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THE UNION CIPHER DISK

5/27/2020

 
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In a previous article, The Secret Codes of Zodiac, we explored the idea that cryptographer D.C.B. Marsh dropped the name Edgar Allan Poe into his San Francisco Examiner newspaper article on October 22nd 1969, hoping that Zodiac would take the bait and design a cipher using techniques employed or featured by Edgar Allan Poe in one of his essays. We showed how the 13 character cipher of April 20th 1970 resembled a cipher technique shown in A Few Words On Secret Writing. The alphabet in both instances seemed split into two halves, with the 13 character Zodiac cipher beginning with A and ending with M. There was also a letter-writer who contacted Poe but "declined giving his name in full", dating the envelope April 21st 1841. Additionally, there was a Dick Tracy style technique mentioned in A Few Words On Secret Writing similar to that employed by Zodiac in his 340 cipher, 13 Hole postcard and Halloween card. But what if there was a cryptographic technique featured in A Few Words On Secret Writing that could directly produce the figure 888, clearly visible front and center of the Zodiac Killer's 13 character cipher. 

The Zodiac Killer had certainly made the figure eight the centerpiece of his coding on April 20th 1970, not only using three, but circling them as if to imply greater meaning. Was the circling of the number eights a hint towards the technique used in the coding? When we look at the first paragraph of A Few Words On Secret Writing, it features a technique using two wooden cylinders (scytala) as a method of coding, but directly underneath the example of coding in the essay, where the alphabet is split A to M, and N to Z, lies the important paragraph  It states;

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A letter composed of such characters would have an intricate appearance unquestionably. If, still, however, it did not give full satisfaction, the idea of a perpetually shifting alphabet might be conceived, and thus effected. Let two circular pieces of pasteboard be prepared, one about half an inch in diameter less than the other. Let the centre of the smaller be placed upon the centre of the larger, and secured for a moment from slipping; while radii are drawn from the common centre to the circumference of the smaller circle, and thus extended to the circumference of the greater. Let there be twenty-six of these radii, forming on each pasteboard twenty-six spaces. In each of these spaces on the under circle write one of the letters of the alphabet, so that the whole alphabet be written — if at random so much the better. Do the same with the upper circle. Now run a pin through the common centre, and let the upper circle revolve, while the under one is held fast. Now stop the revolution of the upper circle, and, while both lie still, write the epistle required; using for a that letter in the smaller circle which tallies with a in the larger, for b that letter in the smaller circle which tallies with b in the larger &c. &c. In order that an epistle thus written may be read by the person for whom it is intended, it is only necessary that he should have in his possession circles constructed as those just described, and that he should know any two of the characters (one in the under and one in the upper circle) which were in juxta-position when his correspondent wrote the cipher. Upon this latter point he is informed by looking at the two initial letters of the document, which serve as a key. Thus, if he sees a m at the beginning, he concludes that, by turning his circles so as to put these characters in conjunction, he will arrive at the alphabet employed.

We know the Zodiac Killer often drew his inspiration from deep history, such as the short story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, first published on January 19th 1924, and The Mikado (1885), so what if he took this concept of two circles with a common center and looked for a cipher technique he could plagiarize in his April 20th 1970 letter. But more importantly, a technique of coding that had previously featured three eights (888) in its design.  

PictureThe Union Cipher Disk. Click image for link.
The Union Cipher Disk from the American Civil War was 3.75 inches (95 mm) in diameter and made of light yellow heavy card stock. It consisted of two concentric disks of unequal size revolving on a central pivot. The disks were divided along their outer edges into 30 equal compartments. The smaller inner disk contained letters, terminations and word pauses, while the outer disk contained groups of signal numbers. For easier recognition, the number eight represented two. The initials A.J.M. represent the Chief Signal Officer General Albert J. Myer.

A cipher disk is an enciphering and deciphering tool developed in 1470 by the Italian architect and author Leon Battista Alberti. He constructed a device, (eponymously called the Alberti cipher disk) consisting of two concentric circular plates mounted one on top of the other. The larger plate is called the "stationary" and the smaller one the "moveable" since the smaller one could move on top of the "stationary". The first incarnation of the disk had plates made of copper and featured the alphabet, in order, inscribed on the outer edge of each disk in cells split evenly along the circumference of the circle. This enabled the two alphabets to move relative to each other creating an easy to use key. Rather than using an impractical and complicated table indicating the encryption method, one could use the much simpler cipher disk. This made both encryption and decryption faster, simpler and less prone to error. Wikipedia.

The single and triple 8 number is featured heavily within the design of the Union Cipher Disk, with the 888 representing "tion".
Not only did the split alphabet of Edgar Allan Poe's 13 characters appear in the Zodiac code of April 20th 1970, along with the near date of April 21st, but the concentric circle cipher technique explicitly detailed in A Few Words On Secret Writing, can be found in the American history of the Union Cipher, with the number 8 front and center of everything, including the number 888.

Shawn
5/27/2020 07:18:42 am

You might have heard of the following solution for the Z340, Z13 and Z32. But for others who read this message board. Link Below....

https://gumroad.com/l/fxnGQ

Kelly Marshall, a woman claims to solve all three. She has a website and a rather impressive intro video.

She wants 9 dollars to own the 35 video minute explaining her method or 3 dollars to rent the video.

Early reports from one person indicates the my name cipher spells the Xeon name.

Sounds like a quick cash grab before her method is debunked.

Richard
5/27/2020 09:06:21 am

I have satisfied myself Shawn that the ciphers were never unsolved, so from my perspective I know her solutions are incorrect without viewing them, because a solution isn't required for something already solved by Zodiac. Putting that aside, I wouldn't pay 1 cent to read anybody's solution on the ciphers, particularly when you consider solutions are ten-a-penny. It's also brazen profiteering. No surprise either that another known suspect turned up in the ciphers - how original. Anybody who pays money to watch this video is unfortunately contributing to this behaviour of rank and tasteless profiteering.

Richard
5/27/2020 09:08:33 am

Oh, and my next cipher article will be 5 dollars to view!

shawn
5/27/2020 09:15:45 am

"Oh, and my next cipher article will be 5 dollars to view!"

That is funny....lol.

I also remember a publication called "Radians" where you needed a subscription to read.

Shawn
5/27/2020 03:07:20 pm

It is very interesting to see the 888 on a cipher disk and the disk is so 8 friendly.

Also on the disk is 1888 which equals “I”.

1888 is the year when Jack The Ripper killed his canonical five.

Richard
5/27/2020 03:27:10 pm

Yes Shawn, it's the first time I've ever seen 888 connected to a form of coding, other than the 13 symbol cipher, so I thought was worth covering. For those still looking for answers, a wheel style decoding system is certainly plausible - if not this one specifically.

Richard
5/27/2020 03:28:45 pm

The Zodiac must have circled the 8's for a specific reason.

Shawn
5/27/2020 08:38:43 pm

The Diana Cipher Disk Crypto System was used during the Vietnam war and cold war by the Army special forces.

I read it is unbreakable because you can use any set of letters to code and it is a 2 step substitution cipher plus both parties require a Cipher Disk.

What is interesting about the Diana Cipher disk in reference to Zodiac is the key feature that make it a more powerful cipher disk which is a view window under the letter "Z". Picture below....

https://www.amazon.com/Diana-Cryptosystem-Special-Forces-Vietnam/dp/B01IIL0QVA/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=cipher+disk&qid=1590636785&sr=8-5

Richard
5/28/2020 12:42:12 am

Nice spot Shawn, certainly more contemporary.

Rubislaw 32 link
5/27/2020 04:16:16 pm

I certainly don't want to complicate anything , but there is the inference , at least , that the Zodiac plagiarised the particular 8-ball symbols '' lock,stock and barrel '' , from the copyrighted cattle brand , owned by :

Helen Roper Brown , Hasty , Bent County , Colorado

And , then housed at the documents wing of Berkeley University Library .

Richard
5/28/2020 12:43:14 am

Got any pictures or links?

Rubislaw 32 link
5/28/2020 03:44:08 am

Sure Richard . I just think that the Zodiac did want to introduce something new , to catch the eye , as he did with the Omega sign , for the Bus Bomb cipher .

As far as I remember , this was my first real Zodiac uncovering /find , so quite poignant ( circa September 2014 )

Ref :

The Online Books Page for Colorado Book Brands : 1962

The particular 8-ball - Page 269 , No 10

And , Fred Harman III 's Flying V - Page 454 , No.17

This 1962 Colorado Book is the same one as housed at Berkeley University . This is '' Cottage Industry '' printing , on a limited scale .

Richard
5/28/2020 04:02:36 am

The only pages that won't load. I shall have to take your word for it. Thanks anyway Rubislaw.

Rubislaw 32 link
5/28/2020 04:06:41 am

I've just re-visited them , using Google - it's easy peasy .

Rubislaw 32 link
5/28/2020 04:43:03 am

I would have pointed you to the '' Cattle Brands '' thread , at zodiackillermystery site , Richard , where Ricardo and I made it official .

But you have to be a member , to see it enlarged .

I have no idea why ( lol ) - and this is another example of restrictions on free availability .

Rubislaw 32 link
5/28/2020 04:52:18 am

'' Someone '' is getting it in the neck , yet again , for trying to palm off Cheri Jo Bates , as a definite Zodiac victim .

Teeheehee - how he misguides his flock at his own site , is his affair , but trying to pull the wool over others , and call them ignorant , is stretching matters too far .

Richard
5/28/2020 05:14:35 am

I think people are split on the Riverside murder, which is understandable. I've gone off it as a Zodiac crime, but I do understand why it courts a lot of attention. I think if Zodiac had been the responsible he would have provided us with evidence as he did with his 4 canonical crimes - but nothing afterwards. Says it all really.

Richard
5/28/2020 05:22:41 am

Don't forget, the message board has the 1990 card as a letter from Zodiac, yet excludes the 13 Hole postcard, Pines card, Monticello card, Nov 21st letter, 148 character cipher, the two Fairfield letters, all of which have much more going for them than the 1990 card. Declaring that genuine Zodiac based in isolation on an envelope and photocopy is stretching credibility.

Rubislaw 32 link
5/28/2020 06:06:30 am

I think it is conceivable that an organization ,such as the FBI , had differing opinions among themselves , over certain correspondences .

But , looking at the chain-of-command , the FBI were in the service of , and at the behest of the CA DOJ . So , any information that officially emanates from the CA DOJ , is that which stands .

And , it is of course the case that Riverside P.D. still retain jurisdiction , in the field , on the Cheri Jo Case . With correspondences related to the Cheri Jo Case ceded to the FBI , having formally been in the hands of the U.S. Postal Services Fraud Department .

Had Cheri Jo Bates been a definite Zodiac victim , then the CA DOJ would have allowed the FBI , to walk in , on the Riverside P.D. 's jurisdiction of her murder .

But , the CA DOJ did not permit the FBI to do this and , as remains and has not changed , the stating that Cheri Jo Bates is a definite Zodiac victim , is a falsehood .

Rubislaw 32 link
5/28/2020 06:16:52 am

This same ''someone '' is now criticising your site , Richard , for employing a photo of Sammy Davis Jr., as a front for a topic .

Well , just maybe that the fact that Sammy Davis Jr. had elected to fund-raise for Angela Davis , following her losing her job at Berkeley University , may have been a contributing factor , in the setting up of the SLA , in the first place . An organisation , for which the Zodiac , officially as an extortionist , elected to subscribe to .

A certain '' someone '' just seems to have no capacity for lateral thinking , and then also '' overrules '' official information .

He's a menace to newcomers - and that's being kind .

Richard
5/28/2020 07:08:44 am

Yes, the anonymous (I haven't got the balls to supply my real name) Dr. Fauci, who hides behind a pseudonym and criticizes everybody else. Now there's a real man.

Rubislaw 32 link
5/28/2020 07:27:39 am

Well , the regular contributors at the Reddit site are calling him '' Jon Voigt '' now , after the Hollywood actor - just to make it extra confusing .

Like it .

~Bill
5/28/2020 09:16:45 am

I would like to let all of you know that this site presents the most comprehensive discussion of information related to this case currently found on the internet. You are not afraid to look at all aspects and angles of this case in the hopes of garnering new insights, even if from the most unlikely sources. Your regular contributors are intelligent, meticulous, and thorough. I appreciate ALL information you have posted, whether or not I agree with it, for it's informational value. The Reddit "Z" thread is a disorganized mess of "e-bullies" trying to convince others of their superiority and seniority in matters related to this case. Some other sites are not dynamic enough to be of much use to an active researcher, and are more akin to a quiet library to look at case files. There are many good resources found on other sites, but there is no enthusiasm for open-minded, unbiased discussion. Many sites are skewed toward their owners' personally selected information of what must "fit" this case and what "surely must not", essentially becoming useless for any investigator - amateurs and professionals alike. These other sites are at the very least "counter-productive" to their stated mission, and they have likely been detrimental to the advancement of justice in this case. What you have here is a diamond shining through a pile of cubic zirconias and cut glass found elsewhere. I don't see the selfish pride and profiteering here that I have witnessed on many other forums. Once again, I want to thank you all here for your research and information posting, and to let you know how much it is appreciated by us "new" posters.

~Bill

Richard
5/28/2020 10:25:44 am

That's very nice of you to say so Bill. It's always nice to find people who like the site. Soon I will be up to 10 satisfied customers! Thanks again.

BB
5/28/2020 04:00:21 pm



The ten you have Richard - are just like you - honest.

Few and far between these days.

Besides, you don't need all the troubles that come with gutless liars.

Richard
5/29/2020 12:20:32 am

Thanks BB.

Rubislaw 32 link
5/28/2020 12:33:38 pm

Yes , very nice of you Bill , and eloquently put .With , of course , the credit largely to Richard , and his well-balanced combinations of illustration and thought provoking topics .

Your coined word '' e-bullies '' is very apt for much of what is going on .I think it is often a desperation by some who have been around the block ; come up empty-handed ; but need to feel that their time was not wasted , and they contributed something worthwhile .

But , they should really just walk away , for their attitude was probably wrong in the first place , and don't actually know how to change .

There are still some nice people with good attitudes that have quietly retreated , in the last year .They should feel that they can return , and it would be nice to hear from them again .

I think that we are just having to deal with the last vestiges of those allied to the '' Game on '' debacle of March 26th 2019 , and the realization that the malaise of hoaxing that went unchecked and fallen standards in probity , within the Zodiac community , in general , eventually caught up with itself .

The focus should always be about the Zodiac case ,itself . Those that become distracted , beyond this , are in the wrong place , and need to remove themselves from the arena .

Rubislaw 32 link
5/28/2020 02:18:12 pm

Well , well...it may be time to pack up and go home .

The case has just been solved by a brand new poster at Reddit , calling himself '' ilykegyke '' , with his very first post :

'' It was 100% Richard Gaikowski . ''

( May be Doctor Fauci is feeling the heat ? )

Rubislaw 32 link
5/28/2020 05:09:00 pm

Most of those new to the Zodiac case have heard of Arthur Leigh Allen .But , very few , if any , have heard of Richard Gaikowski .

And why would they ( ? ) .There is no evidence that Gaikowski was a pertinent POI , let alone an official suspect .

So , all a bit strange these brand new posters coming up with Gaikowski's name immediately .

'' It was 97% Richard Gaikowski .'' would , admittedly , be more in keeping with the apparent hoaxer who , was so nobly exposed by the Zodiac contributor , Tom Voigt .

According to Mr.Voigt , anyway .

Rubislaw 32 link
5/28/2020 01:00:29 pm

I got side-lined last night , Richard , on the words that appear in the Zodiac FBI Files :

El A serradero

Casa Magnetico

What can I give Him

poor as I am

Would like to hear from you

I will go back to look at '' context '' ,and I don't suppose that I am saying anything new , but...

El A seradero and Casa Magnetica are attractions at the theme park ,'' Six Flags over Texas '' , at Arlington , Tx , which is near Dallas and Fort Worth .

Another theme park for the Zodiac ( ? ) . With Disneyland and the Ponderosa Ranch , both possible visits , by him .

And , '' What can I give him , poor as I am '' , an extract from '' A Christmas Carol '' , by Christine Rossetti .

Rubislaw 32 link
5/28/2020 04:41:39 pm

Yes , this El A serradero ( The Saw Mill - a log ride ) , and Casa Magnetica ( Magnaetic / Attractive House ) are just snippets of notes / letters for consideration , with handwriting , particularly , in mind .

I note you have allocated an '' October 1969 '' estimate ( ? ) .

I think that the Zodiac internet community is certainly desperate for something more , to be released . This , if we are going to have to wait longer for a resolution to the case .

Rubislaw 32 link
5/28/2020 09:03:18 pm

I have found a handwritten letter , Richard , dated June 1st 1981 , which looks a decent Zodiac candidate . A plea to solve the Atlanta Child Murders . Handwriting is a combination of capitals and lower case ( familiar ) . And composition strangely familiar , also .

No introduction from the FBI , nor any envelope in sight . It just appeared in the files .

Ref : Atlanta Child Murders FBI File 17 Page 48 .

Richard
5/29/2020 12:19:57 am

I have seen that one Rubislaw, as well as a few others with a slightly more resentful tone. I have checked out most of the politicians on the Vault list and of course, it's a decision on whether to feature each and every one. Most don't pass the threshold. But thanks for linking.

Rubislaw 32 link
5/29/2020 05:00:59 am

Yes , I think that some of these hoaxed letters fall into a category of '' worth coming back to '', if a new and more plausible correspondence emerges .So , worth keeping the access references .

Rubislaw 32 link
5/29/2020 05:19:12 am

....and , if might add , every time I re-visit the Zodiac Killer FBI Files , I find a '' Boston '' referenced one , for which I was previously unaware . It's as if the FBI have done a '' squirrelling job '' tucking them away , out of time sync .

I don't know if you spotted a report of an abusive phone call ( ? ) . Seemed to claim to have been from '' S C ...( someone ) '' .

Ref : Atlanta Child Murders FBI File 14 Page 44 .

( I suppose '' S C '' could stand for '' South Carolina '' ( ? ) )

...The Atlanta Child Murders is a strange one , to link to the Zodiac . But , then again , he seemed to have seen the nefarious '' merits '' , in using the threat of adult's children . '' ATKID '' is bound to have caught the Zodiac's attention , as a hoaxer looking for good material .

Rubislaw 32 link
5/29/2020 05:32:06 am

Correction : Abusive phone call , from S C (someone ) is :

Atlanta Child Murders FBI File 17 Page 40 .

Rubislaw 32 link
5/29/2020 10:06:29 am

On your topic , specifically , Richard , I certainly see the significance of numbers , symbolically , as an influence on the Zodiac . Though whether he actually employed numbers as forms of systems , in construction of his puzzles and ciphers in particular , remains doubtful on the basis that the Zodiac was a novice , at cryptography , albeit a keen learner .

I've just had another look at the Zodiac's possible use of the number '' 2 '' - '' The Deuce '' , also another name for the devil , and indicative of misfortune . '' 22 '' seems to crop up in the Halloween Card ( a pair of deuces ) , Belli address and the Benicia High School Note . '' Two little Ducks '' and '' Catch-22 '' come to mind , also .

The number '' 8 '' seemed to be of significance to the Zodiac , particularly in the early part of his terror campaign . The mystery of the 8th victim ; the '' 8-ball '' employment in his Z13 cipher , and the probable allusion to a bomb location , at '' 8 o'clock '' from Mount Diablo , all come to mind .

The number '' 8 '' is the only written number , that has no '' ending '' and , on its side , denotes '' Infinity '' .

Even the Eureka Card comes to mind , with a possible '' 8 '' significance , Why ?

It represents the basic graphic for a snowman .

Rubislaw 32 link
5/29/2020 10:38:33 am

The significance of '' Pieces of Eight '' :

The English , then British Empire forbade its colonies to issue their own currency . Hence colonies , such as The Americas employed whatever foreign currency that they could lay their hands on .

The Americas mostly used the English Shilling and the Spanish Dollar , known as The Peso . Pesos were often physically cut into eight pieces , and a '' Piece of Eight '' was known as a Real .

Richard
5/29/2020 11:48:24 am

I tried to write the above article from the standpoint of neutrality Rubislaw, because for me the ciphers are a closed book now, other than refinement. We both have different ideas on the ciphers, so it's very difficult to present such an article, knowing it's something I don't believe in - and knowing neither do you. However, it was still noteworthy because it was a cipher disk with a triple 8, so worth covering for people who neither agree with you or I, and are looking for different approaches. That is why, while I'll still write the odd cipher article, it could be construed as disingenuous wriiting about stuff I simply don't believe. But without doubt, those 8's were chosen for purpose. I have my idea why, but I'm sure the vast majority don't share my belief. The Halloween card, likewise, had meaning - it just depends on your interpretation.

Rubislaw 32 link
5/29/2020 01:13:49 pm

That's a given for the main part , in my book , Richard , that you introduce a topic ,more from a neutral point of view , to provoke thought with the intention of bringing more possible knowledge about the Zodiac , to the fore .

What I find interesting about the Union Cipher Disk is , that the Zodiac was probably aware of it , more particularly because he was , more than likely , a great reader of history , and a patriot who had a keen sense of his past .

Codes were a key part of communication , between Generals , during the Civil War , and some of the messages that they sent each other , are still being deciphered for the historians , in particular , to this day .

I am personally persuaded that , at times , the Zodiac believed his work was a personal mission of sorts , A war of attrition , in order to wear down a perceived opposition , with inspiration from a historical hero , Robert E.Lee , '' The King of Spades '' , in reference to his penchant for trench warfare.

Rubislaw 32 link
5/29/2020 02:26:32 pm

Yes , I believe that the Zodiac , as a child , would have had a curiosity for Dick Tracey's cipher making kit , and that as an adolescent , the Zodiac would have been interested in Poe's interest , as reader and fan of Poe .

But , the Zodiac never really took the craft of cipher making seriously , until he saw its use , as an attention seeking tool , when it came to engaging with the newspapers , in particular .

The Belli letter , is the one time the Zodiac came close to spilling the beans over what his , the Zodiac's , real problem was .

Cipher making , for the Zodiac , was all about '' show '' , as in show business .

Rubislaw 32 link
5/30/2020 06:25:49 am

Reading the FBI Files can , on occasion , give rise to the most curious of information , albeit sometimes unsubstantiated .

Apparently , Jack Ruby's sister persuaded his and her brother , to approach Frank Sinatra , seeking someone to defend Ruby , for having murdered Lee Harvey Oswald .

Frank made a call , and Melvin Belli was '' produced '' .Undoubtedly , a decision that Belli would live to regret and , never hung around long enough to get paid , after an inevitable '' guilty '' verdict was reached .

Rubislaw 32 link
5/30/2020 08:39:28 am

I believe I have found a potential goldmine for possible Zodiac correspondences , Richard .

The ABSCAM FBI Files , representative of a sting operation carried our by the FBI , to uncover fraud and corruption in the U.S . Congress , 1978 - 1982 .

This is precisely the time that I believe that the Zodiac was at his lowest time of morale , post Bay area . I have already seen 3-4 correspondences , that look very persuading...and that's in the first file , alone !!

If you or anyone feel like a quick initial scan , then Pages 24,25,26,29,32,36,41,42,44,48,49, should wet the appetite .

Page 36 - well crikey !
Page 44 - OMG ! - '' A Concerned Citizen '' - yet again ?

An extract from Page 29 : February 6th 1980

''I would like to remind you that organized crime smuggles 90% of its heroin and cocaine into this country , as raw and processed sugar , thru the C&H Sugar Co. of Martinez,CA (Benicia ) .''

Read the ABSCAM FBI Files - and weep !

Richard
5/30/2020 09:01:02 am

Certainly awash with letters Rubislaw. Could take a while to trawl through these!

Richard
5/30/2020 09:08:42 am

I think "concerned citizen" was a common way to address the president unfortunately. I have found quite a few in the FBI files. This is why the Badlands author may not necessarily be Zodiac, because the author is effectively expressing concern on behalf of the citizens or public at large. Zodiac tended to personalise his communications.

Rubislaw 32 link
5/30/2020 08:07:31 pm

The first file is the best of what is on offer ,admittedly .

But , still a bit in shock , over Page 36 ( ! ).

'' Well , crikey ! '' doesn't quite cover it .

Rubislaw 32 link
6/2/2020 09:31:45 am

The story of '' ABSCAM '' was resurrected by Hollywood , in 2013 , with the multi-Oscar nominated film '' American Hustle '' , starring Christian Bale in the pivotal role based on '' King Fraudster '' Mel Weinberg .

Weinberg traded in charges that would have put him away for life , in return for orchestrating entrapment scenarios including Arab businessmen , yachts in Florida and suitcases of cash , in order to assist the FBI to expose corruption at the highest political level .

As a result , one senator and six congressmen were convicted and served time in prison .


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    The Zodiac Killer may have given us the answer almost word-for-word when he wrote PS. The Mt. Diablo Code concerns Radians & # inches along the radians. The code solution identified was Estimate: Four Radians and Five Inches To read more, click the image.
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