Newt's billionaire backer being investigated for alleged ties to Chinese mafia

[snagglepuss]

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Sheldon Adelson is the founder and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., which owns the Sands Macau in China

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The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice began looking into Las Vegas Sands Corp. as a result of allegations about its practices at Sands Macau casino and hotel, which operates on the Chinese island that has become the largest gambling mecca in the world, the Las Vegas Sun reported.

Jacobs, who ran the resort, says in his lawsuit that he was wrongly fired from the company after he objected to allegedly illegal actions that he was asked to perform.

Among them: Jacobs claims Adelson wanted him to hire a Chinese lawyer to dig up 'negative information' on local Macau officials that the company could use as leverage, the Sun reported.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2093158/Newt-Gingrich-backer-Sheldon-Adelsons-company-federal-investigation.html#ixzz1krLP0McL

[JohnnyRingo]

1. It seems everyone who ever dealt with him has sued him for cheating them

Even his two sons filed suit for scamming them out of money on a deal. They lost, but considering the long list of people who also claim they were cheated, I believe there's an indication that he'll cut anyone's throat for a dollar.

Go figger he calls Gingrich a good friend.

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To learn more about what makes Adellson tick, and what he sees in a Gingrich White House, read "The Man Behind Gingrich's Money":

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/us/politics/the-man-behind-gingrichs-money.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all

It's an eye opening mini bio.

[Scuba]

2. Rupert Murdoch School of Business Ethics

[glinda]

3. Seems the huge gaming push across various parts of the Country right now have Chinese ties

as well as to oil, mineral extractions, etc..... you get the land and you extract away at the same time.

[JohnnyRingo]

4. Adelson wanted to build one in Jordan

He met with the new King shortly after his father died and discussed the possibility. It seems they both came away in agreement that it would be a prime terror target, so he moved on to bribing Chinese officials.

That's just the kind of guy Adelson is that he would choose to inflame Arab entiment to make a buck.