Ed Baker person
also: Baker
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Alvin Malnick financed_via
Ed Baker book_quoted
“Others believe he faked his death and fled the country. The Houston Post found that Florida mob associate Malvin Malnick, the protege of Meyer Lansky, had invested some money with Baker, but it turned out to be not a lot of money, and one o…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Mafia, CIA&Bush Part 5 @ 37:41
Jack Modesik financed_via
Ed Baker book_quoted
“theorized that the mob wouldn't whack anyone over a small loan. Others said they might do it just to make a point. A partner and financial backer of Baker was Houston real estate investor Jack Modesset. Modesset's company had owned land in …”
▶ The Colonels Corner Mafia, CIA&Bush Part 5 @ 38:10
Mainland Savings financed_via
Ed Baker book_quoted
“This landing strip will be discussed later on when we talk about Michener's CIA ties. Medesit also did business with Howard Pulver's group, including promissory notes that were later sold to Mainland. Michener's allied bank lent money to Ba…”
▶ The Colonels Corner Mafia, CIA&Bush Part 5 @ 38:41
Mentions (6)
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After he came out of the closet, McGuire ran for city council and was defeated because back then that wasn't an asset. Then in 1991, he traveled to Europe to undergo a sex change operation and came back to Houston as Catherine McGuire. What…
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at more than $1 million in oil and gas limited partnerships with Houston con man, Ed Baker. In one of the most celebrated murder mysteries in Houston, Baker was allegedly torched to death in his late model Jaguar in a field west of Houston …
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Others believe he faked his death and fled the country. The Houston Post found that Florida mob associate Malvin Malnick, the protege of Meyer Lansky, had invested some money with Baker, but it turned out to be not a lot of money, and one o…
▶ 38:10
theorized that the mob wouldn't whack anyone over a small loan. Others said they might do it just to make a point. A partner and financial backer of Baker was Houston real estate investor Jack Modesset. Modesset's company had owned land in …
▶ 38:41
This landing strip will be discussed later on when we talk about Michener's CIA ties. Medesit also did business with Howard Pulver's group, including promissory notes that were later sold to Mainland. Michener's allied bank lent money to Ba…
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whom he would not identify, were investing $100 million into the new company. Turney was a bankruptcy workout specialist in Houston, and it helped reorganize businesses, many relating to the now dead Ed Baker. Allen, on the other hand, was …