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### Cold War Classified Military Psychology Work
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start: 1903
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location: "San Francisco, California"
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The Commonwealth Club in [[San Francisco]] hosted [[Gary Webb]] for a speaking engagement after the [[Dark Alliance]] series was published, amid the media controversy. The club was one of the venues where Webb publicly defended his reporting on the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]-[[Contras|Contra]]-[[cocaine]] connection.[^1]
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The Commonwealth Club in [[San Francisco]] hosted [[Gary Webb]] for a speaking engagement after the [[Dark Alliance]] series was published, amid the media controversy. The club was one of the venues where Webb publicly defended his reporting on the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]-[[Contras|Contra]]-[[Cocaine]] connection.[^1]
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### Public Discourse
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summary: DIACSA was a Miami aircraft company run by a Cuban Bay of Pigs veteran that served as a cover company for the Costa Rican Contras and a hub for plotting drug flights and laundering cocaine profits.
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location: "Miami, Florida"
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DIACSA was a [[Miami]] aircraft company run by Cuban [[Bay of Pigs]] veteran Alfredo Caballero that served as a cover company for the Costa Rican [[Contras]] and a hub for plotting drug flights and laundering [[cocaine]] profits. A 1985 [[Central Intelligence Agency]] cable described DIACSA as the "cover company" used by the Costa Rican Contras to secretly buy aircraft.[^1]
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DIACSA was a [[Miami]] aircraft company run by Cuban [[Bay of Pigs]] veteran Alfredo Caballero that served as a cover company for the Costa Rican [[Contras]] and a hub for plotting drug flights and laundering [[Cocaine]] profits. A 1985 [[Central Intelligence Agency]] cable described DIACSA as the "cover company" used by the Costa Rican Contras to secretly buy aircraft.[^1]
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### Drug Smuggling Operations
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### CIA Connections
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DIACSA's operator, Alfredo Caballero, was a Cuban drug dealer who had been part of the CIA's [[Bay of Pigs|Bay of Pigs operation]]. His background was typical of the Cuban exile operatives the CIA recruited for Contra work, combining anti-Communist credentials with experience in drug trafficking and covert operations. DIACSA's role as a CIA-designated cover company demonstrated how the Agency's covert procurement infrastructure was integrated with the drug trade.[^3]
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DIACSA's operator, Alfredo Caballero, was a Cuban drug dealer who had been part of the CIA's Bay of Pigs operation. His background was typical of the Cuban exile operatives the CIA recruited for Contra work, combining anti-Communist credentials with experience in drug trafficking and covert operations. DIACSA's role as a CIA-designated cover company demonstrated how the Agency's covert procurement infrastructure was integrated with the drug trade.[^3]
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### Police Raid and Official Cover-up
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In June 1982, [[Metropolitan Police]] raided the Elm Guest House following an investigation into illegal brothel operations. The raid revealed that visitors were provided with a price-listed menu of sex to indulge in with boys as young as ten. Twenty-three men were detained on the premises, which contained bedroom suites festooned with whips, chains, and ropes, along with communal areas including a lounge bar, spa and sauna facility, and a screening room for pornography. According to police sources, three of the guests were parliamentary ministers, while a fourth was a member of the Queen's royal staff. [[Metropolitan Police]] had been expected to reopen files on the murder of one boy and the disappearance of another in their investigation into a VIP homosexual vice network in London.[^1]
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In June 1982, [[Metropolitan Police]] raided the Elm Guest House following an investigation into illegal brothel operations. The raid revealed that visitors were provided with a price-listed menu of sex to indulge in with boys as young as ten. Twenty-three men were detained on the premises, which contained bedroom suites festooned with whips, chains, and ropes, along with communal areas including a lounge bar, spa and sauna facility, and a screening room for pornography. According to police sources, three of the guests were parliamentary ministers, while a fourth was a member of the Queen's royal staff. Metropolitan Police had been expected to reopen files on the murder of one boy and the disappearance of another in their investigation into a VIP homosexual vice network in London.[^1]
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All reporting on the matter was subsequently denied in official statements. While a Scotland Yard official initially described it as just a routine investigation into a brothel, sources close to the investigation claimed the top brass had ordered everything to be played down and that every attempt was being made to ensure the names of VIPs using the place did not leak out. The Sunday Times reported that Scotland Yard denied claims of a security risk, stating that Special Branch was not taking part in inquiries. However, all twenty-three men detained were released without charge, and reporting on the matter soon ceased, possibly upon intervention by Attorney General [[Michael Havers]].[^1]
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All reporting on the matter was subsequently denied in official statements. While a Scotland Yard official initially described it as just a routine investigation into a brothel, sources close to the investigation claimed the top brass had ordered everything to be played down and that every attempt was being made to ensure the names of VIPs using the place did not leak out. The [[The Sunday Times|Sunday Times]] reported that Scotland Yard denied claims of a security risk, stating that Special Branch was not taking part in inquiries. However, all twenty-three men detained were released without charge, and reporting on the matter soon ceased, possibly upon intervention by Attorney General [[Michael Havers]].[^1]
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The owners, Haroon and Carole Kasir, were charged for keeping a disorderly house and possession of child pornography. However, the child pornography charge was dropped in 1983 after seven hours of video footage seized from the premises was ruled inadmissible. By agreement with defense lawyers, the prosecution slashed eight hours of videos to just 45 minutes, and the judge made an order forbidding the press to identify the child in the case.[^1]
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summary: "First Intercontinental Development Corporation was a company whose board of directors included prominent figures with ties to government and intelligence, and it was reportedly a National Security Council cutout."
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[[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] was a company whose board of directors included prominent figures with ties to government and intelligence, and it was reportedly a [[National Security Council|NSC]] cutout. Its activities were closely scrutinized in the context of [[Danny Casolaro]]'s "[[The Octopus]]" investigation.[1]
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[[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] was a company whose board of directors included prominent figures with ties to government and intelligence, and it was reportedly a [[National Security Council|NSC]] cutout. It figures in [[Danny Casolaro]]'s "[[The Octopus]]" investigation.[^1]
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### Board of Directors
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The Board of Directors of [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] consisted of individuals with significant backgrounds in government, intelligence, and business:
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The Board of Directors of FIDCO consisted of individuals with significant backgrounds in government, intelligence, and business:
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* [[Robert Maheu]], Sr.: Vice President, Director; former [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent and former CEO of Howard Hughes Operations.[1]
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* [[Michael A. McManus]]: Director, Vice President, and General Counsel to [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]]; former Assistant to President [[Ronald Reagan]] at the [[White House]].[1]
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* [[Robert Booth Nichols]]: Director, Senior Vice President, and Chairman of Investment Committee; CEO of R.B.N. Companies, International, involved in high technology electronics, real estate, construction, and international finance.[1]
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* [[George K. Pender]]: Director; former Director of [[Pacific Ocean]] area of Burns & Roe, Inc., an international engineering and construction corporation.[1]
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* [[Kenneth A. Roe]]: Director; Chairman and President of Burns & Roe, Inc., involved in major projects like the [[United States|U.S.A.]] Fast Breeder Nuclear Reactor Plant.[1]
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* [[Frances T. Fox]]: Vice President and Director; former General Manager of L.A. International Airport and Director of Aviation for Howard Hughes Nevada operations (now Summa Corporation).[1]
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* [[Clint W. Murchison, Jr.]]: Director; owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL football team, with family ties to powerful political and organized crime figures.[1]
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* [[William M. Pender]]: Director and Senior Vice President; licensed contractor in California.[1]
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* [[Glen R. Shockley]]: Director; consultant to Fortune 500 Companies and international financial consultant.[1]
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* [[Robert Maheu]], Sr.: Vice President, Director; former [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent and former CEO of Howard Hughes Operations.[^1]
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* [[Michael A. McManus]]: Director, Vice President, and General Counsel to FIDCO; former Assistant to President [[Ronald Reagan]] at the [[White House]].[^1]
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* [[Robert Booth Nichols]]: Director, Senior Vice President, and Chairman of Investment Committee; CEO of R.B.N. Companies, International, involved in high technology electronics, real estate, construction, and international finance.[^1]
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* [[George K. Pender]]: Director; former Director of [[Pacific Ocean]] area of Burns & Roe, Inc., an international engineering and construction corporation.[^1]
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* [[Kenneth A. Roe]]: Director; Chairman and President of Burns & Roe, Inc., involved in major projects like the [[United States|U.S.A.]] Fast Breeder Nuclear Reactor Plant.[^1]
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* [[Frances T. Fox]]: Vice President and Director; former General Manager of L.A. International Airport and Director of Aviation for Howard Hughes Nevada operations (now Summa Corporation).[^1]
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* [[Clint W. Murchison, Jr.]]: Director; owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL football team, with family ties to powerful political and organized crime figures.[^1]
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* [[William M. Pender]]: Director and Senior Vice President; licensed contractor in California.[^1]
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* [[Glen R. Shockley]]: Director; consultant to Fortune 500 Companies and international financial consultant.[^1]
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### Activities and Allegations
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[[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] was reportedly used as a [[National Security Council|NSC]] cutout in [[Lebanon]] to arrange the release of a prisoner. Letters from the summer of 1983 between [[Michael A. McManus]] and [[George K. Pender]] confirmed [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]]'s role in [[Lebanon]]. A follow-up letter from [[George K. Pender]] to [[Amin Gamayel]], the president of [[Lebanon]], indicated that transactions could be telexed to [[Robert Booth Nichols]]' address. The Arab Bank Limited in Amman, [[Jordan]], responded positively to a potential financial transaction of "US$ three billion or more" for the reconstruction of [[Lebanon]], though it is unlikely such reconstruction ever fully materialized.[^1]
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FIDCO was reportedly used as a NSC cutout in [[Lebanon]] to arrange the release of a prisoner. According to Seymour, letters of the summer of 1983 between Michael A. McManus and George K. Pender concerned FIDCO's role in Lebanon. A follow-up letter from George K. Pender to [[Amin Gamayel]], the president of Lebanon, indicated that transactions could be telexed to Robert Booth Nichols' address. The Arab Bank Limited in Amman, [[Jordan]], responded positively to a potential financial transaction of "US$ three billion or more" for the reconstruction of Lebanon.[^1]
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[[Michael Riconosciuto]] claimed that [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] was a [[National Security Council|NSC]] corporate cutout and that he was a technical advisor for the organization. He also stated that [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] had a companion company called Euramae Trading, which operated throughout the [[Middle East]] and was involved in the drug trade, allegedly as a [[National Security Council|NSC]]-directed operation.[^1]
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[[Michael Riconosciuto]] claimed that FIDCO was a NSC corporate cutout and that he was a technical advisor for the organization. He also stated that FIDCO had a companion company called Euramae Trading, which operated throughout the [[Middle East]] and was involved in the drug trade, allegedly as a NSC-directed operation.[^1]
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[[Robert Booth Nichols]] used [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]] to verify his credibility in proposed arms projects, including the construction of an R&D facility for weapons systems on the [[Cabazon Indian Reservation]].[[Michael Riconosciuto]] also claimed that [[Robert Booth Nichols]] was involved in illicit activities through [[First Intercontinental Development Corporation|FIDCO]], including attempting to take embargoed technology out of the [[United States]].[^1]
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Robert Booth Nichols used FIDCO to verify his credibility in proposed arms projects, including the construction of an R&D facility for weapons systems on the [[Cabazon Indian Reservation]]. Michael Riconosciuto also claimed that Robert Booth Nichols was involved in illicit activities through FIDCO, including attempting to take embargoed technology out of the United States.[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. Sole source. The company is not mentioned in the House Judiciary Committee's report of 1992 or in the Justice Department's reports of 1993 and 1994 on the INSLAW affair.
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summary: "The Music Corporation of America was a major entertainment corporation that became entangled in investigations related to organized crime and the broader network that Danny Casolaro termed 'The Octopus.'"
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The [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] was a major entertainment corporation that became entangled in investigations related to organized crime and the broader network that [[Danny Casolaro]] termed "[[The Octopus]]."
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### Organized Crime Allegations
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[[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] was the subject of a [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretap investigation supervised by [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] [[Marvin Rudnick]] and later by [[Richard Stavin]], a member of the Organized Crime Strike Force. These investigations, which also involved [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent [[Thomas Gates]], led them to believe that [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] had been penetrated by organized crime. Specifically, the wiretaps recorded communications between [[Robert Booth Nichols]] and [[Eugene Giaquinto]], then president of [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] home entertainment division. Giaquinto was also a board member of Nichols' holding company, [[Meridian International Logistics|MIL]], which was under [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] investigation as a source of funding for narcotics and the allocation of drug trafficking proceeds.[1]
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MCA was the subject of a [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] wiretap investigation which, according to [[Cheri Seymour]], was supervised by the federal prosecutor [[Marvin Rudnick]] and later by [[Richard Stavin]] of the Justice Department's [[Los Angeles]] Organized Crime Strike Force. These investigations, which also involved FBI agent [[Thomas Gates]], led them to believe that MCA had been penetrated by organized crime. Specifically, the wiretaps recorded communications between [[Robert Booth Nichols]] and [[Eugene Giaquinto]], then president of MCA home entertainment division. Giaquinto was also a board member of Nichols' holding company, [[Meridian International Logistics|MIL]], which was under FBI investigation as a source of funding for narcotics and the allocation of drug trafficking proceeds.[^1]
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The intercepted conversations reportedly revealed connections to [[La Cosa Nostra]], including members of the [[Gambino Crime Family]] and [[Bufalino Crime Family]]. The wiretap application itself stated that the purpose of the interceptions was to determine the "source, type and quantity of narcotics/controlled substances, methods and means of delivery, and the source of funding for purchasing of narcotics/controlled substances." It was also apparent from the intercepted conversations that [[Eugene Giaquinto]] had a special relationship with [[John Gotti]].[1]
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The intercepted conversations reportedly revealed connections to [[La Cosa Nostra]], including members of the [[Gambino Crime Family]] and [[Bufalino Crime Family]]. The wiretap application itself stated that the purpose of the interceptions was to determine the "source, type and quantity of narcotics/controlled substances, methods and means of delivery, and the source of funding for purchasing of narcotics/controlled substances." It was also apparent from the intercepted conversations that Eugene Giaquinto had a special relationship with [[John Gotti]].[^1]
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At the time of these investigations, [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] was being offered in a leveraged buyout to Japanese interests. An [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] investigation could have jeopardized this sale. Consequently, the wiretaps were sealed by the [[Department of Justice|DOJ]], and no prosecutions were pursued. The Los Angeles Organized Crime Strike Force was disbanded, [[Richard Stavin]] resigned, and [[Thomas Gates]] closed the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] investigation. The Japanese ultimately purchased [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] in what was reported as the largest corporate sale in U.S. history at the time.[1]
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At the time of these investigations, MCA was being offered in a leveraged buyout to Japanese interests. An FBI investigation could have jeopardized this sale. In her account the wiretaps were then sealed by the [[Department of Justice|DOJ]], and no case against MCA or its executives followed. The Los Angeles Organized Crime Strike Force was disbanded, Richard Stavin resigned, and Thomas Gates closed the FBI investigation. The Japanese ultimately purchased MCA in what was reported as the largest corporate sale in U.S. history at the time.[^1]
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[[Marvin Rudnick]], who lost his job for refusing to drop the investigation, later had part of his story told in the 1993 book *Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, The Music Business, and the Mafia* by William Knoedelseder.[1]
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Marvin Rudnick, who lost his job for refusing to drop the investigation, later had part of his story told in the 1993 book *Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, The Music Business, and the Mafia* by William Knoedelseder.[^1]
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The prosecution that did come out of the investigation was of [[Sal Pisello|Salvatore Pisello]], a middleman in MCA's dealings. In June 1984 MCA gave Pisello 30,000 dollars to study a "Latin record label" and in January 1985 another 50,000 dollars; he also received payments from Sugar Hill Records in connection with efforts to have MCA distribute its records and buy its catalog. Indicted in 1986 for evading taxes on this income, he was convicted for 1984 and 1985 and sentenced to four years' imprisonment and three years' probation; the Ninth Circuit affirmed on June 8, 1989.[^2]
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[[Danny Casolaro]]'s investigation into "[[The Octopus]]" included [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]], and he was reportedly told by [[Robert Booth Nichols]] about the leveraged buyout. [[Dan Moldea]], in his 1986 book *Dark Victory: Ronald Reagan, MCA, and the Mob*, had previously labeled [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] as "[[The Octopus]]," a term that likely inspired Casolaro's own use of the phrase.[1]
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Danny Casolaro's investigation into "The Octopus" included MCA, and he was reportedly told by Robert Booth Nichols about the leveraged buyout. [[Dan Moldea]], in his 1986 book *Dark Victory: [[Ronald Reagan]], MCA, and the Mob*, had previously labeled MCA as "The Octopus," a term that likely inspired Casolaro's own use of the phrase.[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.
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[^2]: *United States v. Pisello,* 877 F.2d 762 (9th Cir. 1989). https://openjurist.org/877/f2d/762
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The OSN's intelligence officers, trained at U.S. military schools including [[Fort Gulick]], [[Fort Benning]], and [[Fort Leavenworth]], brought their surveillance and counterinsurgency skills to the Contra war. The culture of political repression and intelligence operations that defined the OSN carried over into the FDN's operations, where former National Guard officers applied the same techniques against the Sandinista government. The [[Norwin Meneses|Meneses]] family's connections to the Somoza intelligence apparatus, including the OSN, facilitated their later role in [[cocaine]] trafficking and Contra fundraising.[^2]
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The OSN's intelligence officers, trained at U.S. military schools including [[Fort Gulick]], [[Fort Benning]], and [[Fort Leavenworth]], brought their surveillance and counterinsurgency skills to the Contra war. The culture of political repression and intelligence operations that defined the OSN carried over into the FDN's operations, where former National Guard officers applied the same techniques against the Sandinista government. The [[Norwin Meneses|Meneses]] family's connections to the Somoza intelligence apparatus, including the OSN, facilitated their later role in [[Cocaine]] trafficking and Contra fundraising.[^2]
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The Daily Mirror's foreign editor [[Nicholas Davies]] "was called in only if we needed to use our 'London office,'" Ben-Menashe writes; when a request came from the Iranians, Davies "would call dealers or the supplier and introduce himself as a representative of the Ora Group, an Israeli company based in London," as in a 1983 sale of 4,000 TOW missiles. [[Rupert Allason]]'s parliamentary motion of 1991 named the company as [[Ora Limited]], incorporated at 41 Becmead Avenue and 1 Trafalgar Avenue, London; Ben-Menashe's book uses only "the Ora Group." A 1985 deal for the [[Contras]] brokered through [[GeoMiliTech]], the Washington company of General [[John Singlaub]] and Barbara Studley, is itemized in the book at 3,242,000 dollars paid to Ora, against 5 million dollars that he says the company's own books showed received from the American side.[^1]
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The [[Daily Mirror]]'s foreign editor [[Nicholas Davies]] "was called in only if we needed to use our 'London office,'" Ben-Menashe writes; when a request came from the Iranians, Davies "would call dealers or the supplier and introduce himself as a representative of the Ora Group, an Israeli company based in London," as in a 1983 sale of 4,000 TOW missiles. [[Rupert Allason]]'s parliamentary motion of 1991 named the company as [[Ora Limited]], incorporated at 41 Becmead Avenue and 1 Trafalgar Avenue, London; Ben-Menashe's book uses only "the Ora Group." A 1985 deal for the [[Contras]] brokered through [[GeoMiliTech]], the Washington company of General [[John Singlaub]] and Barbara Studley, is itemized in the book at 3,242,000 dollars paid to Ora, against 5 million dollars that he says the company's own books showed received from the American side.[^1]
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[[Edwin May]] moved the [[STARGATE PROJECT]] in 1991 following [[Stanford Research Institute]] stepping away. SAIC operated the project until 1994 at which point is was declassified in 1995.
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[[Scientology]] is a body of beliefs and practices invented by American author L. Ron Hubbard. In the context of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate Project]], several key figures involved in the early remote viewing research at [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] were former members of Scientology, including [[Hal Puthoff]], [[Ingo Swann]], and [[Pat Price]]. This connection has led to speculation about the possible influence of Scientology's practices and theories on the development of early remote viewing protocols.[^1]
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[[Scientology]] is a body of beliefs and practices invented by American author L. Ron Hubbard. In the context of the [[Stargate Project|Stargate Project]], several key figures involved in the early remote viewing research at [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] were former members of Scientology, including [[Hal Puthoff]], [[Ingo Swann]], and [[Pat Price]]. This connection has led to speculation about the possible influence of Scientology's practices and theories on the development of early remote viewing protocols.[^1]
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[[John Stamford]], a former Roman Catholic priest from Lancashire, fled Britain in 1972 after being convicted for sending obscene literature through the post. Stamford operated the club from Amsterdam while masquerading as a libertarian gay championing the [[Pedophile Information Exchange]]. He died of a heart attack in a Belgian prison in 1995 at age 56, just before standing trial on child sex charges[^1].
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John Stamford, a former Roman Catholic priest from Lancashire, fled Britain in 1972 after being convicted for sending obscene literature through the post. Stamford operated the club from Amsterdam while masquerading as a libertarian gay championing the [[Pedophile Information Exchange]]. He died of a heart attack in a Belgian prison in 1995 at age 56, just before standing trial on child sex charges[^1].
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[[Peter Glencross]] served as commercial manager of Spartacus International and was responsible for creating a network of venues for Spartacus members. Glencross, a South African based in Holland, disappeared without trace after 1989. He was instrumental in setting up the [[Elm Guest House]] as a Spartacus Club location. The club had 25,000 British members and operated with sophisticated record-keeping, storing vital information on each member including sexual preferences, desired age of children, preferred country of origin, and personalized lists of children for selection[^1].
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The Spartacus Club had a significant operation at the [[Elm Guest House]] in London. The venue displayed a sign reading "Spartacus, Club - Welcome" and offered "10% Discount to Spartacus Club Members" in coded advertisements. The [[Elm Guest House]] was used by MPs and other VIPs for abuse of boys. Police raided the location in June 1982. Correspondence from Spartacus International dating from 1981 was found during the investigation, confirming the connection between the international organization and the London-based venue[^1].
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The Spartacus Club had a significant operation at the Elm Guest House in London. The venue displayed a sign reading "Spartacus, Club - Welcome" and offered "10% Discount to Spartacus Club Members" in coded advertisements. The Elm Guest House was used by MPs and other VIPs for abuse of boys. Police raided the location in June 1982. Correspondence from Spartacus International dating from 1981 was found during the investigation, confirming the connection between the international organization and the London-based venue[^1].
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The [[Elm Guest House]] became a key location where VIPs could access children through the Spartacus network. The club's presence at this location demonstrated how international paedophile organizations established local chapters in major cities to serve their membership base. The 1982 raid led to the release of all twenty-three detained individuals without charge, possibly upon intervention by Attorney General [[Michael Havers]][^1].
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The Elm Guest House became a key location where VIPs could access children through the Spartacus network. The club's presence at this location demonstrated how international paedophile organizations established local chapters in major cities to serve their membership base. The 1982 raid led to the release of all twenty-three detained individuals without charge, possibly upon intervention by Attorney General [[Michael Havers]][^1].
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### Criminal Network
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The Spartacus Club maintained connections to numerous convicted paedophiles and trafficking operations:
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[[Russell Tricker]] operated "Toff's Travel" coach service to smuggle boys into Amsterdam. Tricker was a close associate of [[Peter Glencross]] and admitted having links with [[Warwick Spinks]], saying they "go back a long way." [[Warwick Spinks]] trafficked boys as young as 10 from London streets and later from Eastern Europe, operating boy brothels in Amsterdam's Spuistraat district[^1].
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[[Russell Tricker]] operated "Toff's Travel" coach service to smuggle boys into Amsterdam. Tricker was a close associate of Peter Glencross and admitted having links with [[Warwick Spinks]], saying they "go back a long way." Warwick Spinks trafficked boys as young as 10 from London streets and later from Eastern Europe, operating boy brothels in Amsterdam's Spuistraat district[^1].
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The club also had connections to [[Jean-Paul Dumont]] through the X-Dossier investigation in Belgium. This European network extended the Spartacus Club's influence beyond the UK and Netherlands, creating a web of interconnected trafficking operations across Western Europe. These connections facilitated the movement of children and information between different criminal organizations[^1].
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The Spartacus Club was exposed by The Sunday Times in 1986 when undercover reporters were offered two boys in Manila, aged 8 and 14. The club's activities were later investigated as part of [[Operation Fernbridge]] in the UK, which looked into allegations that prominent politicians abused boys at the [[Elm Guest House]] in the early 1980s.[^1]
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The Spartacus Club was exposed by The [[The Sunday Times|Sunday Times]] in 1986 when undercover reporters were offered two boys in Manila, aged 8 and 14. The club's activities were later investigated as part of [[Operation Fernbridge]] in the UK, which looked into allegations that prominent politicians abused boys at the Elm Guest House in the early 1980s.[^1]
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The Spartacus Club was part of a larger international network that included connections to [[NAMBLA]] (North American Man/Boy Love Association) in the United States. Operations also extended to Australia through [[Clarence Henry Osborne]].[^1]
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Between 1979 and 1985, Stamford published PAN ([[PAN Magazine]]): A self described "magazine about boy-love." The first edition was published in 1979 through a publishing house owned by Stamford. [[Francis Shelden]], who fled Michigan in 1976, started this newsletter under the penname "[[Frank Torey]]" in Amsterdam. The publication was used to platform Spartacus International's European operations. The Sunday Times exposed Spartacus in 1986, with undercover reporters being offered two boys in Manila, aged 8 and 14. Stamford was quoted as saying: "If you are discreet, I can guarantee you will get as many boys as you want in the Philippines. Our chaps there will fix it up, and all it will cost you is a meal for the guides, and just the equivalent of a pound or so for the kid per night."[^1]
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Between 1979 and 1985, Stamford published PAN ([[PAN Magazine]]): A self described "magazine about boy-love." The first edition was published in 1979 through a publishing house owned by Stamford. [[Francis Shelden]], who fled Michigan in 1976, started this newsletter under the penname "[[Frank Torey]]" in Amsterdam. The publication was used to platform Spartacus International's European operations. The [[The Sunday Times|Sunday Times]] exposed Spartacus in 1986, with undercover reporters being offered two boys in Manila, aged 8 and 14. Stamford was quoted as saying: "If you are discreet, I can guarantee you will get as many boys as you want in the Philippines. Our chaps there will fix it up, and all it will cost you is a meal for the guides, and just the equivalent of a pound or so for the kid per night."[^1]
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Key associates in the Spartacus network included [[Peter Glencross]], a South African based in Holland who served as commercial manager and was responsible for creating a network of venues for Spartacus members across Europe. Glencross disappeared without trace after 1989. Another associate was [[Russell Tricker]], who operated a coach service called "[[Toff's Travel]]" across the English Channel used to smuggle boys into Amsterdam. Tricker was a known associate of Spartacus International's Peter Glencross. The network also included [[Warwick Spinks]], the notorious British pedophile who was friends with Russell Tricker and operated a similar concierge service for pedophiles in European child sex hotspots.[^1]
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Key associates in the Spartacus network included Peter Glencross, a South African based in Holland who served as commercial manager and was responsible for creating a network of venues for Spartacus members across Europe. Glencross disappeared without trace after 1989. Another associate was [[Russell Tricker]], who operated a coach service called "[[Toff's Travel]]" across the English Channel used to smuggle boys into Amsterdam. Tricker was a known associate of Spartacus International's Peter Glencross. The network also included [[Warwick Spinks]], the notorious British pedophile who was friends with Russell Tricker and operated a similar concierge service for pedophiles in European child sex hotspots.[^1]
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The St. Francis Yacht Club in [[San Francisco]] was where [[Norwin Meneses]] held meetings and conducted business for his Contra-connected [[cocaine]] trafficking operation. The exclusive waterfront venue reflected Meneses's status as a wealthy and well-connected figure in the Nicaraguan exile community.[^1]
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The St. Francis Yacht Club in [[San Francisco]] was where [[Norwin Meneses]] held meetings and conducted business for his Contra-connected [[Cocaine]] trafficking operation. The exclusive waterfront venue reflected Meneses's status as a wealthy and well-connected figure in the Nicaraguan exile community.[^1]
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From 1972 to about 1995 SRI hosted a classified, government-funded parapsychology research program investigating "[[remote viewing]]," the claimed ability to perceive distant or hidden targets by extrasensory means, conducted for clients including the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] and the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]. The physicists Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff ran the SRI experiments, working with subjects such as the artist [[Ingo Swann]], the former police officer [[Pat Price]], and the celebrity psychic [[Uri Geller]], and the program was one strand of the broader military and intelligence effort later consolidated under the name [[STARGATE PROJECT]].[^7][^8]
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From 1972 to about 1995 SRI hosted a classified, government-funded parapsychology research program investigating "[[remote viewing]]," the claimed ability to perceive distant or hidden targets by extrasensory means, conducted for clients including the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] and the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]. The physicists Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff ran the SRI experiments, working with subjects such as the artist [[Ingo Swann]], the former police officer [[Pat Price]], and the celebrity psychic [[Uri Geller]], and the program was one strand of the broader military and intelligence effort later consolidated under the name [[Stargate Project]].[^7][^8]
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SRI developed several of the core techniques of the field, including [[Coordinate Remote Viewing]] (CRV) and the use of outbounder teams sent to randomly chosen locations for a viewer to describe. The institute's prestige and its heavy reliance on classified government contracts made it a fitting home for the sensitive work, and Puthoff and Targ published some of their results in reputable scientific journals, lending the field a measure of credibility that helped persuade parts of the intelligence community that remote viewing might serve as an intelligence-gathering tool.[^8]
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*The [[The Sunday Mirror]]* is a British newspaper. [[Robert Maxwell|Robert Maxwell's]] publishing empire included *The [[The Sunday Mirror]]*.[^1]
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*The [[The Sunday Mirror]]* is a British newspaper. [[Robert Maxwell|Robert Maxwell's]] publishing empire included *The The Sunday Mirror*.[^1]
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[[Nicholas Davies]], a London *Daily Mirror* foreign editor and [[Israel|Israeli]] agent, put together a disinformation story for *The [[The Sunday Mirror]]* to discredit [[Mordecai Vanunu|Mordecai Vanunu's]] claims about [[Israel|Israel's]] nuclear program. This piece was published with copies of [[Mordecai Vanunu|Vanunu's]] photographs, claiming that *The [[The Sunday Mirror]]* had investigated the pictures and the men trying to sell them and found it to be a "con job."[^1]
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[[Nicholas Davies]], a London *[[Daily Mirror]]* foreign editor and [[Israel|Israeli]] agent, put together a disinformation story for *The The Sunday Mirror* to discredit [[Mordecai Vanunu|Mordecai Vanunu's]] claims about Israel's nuclear program. This piece was published with copies of Vanunu's photographs, claiming that *The The Sunday Mirror* had investigated the pictures and the men trying to sell them and found it to be a "con job."[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.
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UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) was where researcher Dr. Ronald K. Siegel traced the discovery of freebasing [[cocaine]] and studied the drug's effects, providing scientific context for the [[Crack Cocaine|crack]] epidemic. Siegel's research at UCLA documented the pharmacological mechanisms that made smokable cocaine so addictive.[^1]
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UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) was where researcher Dr. Ronald K. Siegel traced the discovery of freebasing [[Cocaine]] and studied the drug's effects, providing scientific context for the [[Crack Cocaine|crack]] epidemic. Siegel's research at UCLA documented the pharmacological mechanisms that made smokable cocaine so addictive.[^1]
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### Attack on Dark Alliance
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The Post's story, headlined "The CIA and Crack: Evidence is Lacking of Alleged Plot," falsely claimed the series alleged a CIA conspiracy to target black communities. Despite [[Danilo Blandon|Danilo Blandón]]'s testimony about selling 200 to 300 kilos of [[cocaine]] for the Contras, the Post quoted unnamed officials minimizing the volume to "$30,000 to $60,000 worth of cocaine in two transactions." The story buried the admission that "the CIA knew about some of these activities and did little or nothing to stop them."[[^1]
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The Post's story, headlined "The CIA and Crack: Evidence is Lacking of Alleged Plot," falsely claimed the series alleged a CIA conspiracy to target black communities. Despite [[Danilo Blandon|Danilo Blandón]]'s testimony about selling 200 to 300 kilos of [[Cocaine]] for the Contras, the Post quoted unnamed officials minimizing the volume to "$30,000 to $60,000 worth of cocaine in two transactions." The story buried the admission that "the CIA knew about some of these activities and did little or nothing to stop them."[[^1]
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