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  • April 2008

    • Guggenheim Bilbao Honcho Embezzled $800K

      Independent (UK)  |  Apr 18, 08 10:15 AM CDT

      Guggenheim Bilbao Honcho Embezzled $800K

      (Newser) - The Guggenheim Museum's outpost in Bilbao is suing its director of finance after he admitted embezzling $800,000 from the institution's coffers. In a long mea culpa letter to the museum's director, Robert Cearsolo Barrenetxea confessed that he had used bank transfers and fraudulent checks to line his own pockets and had falsified the museum's financial statements to hide the deception, reports the Independent . More »

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      art  • Spain  • art museum  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum  • Bilbao  • Basque  • Guggenheim Bilbao

  • July 2007

    • Basque Leader Busted In Major Crackdown on Separatists

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Jul 30, 07 5:06 AM CDT

      Basque Leader Busted In Major Crackdown on Separatists

      (Newser) - A top Basque separatist leader and 17 others have been arrested in the two months since the organization ended a 15-month ceasefire with Spain. Some analysts credit luck and improved intelligence for the arrests, including last week's bust of ETA's crucial head of logistics. But some critics say the crackdown is aimed at polishing the prime minister's image for the 2008 elections. More »

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      France  • election  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • ETA  • Basque

  • June 2007

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