Raymond Nouvelli person
also: Novelli
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Claims (10)
Raymond Nouvelli member_of
Gambino crime family host_asserted
“saying that Novelli told him that Novelli was a mafia member and would have Stravetsky killed if he testified before a grand jury. Stravetsky fled to Spain, so he obviously believed he was part of the mafia. Novelli had come to Houston from…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-The Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 7 @ 13:24
Raymond Nouvelli ordered_assassination_of
Albert Stravetsky host_asserted
“saying that Novelli told him that Novelli was a mafia member and would have Stravetsky killed if he testified before a grand jury. Stravetsky fled to Spain, so he obviously believed he was part of the mafia. Novelli had come to Houston from…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-The Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 7 @ 13:24
Raymond Nouvelli owned
Surety Savings host_asserted
“quite frequently in these stories. When he was indicted, he controlled five banks and had interest in two additional savings and loans. He owned a 3,500 acre ranch near Dallas and an island off Haiti where he was trying to set up a casino. …”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-The Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 7 @ 13:56
Raymond Nouvelli did_business_with
Ben Barnes host_asserted
“When he was arrested, Novelli told reporters he had flown some politicians around in his Learjet, but he refused to say which ones. 16 years later, the author filmed one of Novelli's pilots, Ronnie Poledge, P-O-W-L-E-D-G-E, who revealed tha…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-The Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 7 @ 14:27
Raymond Nouvelli did_business_with
Herman Beebe host_asserted
“When he was arrested, Novelli told reporters he had flown some politicians around in his Learjet, but he refused to say which ones. 16 years later, the author filmed one of Novelli's pilots, Ronnie Poledge, P-O-W-L-E-D-G-E, who revealed tha…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-The Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 7 @ 14:27
Ben Barnes used
Raymond Nouvelli host_asserted
“who was not Novelli's chief pilot, said Barnes, could very well have flown in Novelli's plane. Novelli's former secretary, Helen Spencer, confirmed that Barnes used the plane on several occasions. According to a former Pasadena, Texas, whic…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-The Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 7 @ 14:58
Raymond Nouvelli indicted_for
Surety Savings documented
“Then in January 1973, Novelli and five former security savings officers and directors were indicted for fraud. The charges included Novelli's purchase of stock in five small Texas banks from the officers using a loan from Surety.…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-The Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 7 @ 17:07
Raymond Nouvelli fled_to
Arcata, California documented
“of almost $3 million. Novelli jumped bond in 1974 and disappeared. He was found two years later by the FBI living under a false name in California and was sentenced to 15 years in jail. After he got out of prison, he went to work for some o…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-The Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 7 @ 17:32
Raymond Nouvelli worked_for
Jesus Jubilee Foundation host_asserted
“of almost $3 million. Novelli jumped bond in 1974 and disappeared. He was found two years later by the FBI living under a false name in California and was sentenced to 15 years in jail. After he got out of prison, he went to work for some o…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-The Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 7 @ 17:32
Raymond Nouvelli worked_for
Convicts for Christ host_asserted
“of almost $3 million. Novelli jumped bond in 1974 and disappeared. He was found two years later by the FBI living under a false name in California and was sentenced to 15 years in jail. After he got out of prison, he went to work for some o…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner-The Mafia, CIA & George Bush Part 7 @ 17:32
Mentions (11)
▶ 12:01
It was well-deserved on this one, and I pinned it up in the nest. Thank you. Thank you. All right. So this is There's Nothing New Under the Sun. This chapter begins in January of 1972 when Houston Police Chief Herman Short announced the ind…
▶ 12:29
The investigation has extended nationwide and involves illegal operations dealing in banks, labor unions, construction companies, and savings and loan companies, unquote, which encapsulates the entire savings and loan debacle. Novelli, a co…
▶ 12:54
When asked by journalists about reports of his connections to organized crime, he said, again, this is a political thing. Every time something is written, they connect my name to the mafia. I don't know where they get it from. Novelli did a…
▶ 13:24
saying that Novelli told him that Novelli was a mafia member and would have Stravetsky killed if he testified before a grand jury. Stravetsky fled to Spain, so he obviously believed he was part of the mafia. Novelli had come to Houston from…
▶ 13:56
quite frequently in these stories. When he was indicted, he controlled five banks and had interest in two additional savings and loans. He owned a 3,500 acre ranch near Dallas and an island off Haiti where he was trying to set up a casino. …
▶ 14:27
When he was arrested, Novelli told reporters he had flown some politicians around in his Learjet, but he refused to say which ones. 16 years later, the author filmed one of Novelli's pilots, Ronnie Poledge, P-O-W-L-E-D-G-E, who revealed tha…
▶ 14:58
who was not Novelli's chief pilot, said Barnes, could very well have flown in Novelli's plane. Novelli's former secretary, Helen Spencer, confirmed that Barnes used the plane on several occasions. According to a former Pasadena, Texas, whic…
▶ 15:30
However, Pollage said Benson didn't use the plane, while Spencer said she didn't know if Benson used it or not. I don't think he and Benson had much to do with each other, she said. But Pollage did say that Novelli knew Lan Benson, one of t…
▶ 17:07
Then in January 1973, Novelli and five former security savings officers and directors were indicted for fraud. The charges included Novelli's purchase of stock in five small Texas banks from the officers using a loan from Surety.…
▶ 17:32
of almost $3 million. Novelli jumped bond in 1974 and disappeared. He was found two years later by the FBI living under a false name in California and was sentenced to 15 years in jail. After he got out of prison, he went to work for some o…
▶ 18:02
Texas Savings and Loan Examiner said that in the mid-1980s, he ran across Novelli's wife as one of the proposed purchasers of a savings and loan that he put a stop to. After Novelli had been indicted in January 1972, Surety Savings was sold…