Word: agent
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...walked across an agoraphobia of tarmac to a crowd of red-white-and-blue flag- waving, sign-pumping Republicans gathered behind the rope to cheer. In the Kodachrome sunshine, one saw the sharpshooters on the airport roof and the shiny black Secret Service van with black tinted windows, an agent standing on the tailgate with his hand inside a black nylon bag that concealed his automatic weapon. The sunshine itself became sinister and a chill of premonition crossed the mind -- the dank American underdream -- and in a small spasm of panic one frisked the faces in the crowd, looking...
Customs officials say the initial C-Chase probe of narcotics "greenwashing" in Florida, which started in 1986, led them to BCCI's drug-money network. Posing as money launderers, "Musella," "Erickson" and other agents gradually infiltrated drug-trafficking circles. In May 1986 Gonzalo Moro Jr., reputed to be the chief launderer for the Medellin cartel, approached one of the agents with a proposition. If the agent were to open some Florida bank accounts and help Moro launder cash, Moro would pay a commission on each transaction...
Moro instructed the agent to limit the size of his deposits to amounts smaller than $10,000. This laundering ploy enables criminals to evade laws that require banks to report cash deposits of $10,000 or more to the Federal Government. Checks drawn against those funds were deposited in banks around the world by Moro's staff...
Boston--New England Patriots quarterback Tony Eason, activated even though he hasn't recovered fully from a hand problem, probably will play Sunday if asked, his agent said yesterday...
After several discussions with Patriots' General Manager Patrick Sullivan, Leigh Steinberg, Eason's agent, said yesterday, "as long as there's an agreement and an understanding that he's not healthy, then he'd probably give it a shot...