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...KNOW, AND WHEN DID HE know it? That famous line of inquiry from the Watergate prosecution that resulted in the resignation of President Richard Nixon bubbled up anew after Britain's venerable Barings Bank collapsed in February: What did senior bank officials know of the dealings of rogue trader Nick Leeson, and when did they know it? Answers to those questions would determine whether the bank, like Nixon, had been party to a cover...
...losses. When Barings' external auditors questioned the entry, Leeson forged faxes from Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, Citibank and one of his superiors in London to show that the money had indeed been paid to Barings. The auditors accepted Leeson's explanation although they failed to notice the words "from Nick and Lisa" printed on the top of one of the documents indicating that it had been sent from Leeson's home fax machine and not from the New York offices of Spear, Leeds & Kellogg. Singapore authorities claim that Norris and Bax blocked further investigation into the confusion over the $79 million...
...were definitely there to win the tournament," freshman Nick Saunders said...
Among current first-years, Joahd M. Toure of Hurlbut finished first with a time of 9:15, followed by Mower residents Nick I. Kovac (9:20) and Dave R. Michaels...
Free-safety Nick Bombach was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week after causing a Harvard fumble that paved the way for Cornell's go-ahead touchdown. Junior running back Eion Hu made a strong showing for the Crimson despite the loss, carrying the ball 29 times for 95 yards and two touchdowns...