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Why they call him a legal golden boy.


Karl Rove's lawyer, Robert Luskin Robert D. Luskin (born January 21, 1950) is an attorney and partner in the law firm of Patton Boggs LLP, specializing in White-collar crime and federal and state government investigations. , once defended a precious metals Precious Metals

Valuable metals such as gold, iridium, palladium, platinum, and silver.

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Investing in precious metals can be done either by purchasing the physical asset, or by purchasing futures contracts for the particular metal.
 dealer accused of laundering millions of dollars in drug money. His fee was paid with 45 gold bars Gold bars

Bars with a minimum content of 99.5% gold, which may be held by central banks or traded by investors.
 worth $505900, as well as Swiss wire transfers of $169,000. Luskin found nothing suspicious in this form of payment, but the U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States
Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches.
 accused him of "willful blindness," according to The Washington Post.

This reminds me of William O. Bittman, an attorney for one of the Watergate defendants, who was unperturbed when told to pick up his fee of $25900 in cash left in a paper bag in a phone booth.
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Author:Peters, Charles
Publication:Washington Monthly
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Date:Mar 1, 2006
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