From: pierce@lanai.cs.ucla.edu (Brad Pierce)
Subject: Re: a new NZ conspiracy
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 01:09:49 GMT

In article <BuBJzB.8w2@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk> jack@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Jack Campin) writes:
>Conspiracy-watchers might be interested in a discussion going on right now
>in soc.culture.new-zealand.  Spooky stuff...

Forwarded postings from soc.culture.new-zealand:
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Computer disc man in mysterious death after SIS visit
From: Pat Cain <patrick@sideways.welly.gen.nz>
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 18:19:51 +1200

An Auckland computer broker who bought some excess computer equipment
from Citibank has mysteriously died in a car accident over the weekend.
With the computer equipment Citibank had inadvertantly included around
90 computer discs containing confidential client information (and
according to television news, evidence of corruption).

Paul Gordon Edward White, 26, died in a horrific car smash early on
Saturday, apparently after celebrating settlement with Citibank over
ownership of confidential bank data on computer discs he found in
surplus office gear.

Citibank paid White $16,000 in an out of court settlement for the return
of the discs.  White celebrated the settlement in the Centra Hotel in
Auckland where he counted out $10,000 (he had insisted being paid in
cash) of the money in front of hotel staff.  He died several hours after
this when his car hit a concrete pillar on the Auckland Harbour Bridge
approach. What happened between when he left the hotel and the accident
is unknown.  The suitcase was found in the wreck with all of the money
missing.

The plot thickens ...
On the TV news tonight it was reported that White had received death
threats and his apartment had been broken into several times before his
death.

New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS -- NZ equivalent of the
CIA) had visited and interviewed him before his death.

He had also met twice with a politician, Winston Peters, to discuss the
contents of the discs -- though he was too afraid to discuss the matter
in his apartment for fear of it being bugged.

The discs were reported (TV3 news) to contain evidence of:
 * money laundering and corruption
 * big business links with government

White has apparently hidden copies of the discs -- the location of these
discs is unknown.


Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Computer disc man in mysterious death after SIS visit
From: Pat Cain <patrick@sideways.welly.gen.nz>
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 22:51:29 +1200

Pat Cain <patrick@sideways.welly.gen.nz> writes:

> An Auckland computer broker who bought some excess computer equipment
> from Citibank has mysteriously died in a car accident over the weekend.
> With the computer equipment Citibank had inadvertantly included around
> 90 computer discs containing confidential client information (and
> according to television news, evidence of corruption).

More news ..
 * the prime ministers department is tonight refusing to comment about
   the SIS involvement (the SIS visited the man shortly before he died
   -- but refused speak to him in his flat for fear that it was bugged).

 * Winston Peters who also met him at least twice before he died is also
   refusing to comment at this stage.

 * Radio New Zealand reported that the discs also contained evidence
   of secret payments directly to politicians.

 * there's more news media reports from anonymous sources that the car
   accident was deliberate.

 * the breakin to his flat was said to be "very professional".

 * no trace of the money.

 * the man's father, at the funeral today, asked anyone who knew
   anything to speak to the police as soon as possible, and said "my son
   was so courageous to do what he was doing".



From: Pat Cain <patrick@sideways.welly.gen.nz>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Computer disc man in mysterious death after SIS visit
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 23:11:57 +1200

Radio NZ tonight:
  Police Minister John Banks has asked police in Auckland to investigate
  allegations a computer broker was killed because of information he
  acquired from bank computer discs.  Mr White, a computer broker,
  inadvertantly acquired the discs when he bought surplus office
  equipment from Citibank who then took him to court to try and get
  the discs back.  He received a large cash payment from the bank in
  an out of court settlement on Friday but died after a car smash early
  on Saturday morning.

  The money is missing and Radio New Zealand News has been told tonight
  the discs contained information about payments to MPs overseas bank
  accounts.  John Banks says the allegations raise serious questions and
  he's asked the police to give them priority investigation.

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