Word: viktor
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...Viktor Kozeny ’87-’89, whose financial exploits in the Czech Republic earned him international notoriety as the “Pirate of Prague,” was indicted last Thursday on charges of stealing $182 million from the clients of an investment firm in New York...
...Viktor Kozeny maintains that he did not defraud anyone,” said Benjamin Brafman of Brafman & Ross, P.C. “The investors were a group of very sophisticated individuals and organizations who conducted their own due diligence, and knew exactly what they were investing in, what the risks were, and these people got exactly what they bargained...
...Viktor Kozeny is a household name in the Czech Republic. “Ask any Czech today who Viktor Kozeny is and the answer would probably not be suitable for children,” Dita Asiedu said on Radio Prague in July. “There is no doubt that there is nothing many Czechs would like more than to see Mr. Kozeny behind bars, forever...
Dousa said that when he applied as an international student to Harvard two years ago, he saw Viktor Kozeny’s name on the list of interviewers based in various parts of the world. A department administrator at the admissions office confirmed that Kozeny is listed as a Harvard interviewer in the database. It is unclear, though, whether Kozeny conducted any interviews with prospective applicants...
These are the kind of numbers that get Turck Paquelier's juices flowing. "I am only interested in big things. Not small things. Not niche brands," she says. Which is strange, because it was Turck Paquelier's decision to sign up the small Dutch fashion house of Viktor & Rolf. "They want to be famous," she insists. Certainly a fragrance backed by L'Oreal will help in that regard. But what's in it for L'Oreal? Turck Paquelier and Owen-Jones hope that the Dutch duo will attract inventive managers and researchers to the company. They also want the designers...