Tells the story of Amex's campaign to discredit one of its rivals, the international banker Edmond Safra, a financier renowned for his irreproachable standards. Sordid newspaper articles began appearing that linked Safra to the CIA, the Iran-Contra scandal, & South American drug traffickers. Safra became convinced that the rumors were the work of his one-time partner, Amex, which he believed would go to any lengths to prevent him from opening a new, competing bank in Geneva. This is the thrilling story of the invest. to uncover the truth behind the covert campaign to ruin Safra's reputation. How Amex executed its plan, & how that plan was exposed, makes for a tale of corp. intrigue & bus. ethics.