William F. Weld
This document advised Weld that the PROMIS software was being provided to an Arab Sheik for resale and general distribution in his region, contingent upon specific conditions, including a 'soft arrival' without paperwork or customs delays, and equipped with a special data retrieval unit.
William F. Weld was the U.S. Attorney in Boston, Massachusetts. He received a document dated May 16, 1985, signed by William Bradford Reynolds, Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
This document advised Weld that the PROMIS software was being provided to an Arab Sheik for resale and general distribution in his region, contingent upon specific conditions, including a "soft arrival" without paperwork or customs delays, and equipped with a special data retrieval unit.
Weld was instructed to process the financial aspects through Credit Suisse into National Commercial Bank and to contact Reynolds directly if he encountered any problems.1
Sources
- Seymour, Cheri. The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. ↩
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