HUD projects up for sale to firm tied to Reagan era adviser
HUD plans to sell seven rental properties in New York New Jersey and Connecticut to First American Housing Preservation Corp a firm including Edward L Weidenfeld longtime Reagan campaign lawyer The deal bypasses competitive bidding with a 11 million price and a 2 percent mortgage rate to support about 5 million in repairs The arrangement is described as unusual by HUD officials noting no prior auctions for these properties and no other buyers at the time of the agreement
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Treasure Hunter Moran Heads Florida Straits Salvage Crew
Bob Moran, 53, leads divers and treasure hunters seeking the sunken Santa Margarita and Nuestra Senora de Atocha near the Florida Straits. His team, aboard a 47-foot twin engine yacht, has recovered over $40 million in gold silver jewels and artifacts since the search began 12 years ago. Moran’s earlier life included Navy service and a brush with a Cuban firing squad after a 1962 shipwreck and imprisonment in Havana.
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