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...That's why, for the two decades after he fled the U.S., Rich has been trying to buy his way back to respectability by stroking the interests of the Israelis, Swiss, Spaniards and Americans, cultivating relationships like roses in his garden. From his outpost in the Swiss town of Zug, he wired contributions around the world--to hospitals, opera houses and disaster-relief organizations--and slowly, the fugitive was camouflaged by all the pretty flowers. He donated an estimated $200 million to institutions in Israel and the Jewish diaspora. In 1995, according to a memo authored by one of Rich...
...Switzerland, meanwhile, Rich has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the economy through taxes and donations. "His donations are strategically focused," says Josef Lang, a Swiss historian and government official in Zug. "He knows exactly what segment of the population to attract: concerts and museums for educated, high-income people, the hockey club for 'popular' appeal." All the while, Switzerland refused to hand Rich over to the U.S. Says Hans Bachmann, the mayor of Meggen, where Rich lives: "He has not demanded any special treatment from local authorities, and we in turn do not talk about...
Crimson junior Co-Captain Jonny Kaye defeated Dartmouth's Jim Zug 3-0, and Farokh Pandole scraped back from a first-game scare to topple Dartmouth senior Doug Henry...
...Jeremy Fraiberg (HARVARD) d. Jose Suarez (Dartmouth), 15-11, 15-9, 15-9; 2. Martin Clark (H) d. Alexis Miron (D), 15-10, 15-9, 15-3; 3. Jon Kaye (H) d. Jim Zug (D), 12-15, 15-6, 15-8, 15-10; 4. Farokh Pandole (H) d. Doug Henry (D), 12-15, 15-6, 15-8, 15-10; 5. George Polsky (H) d. Ramen Narayanan, 15-7, 15-8, 15-6; 6. Jon Karlen (H) d. Ben Willwerth (D), 11-15, 15-7, 15-8; 7. Mike Foster (H) d. Adam Farber...
Sophomore Mike Foster, one of two junior varsity members who moved up for the match against Dartmouth, cruised past Jim Zug, 18-14, 15-8, 15-5, while teammate Polsky took out Doug Henry in three games...