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Chapter 1

June 15, 1815

Late on the afternoon, a Rothschild representative jumped on board a specially chartered boat andheaded out into the channel in a hurried dash for the English coast. In his possession was a top secretreport from Rothschilds secret service agents on the progress of the crucial battle. This intelligence datawould prove indispensable to Nathan in making some vital decisions.

The special agent was met at Folkstone the following morning at dawn by Nathan Rothschild himself.After quickly scanning the highlights of the report Rothschild was on his way again, speeding towardsLondon and the Stock Exchange.

Arriving at the Exchange amid frantic speculation on the outcome of the battle, Nathan took up hisusual position beside the famous Rothschild Pillar. Without a sign of emotion, without the slightestchange of facial expression the stony-faced, flint eyed chief of the House of Rothschild gave apredetermined signal to his agents who were stationed nearby.Rothschild agents immediately began to dump consuls on the market. As hundreds of thousands ofdollars worth of consuls poured onto the market their value started to slide. Then they began toplummet.

Nathan continued to lean against his pillar, emotionless, expressionless. He continued to sell, and selland sell. Consuls kept on falling. Word began to sweep through the Stock Exchange: Rothschildknows. Rothschild knows. Wellington has lost at Waterloo.The selling turned into a panic as people rushed to unload their worthless consuls or paper money forgold and silver in the hope of retaining at least part of their wealth. Consuls continued their nosedivetowards oblivion. After several hours of feverish trading the consul lay in ruins. It was selling for aboutfive cents on the dollar.

Nathan Rothschild, emotionless as ever, still leaned against his pillar. He continued to give subtle

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signals. But these signals were different. They were so subtly different that only the highly trainedRothschild agents could detect the change. On the cue from their boss, dozens of Rothschild agentsmade their way to the order desks around the Exchange and bought every consul in sight for just asong!

A short time later the official news arrived in the British capital. England was now the master of theEuropean scene.

Within seconds the consul skyrocketed to above its original value. As the significance of the Britishvictory began to sink into the public consciousness, the value of consuls rose even higher.

Napoleon had met his Waterloo.

Overnight, his already vast fortune was multiplied twenty times over.

Chapter 2

June 5, 1947

In a beautifully appointed room of dark panel, and rich brown leather chairs, several men sat smokingHavana cigars and drinking Armagnac. A couple with names many would recognize, the rest onlyknown to a select few. Their nationalities were diverse, representing Austria, Britain, Germany, Sweden,Switzerland, and the United States but their interest was singular; money. It would not be overstated tosay, as a group, they represented over half the worlds wealth and had complete power over 2continents.

The reason for this gathering was celebratory. The agreements to loan the Federal Reserve Bank another$13B had just been signed. The terms of this agreement represented the culmination of maneuversdecades in the making. The objective; to consolidate the power of the developed world within the handsof the few. The method; chaos. It had all started with the abrupt contraction of the world money supplyin 1929. This required world governments to borrow funds from a select few wealthy individuals, viathe Federal Reserve Bank, that had miraculously not been harmed by the collapse of the globaleconomies. Then the advent of WWII required more funds to be borrowed. The terms of these war loansstipulated that the victor paid all debt incurred by all countries involved and were backed by goldrequired to be stored at the army depot in Fort Knox, Kansas. In 1946, $13B was loaned to the USgovernment from the Federal Reserve Bank. Because the Federal Reserve Bank is a private entity, theorigination of the funds remained obscure. The use of the funds was no less illusive. In reality they weretransferred immediately back to the members of the Federal Reserve Bank who in turn sent it to theEuropean owners of the banks as repayment of the war loans. Even though they could also manipulatecurrency valuations, they chose to be paid in gold, thereby returning huge gold reserves back to Europe.

With the creation of the Bank of International Settlement, World Bank, and International Monetary Fundat Bretton Woods, and the signing of the Marshall Plan a new era of money was born. What hadpreviously been a segmented industry was now a single international conglomerate. The terms of theMarshall Plan guaranteed, the few men in the room, total control over both Europe and the UnitedStates. The banks controlled by these men loaned $13B to the Federal Reserve Bank at a slightly higherthan market rate of interest. These funds were then given to the European banks these men owned to begiven out in loans to both Europeans governments and businesses thereby making more interest whiletheir original loans were guaranteed by the United States gold deposits. Since these men had diversifiedtheir interests during the war, the majority of the loans went to their own interests, while several million


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more Europeans starved to death, until the program ended in 1953. By then the Federal Reserve hadborrowed over $100B.

Chapter 3

February, 2001

The horseshoe shaped table filled almost the entire space the small gray cubicle provided. One of dozensthat made a honeycomb in the cavernous space. A well-dressed twenty something man sat in the centerstudying the numbers scrolling across his screens and reading stacks of financial reports and graphs. Inthe spare moments, his 60 hour workweek provided, he envisioned himself as the next visionary in theruthless financial industry the world called the City. After graduation, his family connections landedhim a job as a junior analyst for a large bank. The first step on his road to riches, fame, and a knighthood.Suddenly an interoffice e-mail popped up on his screen. It was from his superior. The message read,What is this thing called e-gold? How can $2B be flowing through it and not only do we not control it,but we are not even getting a piece of the action! Find out what this is immediately, and get back to mewith your analysis of how we can extort it to our advantage! E-gold.com. Ah, back to reality, hethought. So, what is E-gold?

Chapter 4

October 19, 2004

The man, dressed stylishly in a Savile Row suit, had chosen to walk the two blocks from his hotel to hisappointment. His flight had come in the night before and he had been unable to see anything but theoverwhelming abundance of neon signs that lite up the city as if it were midday. He had never been toHong Kong before and wasnt sure why he had been summoned. He walked into the richly appointedoffice on the 33rd floor and gave his name to the receptionist.

Shortly after being seated and offered coffee or tea, an attractive woman approached him and said, Mr.Sherwood will see you now. Following her down the hall, he was shown into a tastefully appointedcorner office overlooking the bay. The gentleman behind the desk rose and shaking his hand introducedhimself, Good morning Mr. Conors, I am Christian Sherwood, I hope you had a good flight. The twomen settled themselves around a small table and chatted about the weather while morning tea wasbrought in and served.

Once the door was closed, Mr. Sherwood started to explain the purpose of the meeting. Mr. Conors, Iunderstand you have been researching how new internet investment portals can be used to pool smallinvestors and allow them to access investment opportunities normally reserved for large or institutionalinvestors. Tell me about your ideas.

Stanton Conors was surprised by the request. He had been trying to interest upper management atSchafers for months in developing an internet investment product but had garnered little support. Sir,started Stanton, my research indicates that there is a growing industry of internet based investmentportals that will allow millions of dollars to be pooled and invested to benefit both the small investorand Schafers. There are also electronic money systems that allow access to an entire international groupof small investors.

arming to the subject, and getting excited about the possibilities, he spent the next twenty minutesexplaining the details of his plan.


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After quietly listening to the explanation, Sherwood stood and started walking toward the door. Beforeopening it, he turned and said, Mr. Conors, I expect to see your website up and running within sixmonths. I suggest that you incorporate it in Belize, and run the funds through several of our insurancesurety holding companies incorporated in Jersey. The name should give the impression of a SolidInvestment. Any thoughts? As Conors got up to leave, he said, I think I will call it Secure Income.The two men shook again, and Stanton Conors was escorted to the elevator.

After Stanton Conors left, Christian Sherwood returned to his desk, picked up a report he had received acouple of years previously, and read the title, E-Gold and HYIP Investment Opportunities on theInternet. His secretary walked in a few minutes later to tell him that all 14 other gentlemen werescheduled over the course of the week to ensure they did not accidentally meet. They had been planningthis project for over a year, and the last thing they needed was for anyone to know the scope of theundertaking or the end game. He would tell his partners the plan was progressing on schedule over theweekend.

Just as the secretary left, he turned and said, Henry Paulson from Goldman Sachs is on the phone.

Chapter 5

May 30, 2006

Stanton Conors sat in his hotel room staring at the counter on his laptop. Over 90,000 accounts andrising. Secure Income had become a huge success, but he did not feel like celebrating. The unease thathad been pricking the back of his neck for months had now become a real foreboding. He had just spenttwo days in meetings with the Schafers investment fund managers. They spoke of soaring profits andthe exciting future that the brave new world of the internet had opened.

In similar meeting in the last few months he had come to realize the size of Schafers internet exposurewith 15 different internet sites. Though each had its own corporate structure, and investment terms, theback office procedures were the same. A shell entity was either created or purchased in an off shorelocation. Funds received via wires or on-line currencies were then funneled through several reinsurancefronts setup by Schafers, then transferred to one or several of Schafers investment portfolios. Necessaryinterest and principle repayments to investors were handled in reverse.

However, the day was fast approaching when large distributions would be necessary for all of theinternet programs. This subject had been broached by several of the internet executives over the last twodays. Each response was answered with affirmation that it was being handled, but was vague on thedetails. Stanton had become, if not comfortable, at least accepting, that in this industry, details alwaysseemed to be in short supply.

Still staring at the screen, he closed the computer. As he packed for the trip home, he could only hopethat his concerns were without merit, and all would be ready at the beginning of July.

Chapter 6

July 9, 2006

The perpetual mist outside mirrored his mood as he stared out the window. The last week had been theworst of his life, and the coming week was not looking any better.

First the funds had not shown up in the accounts as expected. Demands for funds and requests for


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explanations from Schafers had garnered vague answers and promises. Then a relentless DDOS attackhad brought down the website. Calls with the other web investment executives confirmed theappearance of a coordinated attack. Forum posts screaming scam had prompted the closure of several ofthe ecurrency accounts. Followed by the IP provider asking that the website be moved. All of this,topped by never ending calls from board members, all of which seemed to have family members withsizable investments.

Monday he had called a computer technician he knew voicing a suspicion he had had for weeks. Thenews Conors had hoped he would not hear had just been confirmed. The DDOS attack had originatedwith Schafers.

Chapter 7

November 27, 2007

Baroness Doss was struggling to stay focused. The emergency board meeting was now approaching itsthird hour. The most frustrating aspect, of this waste of time, was that the decision had been made daysago.

She had known nothing of the situation, until a frantic call from the HPBC board secretary. Would she beavailable for an emergency board meeting, as a significantly urgent matter had arisen?

Over the next few days, the details surrounding the troubling transaction had become clearer. Trusteeirregularities, missing trust funds, unauthorized distributions, compromised databases, technologyglitches, and government interference were only some of the problems mentioned. She suspected manyothers. The amounts involved and the hidden fingerprints pointed to a small group of unseenconspirators. She had seen the signs before.The more she learned, the angrier she got. How could the bank have been drawn into this situation?Who knew about it? What did they know and when? How were they going to get out of this mess? Whatwas her personal obligation and exposure? What happened if it became public?

Now a German Federal court order had been issued demanding payments begin, and they were votingon whether to comply. Why was a vote necessary? They were the paymaster on a settlement agreement.This was ordinary day to day business for any major international bank.

Yet, hastily arranged back room meetings had taken place around the world. A deal had been made.HPBC would be given access to lucrative wealth management opportunities in several new markets inexchange for a no vote on compliance with the court order.She had now spent 3 hours listening to several eager young men from Schafers talk about the hugemarket potential of adding new wealth management divisions to the HPBC banking group. She hadmade it clear, she would not agree with this charade and would be resigning. She knew it wouldntmatter. Sir Mallet had the votes he needed.

Chapter 8

November 13, 2009

Bill, did you hear, your high card, with the king of diamonds, its your bet. Bill had been distracted allevening. The last couple of years had been catastrophic for the world. For him, it had been the best of hislife.


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It had all started almost two years ago. A quiet request for a confidential meeting with a group of menhe had heard existed, but had never hoped he would meet. An opportunity had been presented to them,and they felt he was the perfect man to implement their plan. As they proceeded to explain the details,he could hardly contain his excitement. It was simple in concept and brilliant in design.

In 2007, in lieu of criminal charges filed in a German court, settlement had been reached between a UKinvestment group and a large number of international investors. As part of the agreement, theadministration stayed with Schafers. Due to some irregularities, the position of paymaster had beenmoved from HPBC to Barkers Bank. After several conversations with Schafers, it became clear they didnot have the funds nor the desire to honor the agreement. Yet, they did possess a legal, global conduitfor the distribution of large amounts of money. The entire operation was being monitored by theGerman federal court, who had neither the manpower nor expertise for proper oversight.

Schafers proposed the following. As they had control over the investor numbered accounts in thedatabase, additional accounts could be added and given preferential treatment. These accountsettlement payments could then be wired anywhere Barkers deemed most advantageous. All that wasnecessary was that 10% of the original settlement amount must be maintained in the court designatedescrow accounts at all times. Schafers then admitted that currently the escrow accounts were empty.Apparently a clause, not understood by the court, written into the escrow document, allowed them toremove the funds almost immediately after the settlement had been reached.

As the group explained to Bill Spade, his role was the movement of funds. Barkers Bank as paymaster,had contracted with RSB and Llinds Bank to assist in the distribution of the settlement funds. Thecontact information Schafers listed on the additional accounts would route the wire request tohundreds of Barkers associated collaborators. These funds, less fees, would then be wired to one (Entity1) of hundreds of new entities that Spade would set up in any number of corporate structures andjurisdictions. Utilizing the full legal leveraging capacity of each structure and jurisdiction, funds wouldthen be loaned from Entity 1 to Entity 2. Entity 2 would establish trading accounts (Trading 1) withinvestment groups controlled by Barkers. Again using the full legal leveraging capacity allowed by thetrading markets, Entity 2 would transfer the funds to Trading 1. Trading 1 would then transfer back tothe escrow accounts only the necessary amount required to replenish the escrow plus the next dayspayments. All other funds and ensuing profits would be forwarded to parts unknown for furtherdistribution.

The plan had worked perfectly for almost two years. Todays distribution numbers reminded him howwell. The 3 banks had sent out 450 wire transfers ranging from $63M to $117M each. He had lost track ofthe profits, but the $20T in distributions was a small fraction. The profits had also allowed Barkers toweather the recession without taking any bailouts, giving up any control and purchase Lehgoods frompetty cash.

As he knew, all good things must end. A call today from RSB to the judge had sealed the projects fate.They were demanding to know why some investor accounts had been paid four times while othershadnt even been notified. He didnt mind. Due to the success of his division, it was being sold atmultiple times his stock cost, and he was being promoted. He didnt even feel sorry for the new owners.They would never understand why they couldnt replicate his success. Maybe, they would think he wasa genius.

I raise 100.

Chapter 9


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July 16, 2010

Stephen Ballan thought of himself as the great puppeteer, the grand master, the wizard behind thecurtain. He just smiled whenever his associates teased him about his slight Kiwi accent. They did notknow he was the Moriarty of his age. Better, he was a genius with a law degree and access to unlimitedresources.

He had learned early that the more laws, the more loopholes, and nowhere were there more written andunwritten laws than The City.

Schafers overinflated sense of entitlement, and general disdain for lesser mortals had been the perfectenvironment for him to develop his fascination with legal manipulation and the failings of humannature. They had used crude forms of extortion, bribery, fraud, and theft for decades to create a vastnetwork of bankers, lawyers, court clerks, fund managers, brokers, traders, politicians, governmentofficials and corporate managers.

Ballan turned it into an art form. No more gun toting thugs, brown paper packages, or unseemlyphotographs. He knew the first rule of getting what you want, is to give them what they need.

When he was told about the settlement agreement and Schafers adamant demand that payments neverbe made, it was like a gift from heaven. Especially the Secure Income accounts, they created this mess.They had said.

His initial reaction, upon reading the settlement documents, was that the plaintiffs had very poor legaladvice and loop holes abounded. He almost started cheering. Schafers retained the escrow, database,and administration.

The German court had stipulated that a minimum of 10% of the total settled amount be deposited inescrow, but did not say for how long. 30 days seemed sufficient.HPBC had built its business on millions of small depositors. It needed access to high net worth. A dealwas born and a court order ignored.

Barkers needed cash, and lots of it.

As Ballan knew, each of these maneuvers came at a price. The court and plaintiffs were getting wiser.Schafers was forced to remove the unauthorized accounts from the database. The matter wasreassigned to the German Court of Appeals Special Senate for oversight. Lexia Bank in Brussels wasassigned paymaster duties.

For Ballan, it was just an opportunity for a new kind of fun. Though Schafers removed theunauthorized accounts, they still retained control over the database and administration.Ballans first move was to hire the best computer technicians. To buy time for them to execute his plan, asimple scientific experiment was tested. For the low price of a job guarantee, a Lexia hardwaretechnician carried a high powered magnet into the banks designated server room and set it next to thedatabase hard drive. Magnets do indeed destroy data.

Next, the court appointed a Lexia employee, as onsite administrator, to monitor the process on theirbehalf. In a predawn raid, on the morning payments were scheduled to begin, the court appointedadministrator was arrested. Sometimes unseemly photographs still have their uses.

Lexia started getting threats from numerous large investors involved in the settlement agreement. Lexia


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demanded that the court give them total control over all aspects of the payout process or they wouldresign. The court agreed. Fortunately, the coup de grace was ready for implementation. The court haddemanded the database be locked. No new records could be added. The manipulation of the existingrecords was a different matter altogether.Over the last few months Lexia Bank had made thousands of settlement payments. The settlementagreement covered tens of thousands of accounts from over a dozen entities. The database was sorted byentity. This allowed Schafers to select which entities it wanted to pay. The entity chosen first includedthose with large accounts or significant influence. The real magic was in this process. As certain of thesesignificant accounts were selected for processing, it would activate a software routine that scrambledless desirable accounts in the database. The more accounts paid, the more the database was corrupted.

Ballan smiled at todays numbers. RSB had processed 222 payments ranging from $40M to $112M.Schafers was no longer in control of any part of the settlement process, but he was still dictating everypayment. Now his job was to keep it going as long as possible. What does the judge need? He was surehe could provide.

Chapter 10

June 24, 2012

You would think, after a few hundred years, someone would have figured out how to make a wig thatwasnt so hot. Judge Richards thought as he threw it on his desk. For some reason he wasnt feelingvery well today, and a long day in court had just made him irritable. It must be all the traveling lately,he mused. The Schafers case seemed to be an endless legal, political, and jurisdictional quagmire.

The Schafers case had somehow been hoisted on him while he was a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.Now it had followed him to his appointment to the Supreme Court. He thought he had disposed of thematter when it was appointed to the German Federal Criminal Court for oversight. The accusations ofnumerous improprieties dropped it back in his lap and was quite disquieting.

Three beneficiaries had filed for a court order demanding payment. Richards had never seen a moreconvoluted legal mess in his career. He couldnt tell where the law stopped and politics started. Hedidnt even want to think about the darker side of this transaction. His job was to get the paymentscompleted.

There were now three jurisdictions involved. The UK, Belgium and Germany. Upon further review, itappeared that when Lexia Bank, Brussels took over as paymaster, they changed the beneficiary accountnumbers. Supposedly to better interface with their computer system. It had the side effect of ensuingthat no beneficiary could directly claim their account.

The three beneficiaries filed a request for an order of payment with the Belgium Court of First Instance,using the original account number. The request was denied. The court ruling stated that the new accountnumber was required to make a claim. Richards was well known for his calm demeanor, but this stuntraised his ire. He allowed the beneficiaries to demand the new account numbers from theadministration. Once received, a new request for payment was filed with his office. He promptly issueda court order demanding payment. This order was forwarded to the Belgium court, who in turn wasrequired to issue its own order for payment.However, a stipulation was included in the Belgium order. The Belgium court would become co-signeron all of the escrow accounts. This would put jurisdiction of the civil matter in the UK, the criminaloversight in Germany and the money in Belgium. Virtually guaranteeing no payments could ever be


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made.

After a short chat with the Belgium judge, Richards quickly demanded and received a court orderfrom the Belgium court without stipulations. Lexia immediately filed a motion in German court claimingjurisdiction belonged to Germany. The German court denied the motion, stating jurisdiction is with theUK courts. Judge Richards, issued a court order demanding Lexia begin payment immediately. Lexiaignored the order, and a show of cause hearing was immediately scheduled.

An army of Lexia lawyers appear in Judge Richards chambers, all talking at once. As they explain thenumerous unfortunate events that have befallen them, he just holds his head. This cant be happeningto me, he thinks. He raises his head, and quiets them all. I will be in your office on Thursday at 10am,to evaluate the situation myself.

Upon returning from Brussels, Judge Richards contacts his counterpart in Germany. Simultaneously,court orders are issued demanding that Lexia appoint an employee to monitor processing for the courts,and that payments start immediately. Lexia then files a motion with the Belgium Court of Appeals. Thecourt denies a hearing on the motion.Training of the monitor and testing of the system is finally underway. Due to previous unfortunateincidents, the system have been heavily reinforced, replicated, and fortified. Richards breathes a sigh ofrelief when the system tests are successful and processing is about to begin.

His phone is ringing, and its still dark. Never a good sign. The payout process was hit with a DDOSattack overnight and hackers tried to break in to the system. Alarmed at the severe breach in security ata large international bank, Judge Richards jumps on a plane to Zrich. This matter must be discussedwith the Bank of International Settlement.

Finally, payments started today, he thought. He should have felt more relieved, but what he had seen,in the last couple months, worried him. It was like there was a malevolence behind the scenes that hehad never experienced before. What was going to happen next?Suddenly he grabbed his chest, and called out for help.

Judge Richards died two days later, and processing suddenly experienced new problems.

Chapter 11

November 15, 2011

Peter crawled out from under the table, and dusted off his pants. He then sat at the keyboard, entered acommand and finally the monitor came to life. He had been in Germany three weeks and wanted to gohome.

He still wasnt sure how hed been selected to go to Frankfurt. Was it because he was the best man forthe job, or just low man on the totem pole. Either way, the monitor was finally connecting to the mainservers in London.

Not that the team was having any more fun at home. The last few months had been a nightmare. Thepayment process was finally started when the judge died. Judge Thompson was now in charge. Petercouldnt decide whether he didnt know what he was doing, didnt care or was a puppet on a string. Hewas inclined to believe the later. How else could so many things go wrong?

Within the first week, the account response percentage had gone from 80% to 25% of the 3500 accounts


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contacted daily. It took a bit of research to discover that 90% of the nonresponses were to US accounts.

It was first assumed that the interference was coming from the US. After the judge received vehementdenials, from numerous government officials, he asked the team to delve deeper into the problem. All ofthe accounts appeared to be blocked before they left the UK. The interference was being caused by thecourt appointed IP provider. Firing a couple key technicians seemed to resolve the issue.

Then the account notification process started scrambling the database. Every time a batch was processedfor notification, accounts would disappear. On top of that, the judge demanded that instead ofprocessing new accounts, notifications would be reissued to nonresponses. This scrambled the databasefaster. Now it was lucky if 25 got processed in a day.

In an attempt to get better control and limit further interference the web interface was moved to GCHQ.Within days of the move, the US government demanded that processing be slowed. How and why werethey involved? It hardly mattered, the database was so corrupted it had to be rekeyed, just to make itcomputer readable.

Finally processing commenced again. Now the notifications were being blocked, and the database wasbeing scrambled. This time, the team was old hands at this game. GCHQ was blocking the emails andprocessing of specific accounts was scrambling the database.And the war of the judges began.

New UK administrators were appointed. Processing was still not working. Judge Thompson startedblocking the wire transfers and was removed from the case. Judge Lewiston was appointed. ThenGerman judges started threatening.

Before he knew it, Peter was flying to Frankfurt with a monitor and keyboard. The installationrequirement was simple. Install a monitoring station in Judge Augusts office. Nothing had gonesmoothly. Judge August didnt seem to like to work in the morning, and left at 3pm, when he showed upat all. The court IT team was trying to help, but the language barrier was a problem. The installation ofthe dedicated communication line had taken over a week to schedule. Removing interference to themain server required a complete rewrite. Today, some new judge walked in and demanded the wholemonitoring station be moved.

Peter hoped he would be home by Christmas. On the other hand, he had a date tonight. At home he wasa nerd, here his charming accent made him a hunk. Who needed to know the language?

Chapter 12

December 15, 2011

Sir Anthony Evans-Rhodes felt he had spent his life living on the edges of greatness. He was peripheralcounsel on a settlement agreement, currently being processed by Lexia, on behalf of an amorphousgroup with some unknown interest in the outcome. There had been an assortment of problems, somequite perplexing.

When he was invited to meet with Lord Rodgers, he was sure he had reached greatness. Lord Rodgersexplained, there was a very important and delicate matter that only Sir Anthony had the skills andknowledge to handle. He would be considered for further privilege, if it was handled correctly.

The assignment required him to create an administrative team to control and manage the database and


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distribution of funds, related to the Lexia matter. Once the team was in place, he would be givenfurther instructions.

Now Sir Anthony was summoned to Germany. What did they want? He was not accustomed to beingsummoned and did not appreciate the German attitude.He hadnt even gotten the case documents yet. That was the first problem he faced. It seemed there wereseveral sealed Court of the Ordinary orders related to the matter. Further research found that they wereissued by Lord Richards, and sealed by Lord Thompson. According to the seal instructions, they couldonly be obtained with permission from all signatories. Lord Richards was dead and had died before theseal!

Then he was informed that a German judge had filed a motion to remove Lord Thompson from the case.Why, he did not know. It may have something to do with the order he just received, signed by LordThompson, requiring he pay 42 US investor accounts immediately, completely in violation of the processprotocols. Lord Thompson then immediately filed a counter complaint with the German Ministry ofJustice.

Next the summons appeared on his desk. In all his years in the law, he had never been summoned to ajudicial hearing. Though he spoke fluent German, none of this sounded good.

Upon arriving in Germany, he discovered there were three judges tangled, in what appeared to be, achildish squabble. Apparently, Dr. Porter was newly appointed to oversee the German interests in thecase. Dr. August seemed to be angry over inferences, directed at him, of improprieties in the case. Dr.Graeme was just trying to disappear into the woodwork.

Then the questioning began. This was clearly more than a childish squabble. The panel had detaileddocuments related to transactions all the way back to Barkers. As well as, hard copies of database filesthat did not correlate with electronic copies. The good news was, they seemed more interested inunderstanding then accusing. Though there was an undertone of recriminations he did not understand.

The questions involved a group of investor accounts controlled by a small group of reinsurance entitieslocated in the islands. After giving the transaction details to the panel, he was dismissed. It still wasntentirely clear what it all meant, but the implications were disquieting.

He returned to his office a few days later to a stack of rulings and directives. His request for control overthe database was granted. The court announced the retirement of Dr. August, and the appointment ofDr. Porter. Dr. Porter, representing the State of Germany, now had full jurisdiction over the case.

Then a feud broke out between the UK and German Finance Ministries. Pursuant to another court order,his team then installed a monitoring station in Dr. August/Porters office, twice. Not to be outdone,Lord Thompson demanded a monitoring station for his office. Thankfully, his petition was denied andhe was finally officially removed. Not to be bested, the UK Finance Ministry demanded an observer besent to Germany to oversee their interests in the case.

After he thought it couldnt get any worse, he got a call from the Swiss Finance Minister. This prompteda call from Lord Rodgers instructing him to fly to Switzerland immediately. He was also informed thatbesides Germany, the UK, and Belgium somehow this matter involved China, France, Austria and theUS.

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Chapter 13

January 31, 2012

Make that a double, thought Sir Anthony. There is definitely more involved in this transaction thananyone is telling me. That impression became a certainty when he arrived in Switzerland, and thesuspicion has grown stronger every day.

His meeting with Minister Wimmer-Schlumm had been troubling. She demanded to know why she hadnot been informed about this transaction earlier. She seemed to believe that it would have adetrimental effect on Switzerland. Once he explained the transaction, she was satisfied to leave thematter alone, For now, she said. That still left the question of who had brought it to her attention, andwhy?

His meeting the next day with German Finance Minister Dr. Schartel held few answers. He was assuredthat no such statements came from his office. Dr. Schartel didnt understand why Switzerland wasinvolved.

Then the UK judicial observer arrived in Germany, complete with a list of demands longer than a UNreferendum and no knowledge of the matter. A long day of cross continental multi departmentnegotiations resolved the fiasco.

Finally, his team got back to the matter at hand, distribution of funds. The testing of the system wassuccessful! Processing was scheduled for 11am GMT+ 1 the next day. There were 47 accounts left in thecurrent block. We should be done by 2, he said optimistically. He should have known better.

What do you mean, the IT group has been sued and served with a restraining order this morning!! Thatcant be a coincidence. Sir Anthony could only hope money would solve the problem.

Three days and a substantial payment later, the team was ready to try again. Suddenly the observer wasurgently called back to the UK. Another cross continental multi department negotiation.

Ready again, and suddenly there is a complete power outage in the courthouse. Who thinks up thisstuff???

Feeling that one judge was not enough to manage the transaction, the German Justice Ministryappointed a panel of judges to oversee the German Finance Ministry overseer. Their first directive was todemand the new administrative team be vetted. Another week wasted. Then the presiding judge on thepanel started questioning the administrative corporate structure. Sure enough, the panel accomplisheddelaying processing for another week.Next, the panel wanted to examine the Court of the Ordinary orders signed by Lord Richards. SirAnthonys suspicions of something amiss reached fever pitch. All of these requests seem to beoriginating from the same panel member. Each creating a delay, with no appreciable advancement of theprocess. And, he was sure the panel was aware the documents were sealed.

He has no choice. He filed a request for the sealed court orders with Lord Lewiston. Lord Lewistonapologized, but told him, that according to the seal instructions, the court had to deny the motion. Thenhe realized, Lexia had a copy of the orders. He had reviewed them when they were first issued. Asadministrative counsel, he could demand Lexia, as paymaster, provide him with a copy.

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citing the seal instructions, as the reason. Absolutely furious, Sir Anthony flew straight to Brussels,walked into the office, opened the safe, made a copy of all the documents, and upon leaving, fired hison-site administrative legal counsel for suspicion of collusion.

The next day, Sir Anthony walked into the presiding judges office and calmly placed the documents onhis desk. He thought he might have seen a flicker of surprise, but he couldnt be sure. Official receipt ofthe orders was acknowledged by the panel. Both Sir Anthony, as administrative counsel, and Lexia, aspaymaster, were advised they had 72 hours to release notification to the account beneficiaries.

At long last. With a smile on his face, Sir Anthony picked up the phone and contacted Lexia to advisethem his team would be releasing the email notifications for 47 accounts, in about an hour. He told themto expect responses shortly thereafter. He had hardly put the phone down when his secretary told himthere was a call from the German court. Lexias legal counsel had just called to notify the panel that theirpaymaster contract was with Lord Thompson and the UK Court of the Ordinary. Without a newcontract, the State of Germany could not use their facilities. Also, they were reevaluating their role aspaymaster.

It was time to call the boss. I believe the moment has come for a chat with a couple prime ministers,Lord Rodgers replied.

Make that two doubles.

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April 1, 2012

What a difference a telephone call makes, or in this case two, thought Sir Anthony.The day after the panel suddenly reversed course and voted to freeze processing, the panel wasdisbanded. Official control of the database was granted to Dr. Porter, but not control overadministration. In an interesting twist, albeit he wished more surprising, the presiding judge waspromoted.

As if that wasnt strange enough, somehow this transaction was now tangled up with the EU bailoutnegotiations. A conversation with Lord Rodgers EU negotiating team clarified the administrative teamsposition. Dr. Porter presided over administrative control with oversight from Lord Rodgers. This putcontrol of the transaction under the German Ministry of Finance.

It didnt take long before it became clear this arrangement was not acceptable to the German Ministry ofJustice. The day the team were ready to process the first 47 accounts, a suspension order was issuedagainst Dr. Porter. Further intervention by Lord Rodgers EU negotiating team got the suspension lifted.Suddenly the next day, a new panel of 6 judges was appointed as oversight.

Now payments could only be made within a window each day. After several days of missedwindows it became apparent, this was another delay tactic. But why? There were so many playersinvolved with what appeared to be diverging interests, it was impossible to tell.Suddenly the new oversight panel was disbanded. Sir Anthony was informed, in another conversationwith the negotiating team, that Dr. Porter had been granted universal jurisdiction over the transaction.24 hours later, Dr. Porter was denied access to the courtroom. I swear I have fallen into a bad episode ofthe Marx Brothers.

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private meeting was necessary as new and troubling information had come to light.

They met in a small room, designed for very confidential conversations. Lord Rodgers explained that inthe course of their due diligence related to the EU financial condition they had found that thetransaction escrow accounts were drastically underfunded. Through an elaborate scheme ofmultinational companies, and leveraged family trusts, a paper trail had been created to disguise thedeficiency. Investigations were ongoing, but it appeared the funds had been removed shortly after thesettlement agreement was signed.

Lord Rodgers continued to say that he had dispatched his nephew to Qatar, with documents requestingaccess to the Sheiks family trust accounts in Switzerland, so an audit could be performed. The Swisstrust was now in the hands of the Swiss Finance Ministry and the Swiss Chief Prosecutor had beennotified. The unique corporate structure of Lexia had also brought France into the equation.

Lord Rodgers himself had just returned from a meeting with certain interested parties located in Asia.An agreement had been reached to fully replenish the escrow accounts.

Since all of these events had happened under German oversight, it was causing some difficulty with theEU bailout loans. Certain guarantees had to be negotiated and signed ancillary to the new EUStabilization Agreement for the State of Germany referencing the transaction.

He then assured Sir Anthony payments would start shortly after a few more details were resolved. SirAnthony returned to his office with more questions than answers. He grabbed his bottle of scotch andturned it over. It was empty.

Chapter 15

May 31, 2012

Sir David Woods and Lord Richard Rodgers met at Oxford. Woods studying law, Rodgers theology.From all practical appearances, and despite both being born with a silver spoon, they were very differentmen. David was the charmer, quite the ladies man. Richard was charismatic, with a smooth silvertongue. The world will never know if they would have become lifelong friends, if they had not marriedsisters. But they did, and were.

Now almost 60 years later, they sat together in a dark paneled room, brandy in one hand and a cigar inthe other. The tone of the discussion belied the relaxed atmosphere. The last few weeks had been tense.Woods just returned from Switzerland, and Rodgers from an undisclosed location. The documents weuncovered at the Trust were a goldmine, said Woods. These lawyers documented every detail andrecorded every conversation. It has taken days to go through it all. Did the documents I grabbed beforethe Swiss arrived accomplish your objective?

The documents Woods procured, detailed how several very old family trusts had been used as collateral,by a small group of Asian families. Most of the transactions involved large real estate purchases.Immediately upon receiving the documents, Lord Rodgers contacted each of the families. An agreementto replenish the transaction escrow fund was reached.Before the discovery of the missing escrow funds, the group Lord Rodgers represented had agreed toloan $5T to the German government as part of the EU bailout. Though it was hidden by an assortment ofsmoke and mirrors, the transaction escrow funds were to be used as collateral for the loan. That madeit imperative that the funds be replaced quickly.Everyone involved was aware that the transaction funds, like the Swiss trust funds, belonged to


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someone else. In this instance, thousands of small international investors. They justified their actions byconvincing themselves it was for the greater good and it was only temporary.

The problem then became, that the greater good needed absolute secrecy. Germanys history hadtaught them the dangers of such activities and laws existed to ensure transparency. It was alsoimperative that the owners of the funds could not demand payment. A solution was found in thecreation of a virtual jurisdiction. Create an imaginary country, Camelot and place all of the realsecret documents in the imaginary safe. Lock the safe, and give the key to a secret custodian. Because noone knew Camelot existed, they couldnt demand payment or argue its legality.

To make the deal more palatable, Lord Rodgers and Dr. Schartel signed an agreement. If for any reasonthe administration was unable to pay the rightful owners, the German government would ensure thepayments. By attaching it to a 2,000 page government document, with the benign name of Agreement toFacilitate Payments, it was hidden in plain sight.

Then a new problem arose. The funds had not been transferred as agreed. In another call with LordRodgers, the families told him they had reconsidered their position. They believed nothing could compelthem to comply. The next morning, the eldest son was arrested on fraud and corruption charges in HongKong. Another secret meeting, another agreement.The families then start moving money around, but maintained control. Several group members werecontacted and offered a deal. The families would pay them $10T if they delay the payouts for two years.The group agreed to delay 6 months in exchange for costs and interest. The next morning $225B wastransferred to the transaction escrow fund. Within hours, the second son was arrested for goodmeasure.

Among the files found at the Trust, Woods found the original transaction escrow documents. Asidefrom some smaller problems, there were two huge ones. The first was the window. The escrow wasclosed to any and all transactions between 6am and 6pm GMT every day. The second was the backdoor.Even if the funds could be deposited outside the window, they could be immediately withdrawnagain by the administrators.

Changes to the escrow documents required reauthorization by the court. Because Lexia was nowpaymaster, approval was needed by both the French and German courts. German court authorizationwas granted immediately. Almost as quickly, the French courts created interference. A couple wellplaced telephone calls determined that the families were angry at the arrests and requested Schaferscreate as much disruption as possible. After the arrest of the third son, the group finally got French courtapproval.

We found something else very interesting in the documents, said Sir David. It seems a lot of theinterference we ran into was coming from Jean Simeon. Apparently Schafers absconded with a largeamount of his money. The letters and recordings show he has a huge network of midlevel officials in theUK, Germany, Belgium, France, and Switzerland on his payroll. Stopping these payments became hispersonal vendetta. Lord Rodgers thought for a moment and replied, Set up a meeting. I think a dealcan be reached. Perhaps we can get him to stop, and incorporate his back channel into ours. We needbetter influence in France.

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Given the amount of time I have spent in Switzerland lately, I should buy a house there, mused DavidWoods. No sooner had he returned from the seizure of the Trust, that a group representative, sent tofollow up, was arrested for violating traffic laws. If it hadnt been so troublesome, it would have beenfunny. The man was 72 and had never driven a car in his life. Clearly someone wasnt getting themessage to leave this matter alone.At last progress was being made to get the payment process started. After the escrow documents wereapproved, the German court requested a test of the wire process. $187m was sent to NY Mellon. Allcleared smoothly, but the 10 day time frame seemed unusually long.

Next came the conflict over who got paid first. The court order accounts or the settlement accounts. Toconfuse the matter, the settlement accounts were now split into 3 separate blocks. Block A had 12accounts remaining, Block B had 32. Block C held the indeterminable remainder. The decision was madethat the 3 court order accounts would start the process and be used as the final test of the system. BlocksA, B and C would follow in order.The IT team was then directed to do a final test of the system. All system tests were successful except theGerman monitor. Peter was sent back to Germany. After extensive analysis, he found new code wasimbedded in the system, via the monitoring station, that could be used to disrupt transaction processing.New equipment was installed, security enhanced and code changes were made.

Feeling additional security was needed, five new server paths were added to the system. Within hours ofcompletion, the Singapore government objected and a path was rerouted. How they even knewremained a mystery.

All this foolishness was annoying Woods. As lead negotiator for the Groups interests in the EU bailoutagreement, he was already tired of listening to bickering politicians. Now Spain needed fundsimmediately, and France had found out about the deal he made with the Germans. Knowing their finalapproval was needed to initiate the payments, France demanded the Group purchase 250m in Spanishbonds.

Finally, he got Germany, France, Switzerland, and the UK signed off on the procedure and all thedocuments were in the hands of the German court. He was now able to leave the final processing in thecapable hands of Sir Anthony. Formal charges of bribery, corruption and fraud had been filed against thethree brothers. Some people never learn, he smiled.This evening he was having a quiet drink with his friend, Richard. Lord Rodgers was scheduled for aminor heart procedure in the morning and there were many things to discuss.

Chapter 17

August 5, 2012

Sir David Woods stood in the hallway outside his friends hospital room. The procedure had not gone asplanned. Lord Rodgers was in an induced coma after having a stroke during surgery. The prognosis wasuncertain, and all anyone could do was wait.

Knowing at his age, any surgery could be fatal, Woods and Rodgers made specific arrangements.Protocols were to be followed, and business deals were to proceed on schedule. His first call was to LordRodgers nephew, Stewart Chambers. Woods had power of attorney, but Chambers was trustee.

The only business your uncle was working on was getting the payment process started. Sir Anthonytold me he needed Richards signature to get started and wasnt able to get it before the surgery, said


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Woods.

After getting the documents from Lord Rodgers office, Woods and Chambers met in the groupsLondon clubhouse. According to these documents, the sun, the planets and the moons of Jupiterswill have to be in alignment before we can make these payments. We have to streamline this process,declared Woods. That reminds me of a story I heard the other day, said Chambers. As much as Inormally enjoy the fish tales all the members love to tell, we dont have time. I have to leave for thestates in a few days, replied Woods.

Then they went to work. For three days they examined thousands of pages of documents. Some inEnglish, some German and a few in Latin. Woods looked up from the desk and said, It appears certainparties created this procedure to guarantee failure. I think we should make sure they are exposed, or atthe very least, make them choose between their money and their freedom.

Even after simplification, they had only reduced the number of steps from 72 to 29. The changes weremade and both Woods and Chambers signed all the relevant documents. The next morning they invitedSir Anthony to join them and explained the new procedures. Evans-Rhodes agreed to get approval forthe changes from the German court. Woods headed for the airport. Another week of bickeringpoliticians.

Final approval was obtained. After the Jackson Hole conference, a quick stop in New York was necessarybefore Woods could return home. He called Chambers to tell him the he would be back on Monday, andprocessing would begin immediately.

Sir David Woods was found dead in the bedroom of the groups New York apartment at 10am Mondaymorning. Two glasses were on the table, one with lipstick.

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August 11, 2012

Law school had done nothing to prepare him for the discovery of a dead body. It had, however, told himwhat to do. Instead he called his senior partner. After a very short, terse conversation, he went to work.Touching nothing, he photographed every inch of the apartment. Then he removed the specifieddocuments, and four of the five passports from the briefcase. He couldnt help but notice they all haddifferent names, birthdays, and places of origin. Hmmm, who is this guy? After hiding thequestionable credentials in his car, he called the authorities.

After about an hour of questions, the preliminary determination was death by natural causes. Thegentleman was over 80 years old with a history of heart problems. Also, he carried a British passport,and they were more than happy to turn this matter over to someone else.

What neither the young lawyer nor the authorities knew, was that Sir David Woods death would set offa monumental chain of events that would play out on the international stage for months to come. Thecall to his group contact, by the senior partner, immediately prompted calls to several other groupmembers. These prompted immediate calls to UK government officials. Within eight hours, Sir Davidsbody was on its way back to London.

Dr. Christian Adler had been busy of late. As both a consulting neurosurgeon and a group member, hewas closely monitoring Lord Rodgers recovery. The side effects of stroke are unpredictable. Histemperament could be trying at the best of times and now there seemed to be some concern about his


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short term memory.

Now, David was dead and the group wanted a complete autopsy done immediately. Thorough withabsolute discretion was emphasized. A quick call to his associate in the pathology department wouldguarantee both. Within two days, the preliminary results were back. According to medical records,Woods suffered from a heart condition that had been successfully treated for several years withmedication. But according to toxicology, his tests showed an unusually high amount of the medication inhis system. Whether it was enough to kill him is inconclusive, reported Adler. But it is certainlysuspicious, considering he has been taking this drug for years and knew the risks of an overdose. Doesanyone know why he suddenly rerouted to New York, or who he was with?

Chapter 19

October 25, 2012

It had been a difficult few weeks for Stewart Chambers. Besides being trustee for his uncle, he was alsoexecutor of the estate of Sir David Woods. Amongst other things, as executor he was tasked withclearing numerous residences. Much to his surprise, this included telling several of Davids mistressesthey would have to vacate. The man was over 80 years old, worked 20 hours a day, traveled constantly,and had a heart condition! Where did he find the time or the energy! proclaimed Chambers.

In addition, all of the paperwork was finally completed to transfer full control of the payout process tohim. It all started so long ago, he hardly remembered how it all began. But he would never forget thefirst conversation he had with her. When she asked him to help, how could he say no?

His first task as fiduciary administrator was to take control of the funds. That meant a trip to Davidsoffice in Germany. Upon first entering the office, nothing seemed out of place. After a second glance,something struck his eye, and he realized the office had been searched. For what, and whether it wasfound, he was never able to determine. His priority was to collect the applicable documents and thebank security remote control device necessary to access the accounts.

Upon his return to the UK, the IT team immediately went to work installing the device in Stewartsoffice. Much to the chagrin of all involved, it required a completely dedicated electrical andtelecommunication system. Two days and a large hole in the wall later, the system was ready for testing.It failed. And failed again. It seemed to be looking for something they didnt have, but what? A quickcall to the bank, and a not so quick conversation with the banks security team, disclosed it was a twopiece system. Quickly realizing where the other piece must be, Stewart jumped on a plane back toGermany. The next day, with the second component installed, all worked perfectly.

Now with several whiteboards affixed to the walls, he went about initiating the 29 steps necessary tobegin payments. Wasnt there a movie by that name? mused Chambers. Over the next three days thefirst 26 steps went seamlessly. Step 27 required that funds be transferred to Metro Group Bank, for thepurchase of shares from a Chinese conglomerate. A call the next morning, from the CFO of saidconglomerate, informed him the shares purchase had not been completed. After confirming that thefunds transfer was successful, a call was made to Metro Group Bank. Followed by several other calls toother related parties. By the end of the day, it was discovered that the funds had been rerouted by Metrointo a related deal to the benefit of select bank shareholders. The following morning, both the MetroCEO and COO abruptly resigned, and the shares purchase was completed.

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transfer of $2.3B to the processing account. At 11:15am the telephone rang. Chambers was needed inLondon for immediate group business. As a newly appointed leader, he was compelled to comply.However, he was assured he would be back to his office by late afternoon.

Two weeks later, Stewart Chambers walked back into his office.

Chapter 20

November 8, 2012

Sir Davis Prince was a smart and ambitious man. Born with the privilege of few, he never learned itstrue power. It is not in being the smartest man in the room, but in the ability to demonstrate sincerehumility once you are admitted to the room. His birthright and intelligence earned him a place at Eton,Cambridge, and military command. Followed shortly thereafter by a career in business and finallypolitics.

It was in politics, he believed like many others, he found the pinnacle of power. To be a leader of thenation, he mused. Though his intelligence got him noticed, his inability to play well with others gothim shunned.

Though his political career did not materialize as he envisioned, it brought a different kind of attention.When his uncle invited him for a drink, he was annoyed. In Princes opinion, the old man had neverreally amounted to much. But family was family. The building was in a forgotten part of the city and theroom was old. But Prince recognized the smell of expensive cigars, leather bound books, exquisiteliqueurs, and money. Seated in a quiet corner by the fire, his uncle explained the true hierarchy of power.He who controls the machinery of money, controls the power, he said. The treasury and bankexecutives are actually the bottom tier. Above them, are presidents, prime ministers and select corporatetycoons.This is the representation of power the world is allowed to see, he continued. In reality there are threelevels above them. The lowest level is comprised of old family money. It may surprise you to learn, thatonly about 100 families control the majority of the worlds wealth.Within these families, there is a select committee of 12 to 15 men that manage their power. Thisincludes, not only expanding their portfolios, but dictating legal doctrine, shaping public policy,manipulating entire continents through government loans and controlling global financial markets.

From this group, 3 men are selected as arbiters. One is always a representative of the Rothschild family.The other two have changed occasionally over the decades, but are currently representatives of thefamilies involved in the WWII Reclamation, his uncle concluded.

Prince was struggling to grasp what he had just heard. After a few minutes of silence, he looked at hisuncle. Why are you telling me this? he asked. His uncle looked at him, as if taking one last appraisal,and said. Our family has been part of the select committee for decades. It is time for you to take myplace.

This conversation had taken place in 1992, but Prince could remember it like it was yesterday. For 20years he sat at a level of power, only conspiracy theorists could imagine. But that was not enough. Hewanted more, and the games he learned from years in politics had served him well. Lord Rodgers wasno longer fit as an arbiter, and Princes moment had come.

However, there was a fly in the ointment. According to group rules, Lord Rodgers was allowed tochoose his successor. He had chosen his nephew. An upstart nobody with no formal education or


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experience. The kid seemed to think his new position allowed him to distribute funds, now inpossession of the group, to some bunch of peons. All because of a few court orders and a settlementagreement. We own two continents, and pay 100 lawyers to avoid such legal foolishness, smiledPrince.

Like Woods, Chambers ignored all polite requests to cease and desist. It was now time for further directaction. Prince immediately demanded that all Chambers activities be monitored. This was expresslyfrowned upon, but he didnt care. He would be considered a hero for saving the groups money.

A plan was devised, and arrangements made. The moment the kid called the bank to start the initiationof payments, the plan was put into action. Under the guise of important business related to his new role,Chambers was enticed to London. It was promised that he would be able to return home that afternoon.Once he arrived, he was told that his new position required him to meet all of the select committeemembers immediately. Because failing health was a hindrance for most, he had to travel to them. Overthe next eight days, Chambers traveled around the globe twice and met seven committee members.The travel schedule was strategically planned to ensure maximum exhaustion and disorientation. Also,it was made clear to the other members that no mention was to be made of the payment process.

On the ninth day, with Chambers so confused he neither knew the date or country, Prince and theremaining five members welcomed him. After the social pleasantries, the kid was told they felt it wasnot in anyones best interest to continue the payment process. The funds can be put to better use for thegreater good by the group, they said. Chambers remained obstinate. It took all his self-control forPrince to continue a civilized conversation. Even his fellow members were softening there position.Against his strenuous objections, the kid and the members came to an agreement. If Chambers couldcontinue the project without group resources, all further interference would cease. Prince was livid.After everything he had done to ensure these payment NEVER got made, he had been betrayed.

This game isnt over yet, he fumed. After dinner he invited Chambers to have drink with him, as asort of reconciliation. After a bit of conversation about the weather, Prince said. Woods made the samemistake of getting in my way. Look what happened to him, he smirked. I strongly suggest that if youwant to make sure you and your nearest and dearest stay healthy, you never allow those funds to leavethe bank. At which time he got up and walked away, with a look of malevolent satisfaction on his face.

Though left for dead, Lord Rodgers was very much alive, and with every passing day, regaining his olddisposition.

Chapter 21

December 5, 2012

Stewart Chambers dropped onto his bed exhausted. His body had been functioning on remote controlsince his brain turned off, days ago. If he did wake up, he would try and figure out what had justhappened. But now, he didnt care.

When he finally awoke and focused on the clock, he was surprised to see hed been asleep for only 10hours. A shower, clean clothes, breakfast and some very strong coffee made him feel almost functionalagain.

His first task was to get to his office. He had been forbidden to communicate with anyone for almost twoweeks. Designs needed to be delivered, inventory received, shipments packaged and bills and wagespaid. With trepidation he walked onto the factory floor. Everything seemed to be running smoothly. His


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manager greeted his return, spent an hour going through current operations and went back to his office.Stewart wasnt sure if he should be proud of their achievement, or concerned how well it ran withouthim.

His next task was to contact the fiduciary bank and determine the status of the funds. He haddisappeared immediately after instructing them to proceed with moving the funds into place fordistribution. He was happy to see, that according to standing order, when the bank had not heard fromhim for 72 hours they had returned the funds to a safe haven status that was created for just such aneventuality.

Next he contacted Dr. Porter and apologized for his abrupt absence. After a short conversation, it wasagreed the process would begin again on Monday morning. Thank you, thought Stewart. That givesme the weekend for my body to catch up to the time zone.

Over the weekend, as his brain and body got back in sync, he started to relive the events of the lastcouple of weeks. The same thoughts kept creeping into his mind. The first, that nothing on this trip wasurgent. Everything could have waited weeks, if not months. Second was the crushing disappointment.He was led to believe there was a greater purpose to the group. Now he knew their only motivation waspersonal greed and power. When he asked why they objected to paying the funds to the rightfulbeneficiaries, their responses had been simply, because we can, it isnt theirs until they can prove it, andwhy should we? Lastly, was Princes allusion to Davids death and the insinuation that it could happenagain. Was it just a boastful threat, or did he really do what he implied, wondered Chambers. Theother members would never allow it, or maybe they didnt know. His mind raced from one extreme toanother. Should he be afraid or just annoyed?

Monday morning brought other priorities and his concerns about Prince moved to the back of his mind.The call to the bank started the funds movement again. Because of the size of the fund, movement wascomplex and time consuming. The first tranche of funds needed to move from the numerous mainaccounts to three accounts in three separate receiving banks. From there it was randomly moved to asingle account. Then that account number was immediately forwarded to Dr. Porter. Once the judgereceived the account number, he approved distribution from the station in his office. This would thenprompt a call to the administrator to start distributions.

On Wednesday morning the first tranche moved into the single account and the account number wastransmitted to the judge. Dr. Porter pressed the button for approval and suddenly the funds transferredback to the three designated accounts. Its not supposed to do that, exclaimed Chambers. The processwas attempted again. All went perfectly until Dr. Porters approval and the funds reverted again.

Immediately both bank and IT security teams jumped on the problem. After two days of line by linecode analyses, a backdoor into the monitoring station was discovered. Again program changes weremade, and security enhanced. Because this was not the first time this had happened, certain securityprotocols had been built into the system and electronic fingerprints were found. Certain German courtstaff were immediately either dismissed or relocated.

Finally all was ready for another attempt. This time the funds moved to the single account, Dr. Porterapproved transmission and the call was made to the administrators. But before the administrative teamcould even start contact with the beneficiaries, the fiduciary bank called. They had just received a courtorder freezing all assets.

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committee and especially Prince. I am glad my uncle is feeling better, I am going to need his help.

Chapter 22

December 24, 2012

It is time for us to fully re-evaluate the situation, Stewart told her. To quote Lord Elrond, Our list ofallies grows thin.

My uncle and Mrs. Grayson promised us they would start the process after the EU negotiations werecompleted in April, and reneged.

David is dead as a result of his attempt.

Prince may have been the one who delivered the threat, but who knows where it really came from, orhow many members are involved.

The original purpose of the virtual jurisdiction has been corrupted. What started as a way to protectthe beneficiaries is now being used to insure they we can never make the payments.Whether willingly or unwillingly, the German political machine is now involved and in full spin modetrying to protect their own collective careers.

I update the judge every Friday, but he clearly has no intention of pressing the issue. I assume he eitherhas no idea what is really going on, has been told to do nothing, but make it look good, or both.

The current paymaster bank, which not only holds the settlement funds, but also group funds, has beenthreatened.

Approximately 35,000 investor accounts probably representing hundreds of thousands of people, in overhalf the countries of the world, have enough information to bring the entire world down on my head.

Hmm, she said. What exactly did the court order say? she asked. Interesting you should ask methat, said Stewart It was very specific. It only froze assets that left the country. As you know, we haveour funds in constant circulation to limit their ability to be encumbered. The group funds dont leaveAustria. Therefore, by amazing coincidence, the order only affected our accounts, Stewart repliedsarcastically.

I dont think we have a choice. We have to sound out your uncle. Even if it is for his own purposes, Ithink he will help us. He doesnt seem to mind using these maneuvers to his benefit, but tends torespond exponentially when used against him, she said.

Stewart went to work. Though there were some concerns about his health, Lord Rodgers seems tobecome rejuvenated as his nephew explained the problem.

After a few telephone calls, Lord Rodgers told Stewart what he had learned. It seems Prince usedGraystone Investments to put pressure on the Austrian Finance Ministry to issue the order. Because ofour ownership position in Commerce Trust, and relationship with the Austrian government, we willneed to get a majority vote of the members to get the order lifted.

This will have to be done discreetly and very carefully. I dont know where all of the members stand onthis matter. The fact that it is the holiday season will make it much easier. We can hide our conversationsin holiday greetings.


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Ten days later, per Stewarts agreement, without the use of group resources, Lord Rodgers had obtainedthe votes needed, and held controlling interest in Graystone Investments.

Chapter 23

January 2, 2013

The night was cold and clear. There was no snow on the ground and the damp air had left the grasscovered in frost. The house sat on a cul-de-sac in a quiet neighborhood backed by a small wood. To acasual observer, it looked like any other. Upon closer observation, it might be possible to see the tinycameras positioned at key points around the house. Nowhere was it apparent the residence had moresilent security then No.10 Downing.

Suddenly Stewart was wide awake. He couldnt say what had woken him. But something was wrong.One of the outside motion sensor controlled lights flashed, and was quickly extinguished when thewhole house went dark. A quick look out the bedroom window told him the street was still illuminated.

Then he heard a small scraping noise at the backdoor. Seconds later the generator kicked in, the powerwas restored and the alarm system started flashing. While he crept slowly down the stairs to see whatwas happening, he heard a vehicle start and drive away.

Carefully he explored the house room by room to ensure there were no breaches. As his heart ratestarted to slow he could only be thankful his holiday guests had left the day before.Next he walked into his office and cued up the security tapes. Instantly four men in black cladcommando gear came into view. He could see them move around to the back of the house and access thejunction box. Then the tape went black. When the images reappeared, he could see them all movingquickly away from the house and out of sight.

Within five minutes of the alarm, a police cruiser arrived. While Stewart was apologizing for the falsealarm, a black SUV drove up to the house. No one got out. After the authorities were sent away, withcontinued apologies, Stewart went back into the house, grabbed an already packed bag, walked over tothe SUV and was driven away.

He suddenly resurfaced two weeks later.

Chapter 24

January 17, 2013

Back in my own bed, sighed Stewart. Group security protocols were initiated the moment thatStewarts security alarm activated. His protection detail had been on high alert since the discovery of thelistening device in his mail box. Also, several vehicles with untraceable number plates were spottedaround his house and office.

Protocol required that he be completely sequestered from all outside contact and moved every two days.It had been an exhausting and disorienting experience. He was never told where they were going orwhere they had been. Once in a while, he would spot a landmark that at least told him in which part ofthe country they were traveling.

There were two good things about this experience. The first, he was able to catch up on some movies hehad missed, and binge watch some of his favorite shows. The second, he was being updated regularly


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on the full scale investigation into the attempted break in.In between episodes of Game of Thrones, he was told the four operatives were retired British SpecialForces. Considering the group employed many of them, including the four protecting him, the news wasnot entirely comforting.

He was just finishing The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey, when he was told their mission was toretrieve a black box. No one seemed to know what that meant. Stewart knew immediately. They wereafter the bank security remote control device that controlled the settlement fund accounts. Someonemust be awfully desperate to try something so brazen, thought Stewart.

Stewart was halfway through Season 5 of Sons of Anarchy when he was informed that information hadbeen received that implicated David Prince was the instigator of the attempted theft. A call from hisuncle, an hour later, informed him he was free to return home and STEPS WILL BE TAKEN. Whycouldnt they have waited a few more hours? At least I could have finished the whole season.

Chapter 25

February 18, 2013

Stewart sat in his uncles office. He was sure the only things in the room that had been invented in thelast century were the push button phones sitting on the desk. Even some of the books in the extensivelibrary could be better described as manuscripts. Many of them, first editions.

Lord Rodgers had invited him down to the family estate for the weekend, ostensibly to make sure hewas okay, but Stewart knew better. Over the last month, the battle lines had been drawn. Rodgers, whomanaged with the precision of a surgeon, and Prince, who appeared more like a butcher with a dullknife. The spoils being sought were nothing less than the machinery of money; complete control over theBank of International Settlement and the entire banking system. The settlement funds were just a bonus.As Prince had explained to Stewart in October, I am keeping your money because I can, and nobodycan stop me.

Lord Rodgers walked in and took the wing backed chair next to Stewart. We have a problem, hestarted. Prince has decided that the settlement fund is his own personal treasure chest and has and willcontinue to do any and everything to make sure the funds are never paid. Stewart wished he could besurprised, but he wasnt. The only good thing that had happened in the last month was that Prince andhis confederates had been forced into the open. For the first time in six years he knew the face of hisenemy.

Rodgers continued, The only way to stop the continual interference is to stop Prince. This means he andhis minions must be destroyed, both professionally and financially. There activities have left us no otherchoice.

Stewart listened as his uncle proceeded to explain his three step plan. It started with a complicatedmaneuver that had been discussed occasionally, in theory, for decades, but the opportunity to use it hadnever arisen. The other reason it had not been tried, was that it was very risky. The outline of the planrequired Stewart to create the impression that he had accidentally left $10B of the settlement fund in anunnamed and unencumbered account. This information would then be leaked to one of Princesconfederates, Bill Spade seemed a good choice. Greed being the prevailing motivation of the group,Rodgers explained, it would be quickly encumbered, leveraged, and trading. Rodgers team would thengenerate offsetting positions. Once that happened, the fictional $10B underlying asset would simply


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disappear in the same way it appeared. If all goes well, we will catch them on the wrong side of thetrades with no collateral. It shouldnt take more than a few days, finished Rodgers.

Stewart sat thinking for a few moments. He couldnt help but admire the sheer audacity and genius ofthe plan. But he also knew his uncle. Never, in the past, had he been told the whole story and didnt hepromise almost a year ago that the payments would be made. Here too, he knew large pieces of thepuzzle were missing.

After repeated assurances, by his uncle, that Stewarts part in the battle would be over in a few days,and the payments could then be made to their rightful owners, Stewart agreed. The next day he handedRodgers the keys to the treasure chest.

Things did NOT go according to plan.

Chapter 26

May 3, 2013

Stewart awoke, opened his eyes, looked around and couldnt immediately place where he was. Oh yes,another hotel room in another city I cant remember, he thought with a feeling of dj vu. He andseveral other group members had been dispatched around the globe in an attempt to prevent a potentialfinancial meltdown created by the plan.

The plan had overlooked three significant factors. The first being the extent of leverage in play. Princewas not trading $10B or even $100B but he had leveraged the leverage. The second was the number offinancial entities involved. In order to maximize his profits and minimize his exposure, the funds weredistributed across dozens of trading institutions. The third was perhaps the most portentous andunpredictable; electronic trading.

When the plan was conceived decades before, all market transactions were done by manned tradingdesks. Today over 70% of all financial trades are done by computer algorithms and the number ofinterlocking financial products had increased exponentially. The group had already learned thatmovement of large amounts of funds from one account to another could trigger huge swings in themarket. Protocols requiring human intervention were in place to quickly make corrections.

Within 30 minutes of Lord Rodgers implementing his offsetting trades the NYSE dropped over 300points. Immediate initiation of adjustment protocols allowed the market to close within 50 points of itsopen, but not without several intraday swings. Overnight, these adjustments created further swings inthe Asian markets. By the next morning, the NYSE had dropped another 300 points.

Several group members were immediately contacted and a conference call was arranged. Lord Rodgersexplained the situation. It was necessary for us to rein in some rogue members. In order to do this, Iwas forced to initiate some trading transactions that have created unintended consequences. It is criticalthat you meet with our financial partners and explain our need for them to cooperate, no questionsasked, if they want to preserve their capital positions, he said. Because of the three tiers of impact, thefinancial institutions must be contacted in a certain order. This is going to require an illogical travelpattern, he continued.

Seeing the puzzlement on their faces, he tried to explain. There are effectively three tiers of financialentities that impact the global markets. The first tier have both the infrastructure and the volume forimmediate effect. As you move down the tiers the effect becomes less immediate or amplified. With


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every move I make, our quarry will be forced to move his activity to a lower tier where he will betrapped. This explanation still left a couple puzzled faces but Rodgers decided he didnt have time forfurther explanation. Instead he ended the conference call and started giving each member, in turn, theirspecific tasks.

The markets swung like a pendulum for the next ten days. The talking heads outdid themselves tryingto explain the myriad global factors that were creating the swings. Only two men knew that it was allabout two children fighting over a toy, with the entire world hanging in the balance.

It would take several more weeks before Stewart would be able to refocus on the settlement funds andpayment process.

Chapter 27

August 6, 2013

Stewart could tell her patience was wearing thin. Ever since his return from his 80 times around theworld trip, his answers to her questions had gotten vaguer by the day. He wasnt being intentionallydeceptive but separating fact from fiction lately had become a struggle. As she always said, its easy tospot the lie, finding the truth is a lot harder.

Some urgent group business suddenly materialized every time he attempted to broach the subject of thepayouts. The source of the urgency seemed to move as well, making it impossible for him to pinpointthe interference. When he was finally able to ask about a start date, the answers were a vague soon orshortly. His favorite responses always started with as soon as we.

On top of everything else, the wedding dress he was designing for his best friends fianc wasntfinished and the wedding was in three weeks. If that wasnt bad enough, his mother was on his case andseemed to insist all of his problems could be attributed to that woman.Finally he was told that he could start the movement of the funds. The transfer from safe haven to thethree accounts went perfectly.

That night, he was excited to tell her that the process would be ready in the morning. The next morning,while he was waiting for the confirmation from the bank, he received another call. This call told him thefunds would be unavailable for distribution for an undetermined amount of time. Like a crushing blow,they had finally told him what he had suspected all along. He had seen it before. Once the group gotcontrol of someones money, they never saw it again. The group motto in these circumstances was wellgive it back when they force us to.

In all the fish stories he had heard it hadnt happened yet and though he knew it was the cowards wayout, he never spoke to her again.

Chapter 28

December 12, 2013

Stewart couldnt say it wasnt great being back in his own bed again, but the abrupt change in schedulehad caught him by surprise. After over two months in New York, he was glad to be home.

The last few months had been the worst of his life. She had not taken his abrupt disappearance quietly.After her initial fear, anger, frustration and disappointment, her messages made it clear this matter was


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