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Rich, Marc


Switzerland, Financial Person    (1934-12-18 to 2013-06)
• Commodity trader, financier. Jewish Zionist, "committed to the Jewish People and the State of Israel"
• 1939 : Born in Belgium, family emigrated to the U.S. to escape the Nazis
• 1983 : Emigrated to Switzerland to escape U.S. prosecution for oil trading with Iran and tax fraud (See: Swiss profile)
• 2001-01 : Rich pardoned by president Bill Clinton (See: Time Magazine article) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2003-06 : Profile of commodity trader Marc Rich (See: Jennifer Rankin article)
Relationships
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
LibbyIL2Associate
 
FounderMarcRichGrp
 
SupporterAntiDefLeague
 
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Libby, I. Lewis Jr. (Scooter)   (Associate of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Lewis Libby was a U.S. attorney for Marc Rich after he fled to Switzerland
Marc Rich Group   (Founder of, 1973 to 2001) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Founder and Chairman
Anti Defamation League of Bnai Brith (ADL)   (Supporter of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 2000 : Rich Foundation donates $100K to ADL. Abe Foxman of ADL then lobbies Bill Clinton to pardon Rich. (See: FPP articles)