fix articles 140739, rodrigo abd
Illinois Congressman Jerry Weller,Refco and the collapse of Guatemala's Bancafe Bank (tags)
Illinois Republican Jerry Weller does indeed have a conflict of interest in Guatemala besides his wife Zury Rios Sosa,daughter of ex-Guatemalan dictator General Efrain Rios Montt.Refco that donated to at least one of Jerry Weller's political campaigns in the past has collapsed and been found to be committing investor fraud and hiding certain transactions that should have been accounted for as losses.This has led to billions of dollars in investor losses worldwide.
Meanwhile... in Guatemala (tags)
Demonstrators with skull masks protest in downtown Guatemala City Thursday Aug. 14, 2003. Hundreds of people opposed to the presidential candidacy of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt staged a march through the streets of Guatemalas capital Thursday. Over 200,000 people died under the terror reign of General Montt... most of them Mayan Indian civilians. (Ap Photo/ Rodrigo Abd)