Word: froze
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...step ahead of the agents. Vives called a British banker and told him to move several million dollars, fast, to an account in Luxembourg. If the bank were to delay, his Colombian client would kill him, Vives pleaded. The banker refused, and British authorities cooperating with the DEA froze the account. Not all countries were as helpful. U.S. agents said they tracked Rodriguez's money to the Cayman Islands, Spain and Montserrat, but local authorities said they could not cooperate, citing rigid bank-secrecy laws as an excuse...
...Liar's Poker it makes several appearances. In 1986 the financial action begins to leave Salomon Brothers for other concerns -- and so do many of the best employees. The house that has thrived on hostile takeovers itself becomes a target. Then comes the Crash of '87, when "investors froze like deer in headlights" and hardened professionals were "helpless as they watched their beloved market...
...take the generally accepted right to hire your own attorney. Sorry, we froze all your bank accounts. You'll have to make do with a public defender. Remember, this is RICO. The rules are different here...
Harvard halfback Tracy Hackeling dug the ball out of a crowd and swung a one-bounce cross to Fair at the top of the penalty box. Fair charged the ball, but let it slip between her legs to Johnston. The fake froze Johnson's defender, and the sophomore striker broke in alone, nailing a shot past Dartmouth goaltender Debbie Tripaldi for a 1-0 lead with 22 minutes to play...
...cases are very different. When America froze Iran's assets, it was a big country taking an illegal action. The problem of the hostages is related to individuals, who might be friendly to Iran but who, from a legal point of view, are not responsible as a country. The hostages were not kidnaped by Iran. They were kidnaped by organizations in Lebanon that may not have any relationship to Iran...