Al Pena person
also: Pena
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PENACOorganization · 2Allied Bankorganization · 2U.S. Department of Justiceorganization · 1Texascountry · 1Adolfo Caleroperson · 1Contrasorganization · 1Dennis Ainsworthperson · 1Mainland Savingsorganization · 1
Claims (2)
Al Pena member_of
PENACO book_quoted
“That basically was passed on to us when the bank failed. And this is how it happened. In 1982, Allied lent $27 million to an oil and gas company called PENACO, P-E-N-A-C-O. It was controlled by Al Pena. It was secured by 30 oil and gas leas…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner The Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part Part @ 24:26
Al Pena funded
Contras book_quoted
“office for the FDN, the informant said. Pena was one of the major Contra fundraisers in San Francisco and was one responsible for sending Menendez's drug proceeds to the Contras. In an interview years later with inspectors from the CIA and …”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 9 @ 1:08:26
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▶ 1:08:26
office for the FDN, the informant said. Pena was one of the major Contra fundraisers in San Francisco and was one responsible for sending Menendez's drug proceeds to the Contras. In an interview years later with inspectors from the CIA and …
▶ 1:09:20
Ainsworth said that Pena was so devastated by his arrest and confessed to him his role in the Contra network. Alarmed, Ainsworth began looking into the relationship between FDN and drugs. He made inquiries in the local San Francisco Nicarag…
▶ 24:26
That basically was passed on to us when the bank failed. And this is how it happened. In 1982, Allied lent $27 million to an oil and gas company called PENACO, P-E-N-A-C-O. It was controlled by Al Pena. It was secured by 30 oil and gas leas…
▶ 24:56
Pinnacle filed for bankruptcy and by 1984 was in default of all of the Allied loans still owing $21 million. Allied had already posted the security property for foreclosure when Mainland stepped in and bought the loans for $19.2 million. Pe…