Natalee Case Discussion #803 2/25/09 - 3/1/09

[Keepthefaith]

Wonder if Taco has any friends in this firm????Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

[AZLady]

Lifesong, additionally, should a business have to file annually a statement of property value, it might be to the business's advantage to sell or lease some of its property to another business so as not to show too much capital or property.  Then, they can always "lease" it back.   Kind of like saying this $87,000 education savings account really belongs to my 3 year old daughter so I don't have to claim it as part of my assets or income or pay any taxes on it.  It's my daughter's, so taxes will be paid on it at her rate (much less because she makes no income).  I had an ex-spouse who did this once.  Daughter was 19, though, not 3, and found the bank statements.  She went to bank, withdrew the money, and closed the account.  Boy, was he mad!    Smart girl--she takes after her Mom!

[jen3560]

KTF,

Just wanted to post for Hotping and her PO Box research that I looked for a connection between Lisa A Anderson and William J Anderson (attorney for Superior Offshore mentioned in one of your posts last thread).  I came up short and had to give it up for a while.  There may be no connection, whatsoever, but the surname (which is common) stood out for me at the time. 

Thanks 2NJ.....Could anyone tell me the name of the law firm that William Anderson is associated with and where it is located...TIA...I have multiple things going on today...and I will let You all know later what I have come up with in regards to the PO Box....

2NJ.... Are You sure that the name was William J Anderson or Could it have been William S Anderson see last of article below....

http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=38442772


Key developments for undefined (undefined)
Superior Offshore International, Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ocean Flow International, LLC from Karl Winter for $15.21 million.
10/18/2007
Superior Offshore International, Inc. (NasdaqNM: DEEP) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ocean Flow International, LLC from Karl Winter for $15.21 million in stock on October 18, 2007. As per the terms of the agreement Superior Offshore will issue 0.96 million shares at the time of closing and keep 0.32 million shares shall be deposited in escrow for a period of two years following the closing which will be delivered to Karl Winter on the second anniversary of the closing. Karl Winter, Ocean Flow's founder will join Superior as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Subsea Development and continue his responsibilities as President of Ocean Flow, which will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Superior Offshore. The closing, which is subject to customary conditions including obtaining certain consents, execution of escrow agreement, execution of employment agreement and requiring that no law shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any governmental authority that prohibits or materially or adversely restricts the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the operation of the business following closing. Superior Offshore or Karl may terminate the agreement if the closing shall not have occurred on or before November 30, 2007. Superior Offshore entered into an amendment agreement with Ocean Flow on November 29, 2007, pursuant to which date after which the parties may terminate the agreement if the closing of the merger has not occurred was extended from November 30, 2007 to December 28, 2007. William S. Anderson of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP acted as a legal advisor to Superior Offshore International, Inc.

You're right, my typo.   Was just about to post.

http://www.bracewellgiuliani.com/index.cfm/fa/home.home/home.cfm

http://www.bracewellgiuliani.com/index.cfm/fa/lawyer.profile/attorney/83d25416-4b90-4726-a9dd-788eb4a1847b/William_S_Anderson.cfm

Thanks 2NJ......Back to researching I go....BBL 

Here is something of a bio on him.  Maybe it will get you closer to tying him to that woman?

William S. Anderson
Download V-card Partner
Houston
T: 713.221.1122
F: 713.437.5370
E: will.anderson@bgllp.com
Assistant
Janice Ashton
713.223.2300 x2015

William S. Anderson represents issuers, selling security holders and underwriters in his capital markets, general corporate and securities law practice that, to date, has raised over $20 billion in diverse sectors of the economy. He routinely handles SEC-registered transactions and has extensive experience with equity, debt and convertible securities. Mr. Anderson participates in the development and implementation of innovative transaction structures, including tracking stock, adjustable conversion rate equity security units, contingent convertible debt instruments, Tier 1 capital securities issued by non U.S. banks, and other structures that achieve clients’ accounting and tax treatment strategies. He has worked with companies across multiple industries, such as energy, telecommunications, software, e-business, biotechnology, genomics, pharmaceuticals, media and entertainment, airlines, insurance, financial services and real estate investment trusts.


View Detailed Description >

Mr. Anderson handles high profile transactions, such as the first SEC-registered offering of asset-backed securities secured by insurance premium finance loans and the first joint venture in the history of the Goldman Sachs Group. He represents purchasers, sellers and financial advisors in complex negotiated acquisitions of publicly held companies, equity investments in privately held companies, joint ventures, and strategic alliances and spin-offs.

In addition, Mr. Anderson regularly advises issuers and their executive officers and directors on corporate governance and compliance matters and fiduciary duties of directors and officers.

Mr. Anderson began his legal career in 1994 with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP where he practiced until June 2003 when he joined Bracewell & Giulliani LLP as a partner. Prior to relocating to Houston, Mr. Anderson practiced in New York City, Hong Kong and Palo Alto, where he helped found Sullivan & Cromwell’s Silicon Valley office. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Anderson worked in the financial consulting and audit division of a major public accounting firm.

Representative Matters
Capital Markets

A.I. Credit Corp., a subsidiary of American International Group Inc. Counsel to the issuer in a $208 million SEC-registered offering of floating rate asset backed securities, the first SEC-registered offering of asset-backed securities secured by insurance premium finance loans.

Airborne Inc. Counsel to the underwriters in a $150 million Rule 144A offering of convertible senior notes.

Allied Riser Communications Corporation. Counsel to a venture capital investor in convertible preferred stock, common stock and warrants.

APT Satellite Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong). Counsel to the principal stockholders in a $165 million SEC-registered IPO of common stock and listing on the New York Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong). Counsel to the issuer and selling stockholders in a $313 million SEC-registered IPO of common stock and listing on the NYSE and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Blue Chip Casino Inc. Counsel to the placement agent and the purchasers in a Reg. D private placement of senior subordinated discount notes.

Capital Trust. Counsel to an investor in a $150 million Reg. D private placement of convertible trust preferred securities of a Delaware trust in a QUIPs type structure.

Catena Networks Inc. Counsel to the placement agent in a $75 million Reg. D private placement of convertible preferred stock.

Captivate Network Inc. Counsel to a venture capital investor in convertible preferred stock.

General Growth Properties Inc. Counsel to the issuer in a $330 million SEC-registered offering of common stock.

Genuity Inc. Counsel to the underwriters in a $1.9 billion SEC-registered IPO of common stock and listing on the NASDAQ national market, one of the world’s five largest IPOs in 2000 according to The Wall Street Journal.

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong). Sole international counsel in a $125 million Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of a Cayman Islands special purpose entity’s convertible bonds guaranteed by, and exchangeable for common stock of, Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd (Hong Kong). Counsel to the issuer in a $2.0 billion Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of debt securities. Named best overall asian debt deal and best Asian yankee bond in 1997 (Finance Asia); Asian Borrower of the Year in 1997 (International Financing Review); and International Deal of the Year in 1997 (Institutional Investor).

Immunex Corporation. Counsel to the underwriters in a $3.2 billion SEC-registered secondary offering of common stock, the largest biotechnology common stock offering ever according to Morgan Stanley.

The Industrial Bank of Japan Ltd. (Japan). Counsel to the issuer in a ¥ 176 billion ($1.5 billion) Reg. S offering of a Cayman Islands special purpose entity’s preferred equity, which constituted Tier 1 capital of the bank.

Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation. Counsel to the underwriters in a $200 million Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of senior subordinated notes.

Mass Transit Railway Corporation (Hong Kong). Counsel to the issuer in a $300 million SEC-registered offering of notes.

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Counsel to the underwriters in a $425 million SEC-registered offering of depositary shares, each representing a 1/400 interest in a share of Merrill Lynch’s nine percent cumulative preferred stock.

New York Times Digital, a division of The New York Times Company. Counsel to the underwriters in the proposed SEC-registered IPO of tracking stock.

Nextlink Communications Inc. Counsel to the underwriters in a $500 million Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of senior notes.

Overstock.com, Inc. Counsel to the issuer in a $100 million Rule 144A offering of convertible senior notes.

Overstock.com Inc. Counsel to the issuer in a $69 million SEC-registered offering of common stock.

Parker Drilling Company. Counsel to the issuer in a $150 million Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of senior floating rate notes due 2010.

Parker Drilling Company. Counsel to the issuer in a cash tender offer for up to $80 million outstanding principal amount of its 10 1/8 percent senior notes due 2009.

Parker Drilling Company. Counsel to the issuer in a $175 million Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of 9 5/8 percent senior notes due 2013 and a $150 million senior secured credit facility.

Parker Drilling Company. Counsel to the issuer in a cash tender offer and consent solicitation for any and all of the $214 million outstanding principal amount of its 9 3/4 percent senior notes due 2006 and a consent solicitation relating to its 10 1/8 percent senior notes due 2009.

Parker Drilling Company. Counsel to the issuer in a $175 million SEC-registered exchange offer for privately issued senior notes.

PAULA Financial. Counsel to the underwriters in a $53million SEC-registered IPO and listing on the NYSE of common stock.

Perlegen Sciences Inc. and Affymetrix Inc. Counsel to Perlegen Sciences and Affymetrix in the formation of Perlegen Sciences as a wholly owned subsidiary of Affymetrix and the preparation of various contribution, license, chip supply and services agreements.

Perlegen Sciences Inc. Counsel to the issuer in a $100 million Reg. D private placement of convertible preferred stock.

Plitt Theatres Inc. Counsel to the dealer-manager in an issuer tender offer for, and consent solicitation relating to, $200 million of senior subordinated notes.

PMC-Sierra Inc. Counsel to the underwriters in a $275 million Rule 144A offering of convertible subordinated notes.

The PMI Group Inc. Counsel to the issuer in a $360 million Rule 144A offering of senior contingent convertible debentures (contingent conversion and contingent payment of interest) and the related resale registration statement filed with the SEC.

PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Ltd (Thailand). Counsel to the underwriters in a $200 million Rule 144A, Section 4 (1 1/2) and Reg. S offering of notes, the first Yankee bond offering by a Thai corporate and Thai state enterprise.

The Sakura Bank Ltd (Japan). Counsel to the placement agent in a ¥ 25 billion ($206 million) Reg. S offering of a Cayman Islands special purpose entity’s preferred equity and a ¥ 5 billion ($41 million) Reg. S offering of a Cayman Islands special purpose entity’s notes, each of which constituted Tier 1 capital of the bank.

The Sakura Bank Ltd (Japan). Counsel to the placement agent in a ¥ 258.7 billion ($2.1 billion) Reg. S offering of a Cayman Islands special purpose entity’s preferred equity, which constituted Tier 1 capital of the bank.

Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Ltd (Thailand). Sole international counsel in a $150 million Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of the Singapore branch’s subordinated notes.

Siteline Inc. Counsel to a venture capital investor in convertible preferred stock.

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd (Hong Kong). Counsel to the issuer in a $187 million Rule 144A and Reg. S IPO of common stock and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Staples.com, a division of Staples Inc. Counsel to the underwriters in the proposed SEC-registered IPO of tracking stock.

The Sumitomo Bank Ltd (Japan). Counsel to the placement agent in a ¥ 340 billion ($2.8 billion) Reg. S offering of a Cayman Islands special purpose entity’s preferred equity, which constituted Tier 1 capital of the bank.

Sweetwater Investors LLC. Counsel to the underwriters in a $168 million Rule 144A offering of senior secured notes, the proceeds of which were used to purchase a limited term, non-participating royalty interest derived from certain coal and trona leases from an indirect subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.

Texas Petrochemicals LP. Counsel to TPLP in connection with its bankruptcy reorganization and in a rights offering of $31 million of common stock and senior secured convertible notes to unsecured creditors under Rule 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code, a $49 million Reg. D private placement to private equity funds of common stock and senior secured convertible notes and a distribution of common stock valued at $73 million to unsecured creditors under Rule 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Unifi Communications Inc. Counsel to the majority stockholder in a $175 million Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of units, consisting of debt securities and warrants to purchase common stock, and a related financial restructuring.

Vornado Realty L.P. Counsel to the issuer in numerous transactions, including five separate Reg. D private placements of preferred units totaling $440 million.

Vornado Realty Trust. Counsel to the issuer in numerous transactions, including several SEC-registered public offerings of common shares totaling $1.2 billion, several SEC-registered offerings of cumulative redeemable preferred shares, totaling $200 million and a $1 billion revolving credit agreement.

The Walking Company. Counsel to the issuer in a Reg. D private placement of convertible preferred stock.

Yangming Marine Transport Corporation (Taiwan). Counsel to the underwriters in a $116 million Rule 144A and Reg. S IPO and listing on the London Stock Exchange of common shares in the form of global depositary receipts.

Merger & Acquisitions

Airborne Inc./DHL. Counsel to the financial advisor to Airborne in the $1.05 billion acquisition of Airborne’s ground operations by DHL and the separation of Airborne’s air operations from its ground operations into an independent public company called ABX Air Inc.

AKQA New Media Ltd/Citron Haligman Bedecarré Incorporated. Counsel to AKQA in the stock-for-stock merger of AKQA New Media and Citron Haligman Bedecarré.

Arbor Property Trust/Vornado Realty Trust. Counsel to Vornado in its $225 million acquisition of Arbor Property Trust in a stock-for-stock merger.

Archipelago Holdings LLC. Counsel to the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in the investment by Goldman Sachs and E*Trade Group Inc. in Archipelago, the United States’ first totally open, all electronic stock exchange.

Archipelago Holdings L.L.C. Counsel to Archipelago in the sale of minority interests to American Century Companies Inc, BNP Cooper Neff , CNBC, Instinet Corporation, J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch & Co. in a series of separate transactions over several years.

Archipelago Holdings LLC. Counsel to Archipelago in the development of an innovative equity entitlement program designed to provide participants with the opportunity to acquire equity in Archipelago based upon qualifying order flow.

Cadence Design Systems Inc./Simplex Solutions Inc. Counsel to the financial advisor to Cadence in the $300 million acquisition of Simplex by Cadence in a stock-for-stock merger.

Callida Genomics Inc. and N-Mer Inc. Counsel to Affymetrix Inc. in the formation and initial funding of two collaborative biotechnology joint ventures (including cross-licensing, chip supply and product solicitation arrangements) in connection with the comprehensive settlement of all existing patent infringement litigation between Affymetrix and Hyseq Inc.

Compañía Panameña de Aviación S.A. Counsel to COPA and its principal shareholder in the sale of a significant equity interest in COPA, the primary air carrier in the Republic of Panamá, to Continental Airlines Inc. and a broad-based alliance with Continental, which included marketing, code sharing, frequent flyer programs and the provision of various services.

eBay Inc./PayPal Inc. Counsel to eBay in its $1.5 billion acquisition of PayPal in a stock-for-stock merger, named one of “The 2002 Deals of the Year” by Institutional Investor.

E*Trade Group Inc. Counsel to Softbank Corp. in connection with its sale of common stock of E*Trade Group in a block trade under Rule 144.

Expo Comm. Counsel to Ziff-Davis Inc. in the sale of Ziff-Davis’ interest in Expo Comm.

Fairbanks Capital Holding Corp. Counsel to The PMI Group Inc. in connection with its acquisition of a majority interest in Fairbanks.

The International Engineering Public Company Ltd. (Thailand). Counsel to a private equity investor in the acquisition of a significant equity interest in the International Engineering Public Company Limited, a Thai public company with its shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

Klemp China (Shanghai) Corporation Ltd. (China). Counsel to Chatwins Group Inc. in the formation of a joint venture in Shanghai, China.

Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (India). Counsel to the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in the formation of a strategic alliance with, and the acquisition of a significant equity interest in, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, an Indian investment banking firm and a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd, one of India’s leading financial services firms, the first joint venture in the history of Goldman Sachs.

Kotak Securities (India). Counsel to the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in the formation of a strategic alliance with, and the acquisition of a significant equity interest in, Kotak Securities, a brokerage firm with a membership on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Liquidian Corporation. Counsel to Liquidian and a major insurance company in connection with the formation of a joint venture for an on-line commercial insurance exchange.

Marvell Technology Group Ltd./Galileo Technology Ltd. Counsel to the financial advisor to Marvell in the $2.7 billion acquisition of Galileo by Marvell in a stock-for-stock merger.

Rykoff-Sexton Inc./JP Foodservice, Inc. Counsel to the financial advisor to JP Foodservice in the $1.4 billion stock-for-stock merger of Rykoff-Sexton and JP Foodservice.

SC Bancorp/Western Bancorp. Counsel to Western Bancorp in the $110 million acquisition of SC Bancorp by Western Bancorp in a stock-for-stock merger.

Seagate Technology Inc. Counsel to a private equity investor in a new privately held company formed in connection with the $20 billion multi-company transaction, whereby Seagate became a privately held company, Veritas Software Corporation received cash and shares of Veritas stock and other securities then held by Seagate, and Seagate stockholders received a combination of cash and Veritas stock.

Softbank Emerging Markets Ltd. Counsel to Softbank in the formation of a joint venture in Asia.

Sun Microsystems Inc./Cobalt Networks Inc. Counsel to the financial advisor to Cobalt in the $2 billion acquisition of Cobalt by Sun in a stock-for-stock merger .

Tradepoint Financial Networks PLC. Counsel to an investor in a joint venture formed by a consortium that included several leading financial services companies to acquire a majority interest in Tradepoint, a U.K.-based electronic stock exchange.

Tradepoint Financial Networks PLC. Counsel to an investor in the sale of its indirect interests in Tradepoint in a series of transactions to a number of leading financial services companies.

Unifi Communications Inc. Counsel to the majority stockholder in the sale of its entire interest in Unifi.

Vornado Operating Company. Counsel to Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Operating Company in the spin-off of Vornado Operating from Vornado Realty and the listing of Vornado Operating’s common stock on the American Stock Exchange.

Wireless Communications Services Company Ltd. (Thailand). Counsel to WCS in the acquisition by SK Telecom of a significant equity interest in WCS.

Wireless Communications Services Company Ltd. (Thailand). Counsel to a private equity investor in the acquisition of a significant equity interest in WCS.

Corporate Governance and Compliance

Advised a “Final Four” accounting firm on provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act affecting auditors and their clients.

Publications and Speeches
"SEC Postpones Deadline for Filing Internal Control Reports for Accelerated Filers With a Public Float of Less Than $700 Million", November 2004.

"SEC Proposes Significant Securities Act Reform", October 27, 2004.

"A Director's Guide to Conducting Effective Internal Investigations," Financier Worldwide, September 2004.

"SEC Proposes to Postpone Acceleration of Filing Deadlines for Annual and Quarterly Reports," August 26, 2004.

"SEC Adopts Final Rules Accelerating Form 8-K Filing Deadline and Adding New Disclosure Requirements," March 25, 2004.

Education
J.D., summa cum laude, South Texas College of Law, 1994
B.B.A., Accounting, Stephen F. Austin State University, 1986


Bar Admissions
New York
California
Texas


Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court


Board Certifications
Certified Public Accountant, Texas

[Lifesong]

Wonder if Taco has any friends in this firm????Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

KTF - I can't even stomach the thought.  Posner to Schaefer?  Lord, no...


AZLady - that's a Great Point!

[Tamikosmom]

Janet, the phrasing of Kyle's requests bothers me.  He NEEDS to know.  Why?  Is there someone inside the ALE who is still honest and can't be bought?  Is there someone who would betray them should they find Natalee's remains and destroy these remains without giving them to her family?

<snippedL

SPY ON BOARD?

When it is considered that Jossy Mansur and John Silvetti are one in the contention that there was nothing case related in the trap/cage and ... when the legal issues encompassing Jossy and his family considered ... could there have been a negotiated incentive with the Aruban “powers that be” ... a negotiated incentive which would imply a betrayal of trust in regards to Natalee Holloway and her family?  Could Jossy have negotiated an incentive  with the Aruban “powers that be” that would involve the participation of his own son, Eduardo?

What was the actual purpose of Eduardo Mansur's continuing presence on board the Persistence?  Could the “powers that be” have taken advantage of the trusted relationship that existed between Jossy Mansur and the family of Natalee Holloway?   Could the “powers that be” had assumed the motives of Eduard Mansur would not be questioned  or undermine?

One member of the crew, who held a professional position on board the Persistence, had his suspicions.
________

Kyle Kingman
We're close to finding the Dirty Hand and a major leak plaguing the investigation. I believe they're linked. I'm assuming Caps isn't deep inside ALE, but do we know that he isn't? We need to figure out who Cap's source is and what he does. Can we confirm Destiny's source is a Dairio reporter? If so, do we know who this would be? Could it be Eduardo Mansur???

Jossy Mansur
No, my son was not on the dive team, but he was on board the ship every day. What he told me is that the cage is of an industrial type and not similar to the one that went missing the same morning Natalee disappeared. The ship did map a vast area and was able to pinpoint close to 100 items of interest on the bottom of the ocean along the coast. Just when they were about to examine them, they ran out of money because it is an expensive venture.

[Keepthefaith]

Wonder if Taco has any friends in this firm????Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

KTF - I can't even stomach the thought.  Posner to Schaefer?  Lord, no...


AZLady - that's a Great Point!

If only we knew how this Search in the waters truly came about!Really!Who hatched the idea?Know we've had discussions but,what was really the catalyst in the beginning before anyone was aware??Just thoughts...

[2NJSons_Mom]

Wonder if Taco has any friends in this firm????Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

KTF - I can't even stomach the thought.  Posner to Schaefer?  Lord, no...


AZLady - that's a Great Point!

In the list of associations William S Anderson has had, there's a Blue Chip Casino, Inc.  That caught my eye, earlier. 

[Keepthefaith]

Wonder if Taco has any friends in this firm????Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

KTF - I can't even stomach the thought.  Posner to Schaefer?  Lord, no...


AZLady - that's a Great Point!

In the list of associations William S Anderson has had, there's a Blue Chip Casino, Inc.  That caught my eye, earlier. 

2nj.Go to this link and look at the names of the Casino/hotels owned...

http://www.bluechipcasino.com/

[Tamikosmom]

Good Afternoon All.

This morning ... I accessed some of my unregistered bills that were hidden in a storage bin marked "CHRISTMAS PAPER/BAGS/BOWS/RIBBONS" and ... paid hubby and my portion of a weekend in Seattle with three other couples from our church.  The Lion King production will be the highlight.

 

Janet

[2NJSons_Mom]

http://www.ipsswitchgear.com/applications/003blue_chip.html

Headquartered in Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming Corporation operates casino across the country and is a significant player in the $32 billion gaming entertainment industry.

The three-story Blue Chip Casino located in Michigan City, Indiana, was Boyd Gaming’s most successful riverboat casino operation of its 17 gaming entertainment properties. Then the NYSE-traded company undertook a $170 million expansion program to “raise the bar in the northern Indiana market.”

Enter the new improved Blue Chip 2 – more than 50 percent larger than its predecessor (also pictured at left), the Blue Chip Casino Hotel is the largest casino boat hull size in the country as inspected by the U.S. Coast Guard.

The Blue Chip 2 offers 65,000 square feet of casino action on one level with 2,170 slot machines and 51 table games. The pavilion adjoins the 184-room Blue Chip Hotel and features an elegant steakhouse, action buffet, deli and coffee station, as well as a live entertainment lounge at the main entrance of the casino.

Promising patrons “Exhilarating casino action, chart-topping entertainment, award-winning restaurants, beautiful environments and plenty of shopping and recreational pursuits,” meant a tremendous amount of confidence would be placed in the reliability and seamless operation of the casino’s electrical system that keeps this successful operation running 24-hours-a-day, day in and day out.

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Boyd Gaming Corporation's new BLUE CHIP 2 is the largest floating casino in the United States. The new gaming vessel is shown dockside in front of its predecessor at the Michigan City, Indiana property

[2NJSons_Mom]

Wonder if Taco has any friends in this firm????Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

KTF - I can't even stomach the thought.  Posner to Schaefer?  Lord, no...


AZLady - that's a Great Point!

In the list of associations William S Anderson has had, there's a Blue Chip Casino, Inc.  That caught my eye, earlier. 

2nj.Go to this link and look at the names of the Casino/hotels owned...

http://www.bluechipcasino.com/

I've been there.   Thanks.  The one in Atlantic City (Borgata) is a big hit, so I hear from friends who like to gamble & the Par A Dice Casino brings me back to aruban boats.  Oh boy.

[2NJSons_Mom]

     BBL

[hotping]

KTF,

Just wanted to post for Hotping and her PO Box research that I looked for a connection between Lisa A Anderson and William J Anderson (attorney for Superior Offshore mentioned in one of your posts last thread).  I came up short and had to give it up for a while.  There may be no connection, whatsoever, but the surname (which is common) stood out for me at the time. 

Thanks 2NJ.....Could anyone tell me the name of the law firm that William Anderson is associated with and where it is located...TIA...I have multiple things going on today...and I will let You all know later what I have come up with in regards to the PO Box....

2NJ.... Are You sure that the name was William J Anderson or Could it have been William S Anderson see last of article below....

http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=38442772


Key developments for undefined (undefined)
Superior Offshore International, Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ocean Flow International, LLC from Karl Winter for $15.21 million.
10/18/2007
Superior Offshore International, Inc. (NasdaqNM: DEEP) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ocean Flow International, LLC from Karl Winter for $15.21 million in stock on October 18, 2007. As per the terms of the agreement Superior Offshore will issue 0.96 million shares at the time of closing and keep 0.32 million shares shall be deposited in escrow for a period of two years following the closing which will be delivered to Karl Winter on the second anniversary of the closing. Karl Winter, Ocean Flow's founder will join Superior as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Subsea Development and continue his responsibilities as President of Ocean Flow, which will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Superior Offshore. The closing, which is subject to customary conditions including obtaining certain consents, execution of escrow agreement, execution of employment agreement and requiring that no law shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any governmental authority that prohibits or materially or adversely restricts the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or the operation of the business following closing. Superior Offshore or Karl may terminate the agreement if the closing shall not have occurred on or before November 30, 2007. Superior Offshore entered into an amendment agreement with Ocean Flow on November 29, 2007, pursuant to which date after which the parties may terminate the agreement if the closing of the merger has not occurred was extended from November 30, 2007 to December 28, 2007. William S. Anderson of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP acted as a legal advisor to Superior Offshore International, Inc.

You're right, my typo.   Was just about to post.

http://www.bracewellgiuliani.com/index.cfm/fa/home.home/home.cfm

http://www.bracewellgiuliani.com/index.cfm/fa/lawyer.profile/attorney/83d25416-4b90-4726-a9dd-788eb4a1847b/William_S_Anderson.cfm

Thanks 2NJ......Back to researching I go....BBL 

Here is something of a bio on him.  Maybe it will get you closer to tying him to that woman?

William S. Anderson
Download V-card Partner
Houston
T: 713.221.1122
F: 713.437.5370
E: will.anderson@bgllp.com
Assistant
Janice Ashton
713.223.2300 x2015

William S. Anderson represents issuers, selling security holders and underwriters in his capital markets, general corporate and securities law practice that, to date, has raised over $20 billion in diverse sectors of the economy. He routinely handles SEC-registered transactions and has extensive experience with equity, debt and convertible securities. Mr. Anderson participates in the development and implementation of innovative transaction structures, including tracking stock, adjustable conversion rate equity security units, contingent convertible debt instruments, Tier 1 capital securities issued by non U.S. banks, and other structures that achieve clients’ accounting and tax treatment strategies. He has worked with companies across multiple industries, such as energy, telecommunications, software, e-business, biotechnology, genomics, pharmaceuticals, media and entertainment, airlines, insurance, financial services and real estate investment trusts.


View Detailed Description >

Mr. Anderson handles high profile transactions, such as the first SEC-registered offering of asset-backed securities secured by insurance premium finance loans and the first joint venture in the history of the Goldman Sachs Group. He represents purchasers, sellers and financial advisors in complex negotiated acquisitions of publicly held companies, equity investments in privately held companies, joint ventures, and strategic alliances and spin-offs.

In addition, Mr. Anderson regularly advises issuers and their executive officers and directors on corporate governance and compliance matters and fiduciary duties of directors and officers.

Mr. Anderson began his legal career in 1994 with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP where he practiced until June 2003 when he joined Bracewell & Giulliani LLP as a partner. Prior to relocating to Houston, Mr. Anderson practiced in New York City, Hong Kong and Palo Alto, where he helped found Sullivan & Cromwell’s Silicon Valley office. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Anderson worked in the financial consulting and audit division of a major public accounting firm.

Representative Matters
Capital Markets

A.I. Credit Corp., a subsidiary of American International Group Inc. Counsel to the issuer in a $208 million SEC-registered offering of floating rate asset backed securities, the first SEC-registered offering of asset-backed securities secured by insurance premium finance loans.

Airborne Inc. Counsel to the underwriters in a $150 million Rule 144A offering of convertible senior notes.

Allied Riser Communications Corporation. Counsel to a venture capital investor in convertible preferred stock, common stock and warrants.

APT Satellite Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong). Counsel to the principal stockholders in a $165 million SEC-registered IPO of common stock and listing on the New York Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong). Counsel to the issuer and selling stockholders in a $313 million SEC-registered IPO of common stock and listing on the NYSE and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Blue Chip Casino Inc. Counsel to the placement agent and the purchasers in a Reg. D private placement of senior subordinated discount notes.

Capital Trust. Counsel to an investor in a $150 million Reg. D private placement of convertible trust preferred securities of a Delaware trust in a QUIPs type structure.

Catena Networks Inc. Counsel to the placement agent in a $75 million Reg. D private placement of convertible preferred stock.

Captivate Network Inc. Counsel to a venture capital investor in convertible preferred stock.

General Growth Properties Inc. Counsel to the issuer in a $330 million SEC-registered offering of common stock.

Genuity Inc. Counsel to the underwriters in a $1.9 billion SEC-registered IPO of common stock and listing on the NASDAQ national market, one of the world’s five largest IPOs in 2000 according to The Wall Street Journal.

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong). Sole international counsel in a $125 million Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of a Cayman Islands special purpose entity’s convertible bonds guaranteed by, and exchangeable for common stock of, Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd (Hong Kong). Counsel to the issuer in a $2.0 billion Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of debt securities. Named best overall asian debt deal and best Asian yankee bond in 1997 (Finance Asia); Asian Borrower of the Year in 1997 (International Financing Review); and International Deal of the Year in 1997 (Institutional Investor).

Immunex Corporation. Counsel to the underwriters in a $3.2 billion SEC-registered secondary offering of common stock, the largest biotechnology common stock offering ever according to Morgan Stanley.

The Industrial Bank of Japan Ltd. (Japan). Counsel to the issuer in a ¥ 176 billion ($1.5 billion) Reg. S offering of a Cayman Islands special purpose entity’s preferred equity, which constituted Tier 1 capital of the bank.

Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation. Counsel to the underwriters in a $200 million Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of senior subordinated notes.

Mass Transit Railway Corporation (Hong Kong). Counsel to the issuer in a $300 million SEC-registered offering of notes.

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. Counsel to the underwriters in a $425 million SEC-registered offering of depositary shares, each representing a 1/400 interest in a share of Merrill Lynch’s nine percent cumulative preferred stock.

New York Times Digital, a division of The New York Times Company. Counsel to the underwriters in the proposed SEC-registered IPO of tracking stock.

Nextlink Communications Inc. Counsel to the underwriters in a $500 million Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of senior notes.

Overstock.com, Inc. Counsel to the issuer in a $100 million Rule 144A offering of convertible senior notes.

Overstock.com Inc. Counsel to the issuer in a $69 million SEC-registered offering of common stock.

Parker Drilling Company. Counsel to the issuer in a $150 million Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of senior floating rate notes due 2010.

Parker Drilling Company. Counsel to the issuer in a cash tender offer for up to $80 million outstanding principal amount of its 10 1/8 percent senior notes due 2009.

Parker Drilling Company. Counsel to the issuer in a $175 million Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of 9 5/8 percent senior notes due 2013 and a $150 million senior secured credit facility.

Parker Drilling Company. Counsel to the issuer in a cash tender offer and consent solicitation for any and all of the $214 million outstanding principal amount of its 9 3/4 percent senior notes due 2006 and a consent solicitation relating to its 10 1/8 percent senior notes due 2009.

Parker Drilling Company. Counsel to the issuer in a $175 million SEC-registered exchange offer for privately issued senior notes.

PAULA Financial. Counsel to the underwriters in a $53million SEC-registered IPO and listing on the NYSE of common stock.

Perlegen Sciences Inc. and Affymetrix Inc. Counsel to Perlegen Sciences and Affymetrix in the formation of Perlegen Sciences as a wholly owned subsidiary of Affymetrix and the preparation of various contribution, license, chip supply and services agreements.

Perlegen Sciences Inc. Counsel to the issuer in a $100 million Reg. D private placement of convertible preferred stock.

Plitt Theatres Inc. Counsel to the dealer-manager in an issuer tender offer for, and consent solicitation relating to, $200 million of senior subordinated notes.

PMC-Sierra Inc. Counsel to the underwriters in a $275 million Rule 144A offering of convertible subordinated notes.

The PMI Group Inc. Counsel to the issuer in a $360 million Rule 144A offering of senior contingent convertible debentures (contingent conversion and contingent payment of interest) and the related resale registration statement filed with the SEC.

PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Ltd (Thailand). Counsel to the underwriters in a $200 million Rule 144A, Section 4 (1 1/2) and Reg. S offering of notes, the first Yankee bond offering by a Thai corporate and Thai state enterprise.

The Sakura Bank Ltd (Japan). Counsel to the placement agent in a ¥ 25 billion ($206 million) Reg. S offering of a Cayman Islands special purpose entity’s preferred equity and a ¥ 5 billion ($41 million) Reg. S offering of a Cayman Islands special purpose entity’s notes, each of which constituted Tier 1 capital of the bank.

The Sakura Bank Ltd (Japan). Counsel to the placement agent in a ¥ 258.7 billion ($2.1 billion) Reg. S offering of a Cayman Islands special purpose entity’s preferred equity, which constituted Tier 1 capital of the bank.

Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Ltd (Thailand). Sole international counsel in a $150 million Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of the Singapore branch’s subordinated notes.

Siteline Inc. Counsel to a venture capital investor in convertible preferred stock.

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd (Hong Kong). Counsel to the issuer in a $187 million Rule 144A and Reg. S IPO of common stock and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Staples.com, a division of Staples Inc. Counsel to the underwriters in the proposed SEC-registered IPO of tracking stock.

The Sumitomo Bank Ltd (Japan). Counsel to the placement agent in a ¥ 340 billion ($2.8 billion) Reg. S offering of a Cayman Islands special purpose entity’s preferred equity, which constituted Tier 1 capital of the bank.

Sweetwater Investors LLC. Counsel to the underwriters in a $168 million Rule 144A offering of senior secured notes, the proceeds of which were used to purchase a limited term, non-participating royalty interest derived from certain coal and trona leases from an indirect subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.

Texas Petrochemicals LP. Counsel to TPLP in connection with its bankruptcy reorganization and in a rights offering of $31 million of common stock and senior secured convertible notes to unsecured creditors under Rule 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code, a $49 million Reg. D private placement to private equity funds of common stock and senior secured convertible notes and a distribution of common stock valued at $73 million to unsecured creditors under Rule 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Unifi Communications Inc. Counsel to the majority stockholder in a $175 million Rule 144A and Reg. S offering of units, consisting of debt securities and warrants to purchase common stock, and a related financial restructuring.

Vornado Realty L.P. Counsel to the issuer in numerous transactions, including five separate Reg. D private placements of preferred units totaling $440 million.

Vornado Realty Trust. Counsel to the issuer in numerous transactions, including several SEC-registered public offerings of common shares totaling $1.2 billion, several SEC-registered offerings of cumulative redeemable preferred shares, totaling $200 million and a $1 billion revolving credit agreement.

The Walking Company. Counsel to the issuer in a Reg. D private placement of convertible preferred stock.

Yangming Marine Transport Corporation (Taiwan). Counsel to the underwriters in a $116 million Rule 144A and Reg. S IPO and listing on the London Stock Exchange of common shares in the form of global depositary receipts.

Merger & Acquisitions

Airborne Inc./DHL. Counsel to the financial advisor to Airborne in the $1.05 billion acquisition of Airborne’s ground operations by DHL and the separation of Airborne’s air operations from its ground operations into an independent public company called ABX Air Inc.

AKQA New Media Ltd/Citron Haligman Bedecarré Incorporated. Counsel to AKQA in the stock-for-stock merger of AKQA New Media and Citron Haligman Bedecarré.

Arbor Property Trust/Vornado Realty Trust. Counsel to Vornado in its $225 million acquisition of Arbor Property Trust in a stock-for-stock merger.

Archipelago Holdings LLC. Counsel to the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in the investment by Goldman Sachs and E*Trade Group Inc. in Archipelago, the United States’ first totally open, all electronic stock exchange.

Archipelago Holdings L.L.C. Counsel to Archipelago in the sale of minority interests to American Century Companies Inc, BNP Cooper Neff , CNBC, Instinet Corporation, J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch & Co. in a series of separate transactions over several years.

Archipelago Holdings LLC. Counsel to Archipelago in the development of an innovative equity entitlement program designed to provide participants with the opportunity to acquire equity in Archipelago based upon qualifying order flow.

Cadence Design Systems Inc./Simplex Solutions Inc. Counsel to the financial advisor to Cadence in the $300 million acquisition of Simplex by Cadence in a stock-for-stock merger.

Callida Genomics Inc. and N-Mer Inc. Counsel to Affymetrix Inc. in the formation and initial funding of two collaborative biotechnology joint ventures (including cross-licensing, chip supply and product solicitation arrangements) in connection with the comprehensive settlement of all existing patent infringement litigation between Affymetrix and Hyseq Inc.

Compañía Panameña de Aviación S.A. Counsel to COPA and its principal shareholder in the sale of a significant equity interest in COPA, the primary air carrier in the Republic of Panamá, to Continental Airlines Inc. and a broad-based alliance with Continental, which included marketing, code sharing, frequent flyer programs and the provision of various services.

eBay Inc./PayPal Inc. Counsel to eBay in its $1.5 billion acquisition of PayPal in a stock-for-stock merger, named one of “The 2002 Deals of the Year” by Institutional Investor.

E*Trade Group Inc. Counsel to Softbank Corp. in connection with its sale of common stock of E*Trade Group in a block trade under Rule 144.

Expo Comm. Counsel to Ziff-Davis Inc. in the sale of Ziff-Davis’ interest in Expo Comm.

Fairbanks Capital Holding Corp. Counsel to The PMI Group Inc. in connection with its acquisition of a majority interest in Fairbanks.

The International Engineering Public Company Ltd. (Thailand). Counsel to a private equity investor in the acquisition of a significant equity interest in the International Engineering Public Company Limited, a Thai public company with its shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

Klemp China (Shanghai) Corporation Ltd. (China). Counsel to Chatwins Group Inc. in the formation of a joint venture in Shanghai, China.

Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (India). Counsel to the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in the formation of a strategic alliance with, and the acquisition of a significant equity interest in, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, an Indian investment banking firm and a subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd, one of India’s leading financial services firms, the first joint venture in the history of Goldman Sachs.

Kotak Securities (India). Counsel to the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in the formation of a strategic alliance with, and the acquisition of a significant equity interest in, Kotak Securities, a brokerage firm with a membership on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Liquidian Corporation. Counsel to Liquidian and a major insurance company in connection with the formation of a joint venture for an on-line commercial insurance exchange.

Marvell Technology Group Ltd./Galileo Technology Ltd. Counsel to the financial advisor to Marvell in the $2.7 billion acquisition of Galileo by Marvell in a stock-for-stock merger.

Rykoff-Sexton Inc./JP Foodservice, Inc. Counsel to the financial advisor to JP Foodservice in the $1.4 billion stock-for-stock merger of Rykoff-Sexton and JP Foodservice.

SC Bancorp/Western Bancorp. Counsel to Western Bancorp in the $110 million acquisition of SC Bancorp by Western Bancorp in a stock-for-stock merger.

Seagate Technology Inc. Counsel to a private equity investor in a new privately held company formed in connection with the $20 billion multi-company transaction, whereby Seagate became a privately held company, Veritas Software Corporation received cash and shares of Veritas stock and other securities then held by Seagate, and Seagate stockholders received a combination of cash and Veritas stock.

Softbank Emerging Markets Ltd. Counsel to Softbank in the formation of a joint venture in Asia.

Sun Microsystems Inc./Cobalt Networks Inc. Counsel to the financial advisor to Cobalt in the $2 billion acquisition of Cobalt by Sun in a stock-for-stock merger .

Tradepoint Financial Networks PLC. Counsel to an investor in a joint venture formed by a consortium that included several leading financial services companies to acquire a majority interest in Tradepoint, a U.K.-based electronic stock exchange.

Tradepoint Financial Networks PLC. Counsel to an investor in the sale of its indirect interests in Tradepoint in a series of transactions to a number of leading financial services companies.

Unifi Communications Inc. Counsel to the majority stockholder in the sale of its entire interest in Unifi.

Vornado Operating Company. Counsel to Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Operating Company in the spin-off of Vornado Operating from Vornado Realty and the listing of Vornado Operating’s common stock on the American Stock Exchange.

Wireless Communications Services Company Ltd. (Thailand). Counsel to WCS in the acquisition by SK Telecom of a significant equity interest in WCS.

Wireless Communications Services Company Ltd. (Thailand). Counsel to a private equity investor in the acquisition of a significant equity interest in WCS.

Corporate Governance and Compliance

Advised a “Final Four” accounting firm on provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act affecting auditors and their clients.

Publications and Speeches
"SEC Postpones Deadline for Filing Internal Control Reports for Accelerated Filers With a Public Float of Less Than $700 Million", November 2004.

"SEC Proposes Significant Securities Act Reform", October 27, 2004.

"A Director's Guide to Conducting Effective Internal Investigations," Financier Worldwide, September 2004.

"SEC Proposes to Postpone Acceleration of Filing Deadlines for Annual and Quarterly Reports," August 26, 2004.

"SEC Adopts Final Rules Accelerating Form 8-K Filing Deadline and Adding New Disclosure Requirements," March 25, 2004.

Education
J.D., summa cum laude, South Texas College of Law, 1994
B.B.A., Accounting, Stephen F. Austin State University, 1986


Bar Admissions
New York
California
Texas


Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court


Board Certifications
Certified Public Accountant, Texas

Thanks Jen......I'm researching one of the names on My list from last night and I have one that is very interesting.....Just trying to make a connection...BBL

[Keepthefaith]

Wonder if Taco has any friends in this firm????Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

KTF - I can't even stomach the thought.  Posner to Schaefer?  Lord, no...


AZLady - that's a Great Point!

In the list of associations William S Anderson has had, there's a Blue Chip Casino, Inc.  That caught my eye, earlier. 

2nj.Go to this link and look at the names of the Casino/hotels owned...

http://www.bluechipcasino.com/

I've been there.   Thanks.  The one in Atlantic City (Borgata) is a big hit, so I hear from friends who like to gamble & the Par A Dice Casino brings me back to aruban boats.  Oh boy.

Means nothing i'm sure,but is interesting how these things pop up.

[Kermit]

Kermit will be pleased.  The pond is no longer frozen over and the pathway leading to it is no longer covered with snow.  I will get Veggie to check the small bulbs in the Japanese laterns that outline that small body of water.  In a couple of months Kermit can swim with some large Goldfish that will take up residence.
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fond memories of Ms. Janet and Veggies pond

Thanks for the trip down memory lane Kermit.

After the skating session ... remember how you, Miss Piggy, Veggie and I drank hot chocolate while warming ourselves in front of the livingroom fireplace.   The four of us talked and taked and taked.  The four of us laughed and laughed and laughed.

I am wishing for yesterday again.  I must be getting old.

 

Janet

Ah yes, the days in Fraser Valley, some of my fondest.

[Kermit]

Superior Offshore International
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CMB to buy Wing Lung for $4.7b
Banking & Finance
2 June 2008

China Merchants Bank (CMB) has agreed to buy Hong Kong-based Wing Lung Bank for US$4.7 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported. The purchase would be the second-largest ever by a Chinese bank after Industrial and Commerical Bank of China (ICBC) bought a stake in South Africa's Standard Bank last year. CMB, China's sixth-largest bank by assets, is not expected to issue new shares to fund the acquisition, but will instead use a combination of cash, debt and earnings. CMB's bid beat out attempts by ICBC and Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, and will help the mainland lender expand rapidly in Hong Kong. Last week, China's government imposed caps on mainland lenders' bids for Wing Lung bank, asking them not to pay more than 2.85 times book value for the 53% stake. However, the US$4.7 billion offer is equivalent to 2.9 times Wing Lung's audited book value at the end of 2007.
http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/dailybriefing/2008_06_02/CMB_to_buy_Wing_Lung_for__47b.html

[Keepthefaith]

Pandora's Box.....

[Tamikosmom]

Tamikosmom was not the only one suspicious that all was not right in the land of OZ ... on board the Persistence ... prior to Kyle Kingman's own words making their way to the SM Forum.

Janet
______

PRIVATE EYE

private eye
Re: Natalee Case Discussion #737 2/29 -
« Reply #559 on: March 01, 2008, 04:08:07 PM »

I hope that the Persistence has not done all of this work and gone to all of this expense only to have gotten itself into an arrangement whereby Aruban divers are the ones who actually verify the targets and are the first ones to physically retrieve evidence, with no American divers physically with them. If so, all I can say is I just can't believe this has happened. But surely I am wrong.

http://scaredmonkeys.net/index.php?topic=2662.msg358435#msg358435


private eye
Re: Natalee Case Discussion #737 2/29 -
« Reply #655 on: March 01, 2008, 06:07:48 PM »

Either something grand has happened or something mighty dirty just happened. You don't spend that much money to identify targets that you are not going to search. Why get Beth and Dave's hopes up, find probable targets allegedly, and then go, with very little warning, oops, we cannot afford to search afterall? Why does Chaney fly in at midnight the day before the Persistence pulls out? Coincidental? Silveti and Chaney are both active in the Houston area. Bush and Silveti the same plus the same business interests. Why Ocean EX would interject himself in the cage as he did last night? Why is Joran suddenly in a mental hospital?

And now that they have identified the locations of the targets, with the Aruban police force on board, they are retiring from the search, with guess who now in the know. And what is funny, is it was Oceans Ex fear that we might give some secrets away. Hell, the coverup people already have the secrets, first hand from the horse themselves.

Something grand had to have happened. If not, then this was the cruelest hoax of yet. And I just don't believe these people are anything but nice, so something grand had to have happened.

http://scaredmonkeys.net/index.php?topic=2662.msg358544#msg358544


private eye
 Discussion #742 3/10 -
« Reply #686 on: March 13, 2008, 06:38:07 PM »

... But sharing information with people who work for people who are directly orchestrating the cover up, Rudy, or the Dutch, is the most irresponsible investigating I can imagine. What kills this investigation is people having to come into it, wanting to apply basic investigatory protocols into place, and then having those channels sabotage the new evidence that the new players discover. Of course, as is happened everytime in this case, the new people eventually come to a point where the manipulation of the evidence is undeniable, but by then the fruits of their work are gone, and there is simply another member of the believers of the cover up group. What I pray that Kyle and the crew of the Persistence will determine, is that  regardless of how hard working the man that they are working with appears to work, his work belongs to Rudy, and Rudy belongs to the local dutch.

We are not hysterical, ignorant, paranoid people. We have seen the cover up in action, in broad daylight, with impunity, and if you disregard our warnings, you will become the next chump in a series of chumps, no matter how sophisticated your equipment, the level of your educational achievement, or the extent of your job skills and work history.

http://scaredmonkeys.net/index.php?topic=2689.msg364750#msg364750


private eye
Re: Natalee Case Discussion #746 4/4
« Reply #499 on: April 09, 2008, 12:39:50 AM »

If I understood Kyle correctly, and that would be that the Arubans retrieved and possessed all finds, not sharing anything with the crew, then that effort was a waste of time and effort. The only thing it could have accomplished was to locate additional evidence for the Arubans to destroy. I am not sure if that was the protocol out of Aruba's waters though. The effort was superb, but the game was fixed.

http://scaredmonkeys.net/index.php?topic=2769.msg372245;topicseen#msg372245

[Tamikosmom]

I do not doubt for one minute that Kyle is very qualified in his profession ... I do not doubt for one minute that Kyle motives in locating the remains of Natalee Hollway were very sincere even if he was aware that the Persistence endeavor was deceptively two fold.

However ... somewhere along the way Kyle was influenced to believe that those within the Aruban investigation were the "good guys" and ... the media was the "bad guy".

The following post spoke volumes to me in regards to Kyle naïveté in regards to the dynamics encompassing the "powers that be" in the Aruban investigation who have been behind the coverup which has been denying Natalee Holloway justice.

I cannot comprehend that Kyle would have posted the following words if he had done his homework.  If only he had read Dave Holloway's ... Corruption in Paradise or ... Beth Holloway's ... Loving Natalee.

Janet

++++++++

oceanexploration
Re: Natalee Case Discussion #715 1/25 -
« Reply #103 on: January 26, 2008, 12:38:25 PM »

Thought you all may find this interesting if you're willing to accept it-

To date, the Aruban police and dive team has been a tremendous help.  They've honestly done a great job. Over the last month we've established a very good working relationship based on openness and trust.  Most of the relationship success was due to getting the media out of the way and working together shoulder to shoulder over time.  We've helped each other however and whenever we can.  They've treated us with decency and respect and we have treated them as friends and allies, which they are. Most of the police and divers are new since this case started and both eager and careful to do things right.  I wish we had a month ahead of the project just to establish the relationships and trust. I know many of you would likely doubt this view, but it's based on the experiences in the field of the entire search team. I too was extremely worried, paranoid, and suspecting in the beginning.  Now, it's clear we're all working towards a common goal.

[Keepthefaith]

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