Conference 7.286::digital

3882.0. "Ron Brown Assistance?" by ASABET::SILVERBERG (My Other O/S is UNIX) Thu May 18 1995 11:40

    The investigation into US Commerce Secretary Ron Brown's alleged
    conflict of interest dealings has publically revealed AT&T Corp. and
    Digital Equipment Corp. as companies he has given assistance to.
    Senator Willima Clinger (R-PA) has raised the conflict-of-interest
    charges and is asking for a further investigation.
    
    Without getting into confidential or such details, does anyone know
    what Ron Brown was asked to do for Digital and what he might have
    done?  Public info only please.
    
    Mark
    

    RE: .0
    
    There was an article in Monday's (5/15/95) Boston Globe regarding this.
    
    It's a fairly lengthy article, but it mentions both John Sims and Bob
    Palmer. Sims for allegedly using Digital stock as collateral to buy
    into a business partnership, and Palmer for being invited to Latin
    America with Brown on a trade mission in April 1994.
    
    kjg
    

    RE:  .1
    
    Bob Palmer did not participate in Ron Brown's trade mission to Latin 
    America in April 1994.  And Palmer has not participated in any other of 
    Brown's trade missions. 
    
    /Tom