Word: alvero
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Cuban dealers favor Mercedes Benzes and bodyguards dressed in dark suits and carrying two guns (one under the coat and one strapped to the ankle). José Medrano Alvero Cruz, nicknamed El Padrino, always travels in a Rolls-Royce protected by cars full of bodyguards. Alvero, who is fond of listening to the theme song from The Godfather on his car stereo, never talks on the telephone and keeps himself insulated from any drug deal through relatives and friends. Nevertheless, he was recently convicted for tax evasion...
Others seem to disagree. "We're still very concerned about the implication of the report. I think prospective candidates do know about it," Rubin Alvero, head of minority recruiting, says. Alvero notes that the number of Black applications rose significantly (from 664 to 751) last year. But he and other officials also point out that nationwide publicity of the Klitgaard report did not really flare up last fall until after most people had applied and until after the admissions officers' travelling season (which ends around Thanksgiving...