ORIGINAL: HansBolter
ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
He did actually have a personal bodyguard for about 2 years..a massive African American lad with a jaw like a WWII propaganda poster. Never quite figured out why that was necessary for real estate development.
I'm in the architecture business in Florida. I remember an AIA dinner many years ago where the keynote speaker was a prominent architect from Miami.
He told a story of designing a multi-million dollar mansion for a client who paid him in cash. At the completion of the project he went to the site to get photos of the house and was confronted by the DEA who were locking down and confiscating the property.
You can never be sure who you may be climbing into bed with when pursuing development projects in south Florida.
p.s. I too carry a 9mm....a CZ75.
I think most of the investors were good 'ole boys but there were a couple of Colombians who were said to be "soccer palyers" [:D]
The sales strategy was quite sophisticated:
1) Invite investors down
2) Go out to the property for a tour and bird hunting
3) Have a big BBQ spread with free booze (after the shooting)
4) After the 2 carbon fragments take effect...bring in highly paid professional women and pretend like they work at the office and just dropped by..everyone parties and then they pair up according to a predesignated attack plan and go back to the free rooms at the hotel on the property
5) Sunday afternoon...after some water and coffee and tylenol you ask for the checks...et voila!