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I am at a loss to understand Centrust as a satellite of BCCI. Can this be truly documented?
Late in the Centrust game came BCCI and it clearly did not cause the Centrust troubles but bought into Centrust securities delaying its exposure. Hardly the same, but maybe such that this statemetn is tru "Centrust which in 198x of 199X became a satellite of BCCI, if that happened but this was after Centrust was in big trouble.
Some of your quotes come from several blogs which may go overboard in their exposure of consipiracies and appear to be wrong.
Someone should look and maybe change that phrase or elimminate BCCI out of it unless properly rephrased to reflect what is truly known. Chief.Scribe 06:25, 3 October 2005 (UT
Honestly I don't know that much about Bailey but I am sure he is more well regarded than this article makes him appear to be, isn't he?- Moshe Constantine Hassan Al-Silverburg | Talk 07:53, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
You are correct. He was the pre-eminent media legal authority in the 70s and early 80s. His celebrity status led him to frequent appearances on late-night talk shows as well as providing legal opinions on topical issues to nearly all media outlets. Not to mention, he hosted his own show Good Company, where he interviewed the rich and famous. As well as another show in the 80s, called Lie Detector, where he cross-examined celebrities & personalities while hooked up to a lie detector, so as to discern the validity of any accusations against them.
Right now, he's currently living in Lynn, Massachuestts, so if I could I'd get a photo of him, but he doesn't stick his face out very much. -- Saint-Paddy 02:52, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
He has recently been seen in Falmouth, ME numerous times and looks weathered. Feb 2011 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.253.85.180 ( talk) 03:11, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
This article needs cleanup; use of one consistent citation style; added templates; can't figure out what notes go with what statements due to formatting problems. Whoever added those notes originally needs to correct their errors and to make clear what source citations go with what statements. Sorry that I have to exit Wikipedia; leaving this matter to those who have worked on this article to try to correct. Thanks. -- NYScholar 15:45, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
It is not clear to me how you can be member of the class of '54 then drop out in '52. Somebody please clarify; might be an USoAism. 85.178.84.249 ( talk) 16:36, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
Starting w/ second sentence, the "Boston Strangler" section is a mess. Not sure what the author was trying to say. Maybe something got deleted or messed up since then? 65.0.199.156 ( talk) 03:42, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Bailey is described in the opening paragraph as a "disbarred attorney" in FL and MA. Are there places he isn't disbarred? If so, why are we stressing this aspect of his career in the opening paragraph? Isn't he currently practicing law? Co149 ( talk) 01:29, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
According to this entry, F. Lee Bailey is a polygamist for he was married to Florence Hart from 1972 tom1988 and to Patricia Shiers from 1985 to 1999. Maybe that was the real reason why he was disbarred! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.67.123.139 ( talk) 02:48, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
To add to article: a photo. 66.213.33.2 ( talk) 23:05, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
I've been asked to comment on the suitability of this article for GAN. I've not reviewed at GA for some time, although I regularly do so at FAC, and I don't claim to be an expert on US law. That said, here goes
The text looks OK, but the referencing needs a fair bit of work. link check report
Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:07, 21 July 2017 (UTC)
The link from "osteopathic physician" goes to the wiki for "osteopathy", which within the first couple sentences state that "osteopaths are legally restricted from using the title D.O. to avoid confusion with Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine." This is inconsistent; if "osteopathic physician" refers to a D.O., then it should link there. If it refers to an "osteopath", then using the phrase "osteopathic physician" in the article is incorrect under the laws of the United States. Matthias Alexander Jude Shapiro ( talk) 23:32, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
What about his father? Seems odd no mention. Or maybe I just missed it. AAABBB222 ( talk) 01:41, 20 December 2017 (UTC)
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Hi, TJRC. The phrases "disbarred attorney" and "disbarred lawyer" are in common parlance and quite unexceptionable. Here is an article in the ABA Journal that uses the phrase "disbarred attorney" no fewer than six times, including in the title:
The ABA’s own Rule 25 from its own disciplinary code itself uses the phrase "disbarred lawyer" and refers throughout to the applicant seeking reinstatement as a "lawyer" without evident contradiction or confusion :
By contrast, "former lawyer" is a euphemistic contrivance that fails to capture the distinction between a lawyer who has retired from a lawyer who has had his license confiscated for malfeasance. -- Rrburke ( talk) 11:54, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
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I am at a loss to understand Centrust as a satellite of BCCI. Can this be truly documented?
Late in the Centrust game came BCCI and it clearly did not cause the Centrust troubles but bought into Centrust securities delaying its exposure. Hardly the same, but maybe such that this statemetn is tru "Centrust which in 198x of 199X became a satellite of BCCI, if that happened but this was after Centrust was in big trouble.
Some of your quotes come from several blogs which may go overboard in their exposure of consipiracies and appear to be wrong.
Someone should look and maybe change that phrase or elimminate BCCI out of it unless properly rephrased to reflect what is truly known. Chief.Scribe 06:25, 3 October 2005 (UT
Honestly I don't know that much about Bailey but I am sure he is more well regarded than this article makes him appear to be, isn't he?- Moshe Constantine Hassan Al-Silverburg | Talk 07:53, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
You are correct. He was the pre-eminent media legal authority in the 70s and early 80s. His celebrity status led him to frequent appearances on late-night talk shows as well as providing legal opinions on topical issues to nearly all media outlets. Not to mention, he hosted his own show Good Company, where he interviewed the rich and famous. As well as another show in the 80s, called Lie Detector, where he cross-examined celebrities & personalities while hooked up to a lie detector, so as to discern the validity of any accusations against them.
Right now, he's currently living in Lynn, Massachuestts, so if I could I'd get a photo of him, but he doesn't stick his face out very much. -- Saint-Paddy 02:52, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
He has recently been seen in Falmouth, ME numerous times and looks weathered. Feb 2011 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.253.85.180 ( talk) 03:11, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
This article needs cleanup; use of one consistent citation style; added templates; can't figure out what notes go with what statements due to formatting problems. Whoever added those notes originally needs to correct their errors and to make clear what source citations go with what statements. Sorry that I have to exit Wikipedia; leaving this matter to those who have worked on this article to try to correct. Thanks. -- NYScholar 15:45, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
It is not clear to me how you can be member of the class of '54 then drop out in '52. Somebody please clarify; might be an USoAism. 85.178.84.249 ( talk) 16:36, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
Starting w/ second sentence, the "Boston Strangler" section is a mess. Not sure what the author was trying to say. Maybe something got deleted or messed up since then? 65.0.199.156 ( talk) 03:42, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Bailey is described in the opening paragraph as a "disbarred attorney" in FL and MA. Are there places he isn't disbarred? If so, why are we stressing this aspect of his career in the opening paragraph? Isn't he currently practicing law? Co149 ( talk) 01:29, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
According to this entry, F. Lee Bailey is a polygamist for he was married to Florence Hart from 1972 tom1988 and to Patricia Shiers from 1985 to 1999. Maybe that was the real reason why he was disbarred! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.67.123.139 ( talk) 02:48, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
To add to article: a photo. 66.213.33.2 ( talk) 23:05, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
I've been asked to comment on the suitability of this article for GAN. I've not reviewed at GA for some time, although I regularly do so at FAC, and I don't claim to be an expert on US law. That said, here goes
The text looks OK, but the referencing needs a fair bit of work. link check report
Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:07, 21 July 2017 (UTC)
The link from "osteopathic physician" goes to the wiki for "osteopathy", which within the first couple sentences state that "osteopaths are legally restricted from using the title D.O. to avoid confusion with Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine." This is inconsistent; if "osteopathic physician" refers to a D.O., then it should link there. If it refers to an "osteopath", then using the phrase "osteopathic physician" in the article is incorrect under the laws of the United States. Matthias Alexander Jude Shapiro ( talk) 23:32, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
What about his father? Seems odd no mention. Or maybe I just missed it. AAABBB222 ( talk) 01:41, 20 December 2017 (UTC)
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[moved from my talk page, since this is about the specific article - TJRC]
Hi, TJRC. The phrases "disbarred attorney" and "disbarred lawyer" are in common parlance and quite unexceptionable. Here is an article in the ABA Journal that uses the phrase "disbarred attorney" no fewer than six times, including in the title:
The ABA’s own Rule 25 from its own disciplinary code itself uses the phrase "disbarred lawyer" and refers throughout to the applicant seeking reinstatement as a "lawyer" without evident contradiction or confusion :
By contrast, "former lawyer" is a euphemistic contrivance that fails to capture the distinction between a lawyer who has retired from a lawyer who has had his license confiscated for malfeasance. -- Rrburke ( talk) 11:54, 26 July 2020 (UTC)