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if + ‘a ay fry oh aon f re ee ere ane repens 7: ‘weve? ef 4 Se ere ee re . . > moe tw a et ie Bee le ity vate oe ian ne a a Ae oF awe “oe Ls —— A Office Memordnudum « e UNITED STAT Eo GOVERNMENT ro a Mr. Ros (a “par: 9/11/56 weer Prom * C. Ae ovens AW - | OQ *® . ' Sieg gsoBject: NORM AMERICAN SHIPPING AND TRADING sngrows FRAUD AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT ' | | } Gandy 3 ie This is to recommend recording for statistical purpose $1,950,000 in additional monies recovered by the Government in this cate. Gg. Following a most extensive investigation (handled as a special in the New York Office with as many as 40 agents assigned), *7~ Aristoteles S. Onassis on 12/21/55 pleaded eix of his corporations guilty in the U. S. District Court, Washington, D. C., on cherges of defrauding the Governnent. At that time Onassis agreed to pay to the Government 97,000,000. Onassis has previously made payments totalling y2P00,000 on this indebtedness and the Bureau has already recorded the statistic. On July 3, 1956, Onassis made an additional payment of $200,000 and another payment of $750,000 on 8/17/56. The balance ia to be paid in three equal inetalimente on July 31, 1957, July 31, 1958, . and July 31, 1959. b7&v : Bven though the balance owed by Onassis is! | guaranteed by the National City Bank of New Yor. elieved that \ the Bureau can only claim. a recovery of $1, 950,000 at this time. Additional recoveries will be recorded as the actual payments are. made to the Government, in, fhe future. - ow * 3! REC OSMENDATI ON: HE Wite ne weatte It is recomuended that Statistical\Section credit the New York Division with $1,950, 000 as a recovery in this caseet{-:4- :-': ie 7° = | » RECORDED-35 LL =LIDZA$- im ep U wy ¥ bak eo se 25 1956 lee ax 60 spo 195 ce “—é TET =. ae eet ie rer ea eo ora ee ee eT . 4 - toe 7 ag a