Defrauding America: Encyclopedia of Secret Operations by the CIA, DEA, and Other Covert Agencies, Vol. One (Book # 2 of 30 in Defrauding America series.)

by Rodney Stich

Stephens, Inc. was a large U.S. investment bank with numerous hidden connections, including one with Harken Energy, to obtain the oil drilling rights off Bahrain. George Bush, Jr., was a consultant and member of the board of directors of Harken, before the oil-drilling contract was signed. Stephen’s firm helped secure a loan from a BCCI affiliated Swiss bank for Harken Energy. Bill Clinton‘s involvement in the BCCI affair was shown in a February 1992 article[260] under the headline “Clinton and BCCI.” The article reported that the Clinton campaign had a $2 million credit line from a bank with connections to BCCI. The credit line was from Worthen National Bank in Little Rock, Arkansas, controlled by Little Rock billionaire Jackson Stephens and managed by Curt Bradbury. Stephens was involved in the 1970s deals in which BCCI unlawfully acquired Washington’s First American Bank.