Yesterday I began this short mini-series of articles and blogs dealing with the most recent counterfeit bonds scandal that has occurred, this time in connection with the Vatican Bank, or the Institute for Religious Works. As I noted yesterday, there are three (and really, when you count them carefully, four) parallels between this most recent affair, and that of the Japanese Bearer Bond scandal of 2009. The three(or four) parallels are:
- Both scandals involved the apprehension and detention of two mean,
- carrying enormous amounts of money in allegedly counterfeit securities,
- in a briefcase, and finally,
- in both cases, in 2009 and again now, both men’s names were withheld from the public, and the men were released.
Which leads us to today’s…
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