Word: eschel
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Mostert's report, some of the funds, intended for a covert campaign to secure favorable coverage for South African policies in the foreign and domestic press, were diverted to dubious business ventures and the personal pleasures of departmental officials. The main schemers were identified as the brothers Eschel and Deneys Rhoodie, who until a few months ago served as Secretary and Deputy Secretary, respectively, of the department. Witnesses told Mostert that the Rhoodies had illegally used government funds to subsidize an unprofitable South African newspaper, finance a $6 million movie that flopped at the box office, and traffic...