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Qatar More Likely To Lose FIFA World Cup Than Russia

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Mark Melin
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Jack Wagner, the former FIFA vice president who once actually cited an article in the satirical newspaper the Onion to defend the beleaguered world soccer organization, now claims his life is in danger. This occurs just days after the organization’s president, Sepp Blatter, resigned after publicly saying doing so would be an admission of guilt – all the while speculation has circulated regarding the U.S. Justice Department's effective tactics in the matter. Sending a "get tough on financial crime" message, the DoJ used RICO laws to create leverage and then apparently “encouraged” lower level offenders to “flip” on the head of a massive financial scheme using U.S. banks to...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.