51. Mrs. Marcos has been convicted once on corruption charges unrelated to the Swiss accounts. 52. Ms. Bhutto would not say how much money was in the Swiss accounts, but stressed that the land-owning Bhutto family has always been wealthy. 53. New interest in old Swiss accounts also has come from Eastern Europe, since the end of communist rule there has made it possible to inquire after missing assets. 54. Mrs. Marcos was convicted once on corruption charges unrelated to the Swiss accounts. 55. New interest in old Swiss accounts also has come from non-Jews in eastern Europe who were unable under communist rule to inquire after their assets. 56. Not stopping at the legendary numbered Swiss accounts, the banks have searched for every unclaimed deposit, including small passbook savings accounts. 57. Salinas has denied any ties to drug smugglers, saying the millions of dollars in his Swiss accounts were an investment fund pooled by several wealthy friends. 58. Rod Domingo, a lawyer for the victims, said he will challenge any move to garnish the Swiss accounts. 59. Salinas has denied any links to drug traffickers and said the money in the Swiss accounts was an investment fund pooled by several wealthy friends. 60. The banks have received criticism for dragging their feet over returning funds deposited in Swiss accounts by people fleeing from the Nazis during World War II, particularly Jews. |