Word: ramone
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Before I can do anything, though, Ramon the headwaiter butts in. "Excuse me, Mr. Commyovich," he says. "If you wish to remain on the premises, you must pay your...
...says Ramon, pulling out a calculator. "Your countrymen have been rather lax about their financial obligations to the United Nations. There's $28 million you owe for the regular budget--you know, for everyday items like tips, office supplies, kickbacks, and bribes; $172 million for peacekeeping in Southern Lebanon...
...wasn't kept," explained Ramon. "I don't recommend U.N. proposals, sir, I just pass along the bill. And you also owe $25 million for miscellaneous peacekeeping expeditions...
...terribly sorry, sir," says Ramon, "But when different members of the U.N. are funding opposing forces in a conflict, the expenses must be billed seperately...
...currently being investigated by the Justice Department and three federal agencies. In Tampa, Customs and FBI agents are probing allegations that Noriega was paid off to facilitate the smuggling of drugs into the U.S. In Miami, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is looking into similar accusations. In addition, Ramon Milian Rodriguez, a Cuban-American convicted in 1985 of drug-related charges, has testified in closed hearings to a congressional committee that Noriega pocketed millions of dollars in commissions on drug profits that passed through Panama's central bank...