1.0 link 156150 <![CDATA[Spanish Billionaire Spent Embezzled Money On Tiger-Guarded Stud Farm]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/08/spanish-billionaire-spent_n_156150.html As an urban planning adviser in the sun- drenched Spanish resort town of Marbella, Juan Antonio Roca had after- tax income of less than 150,000 euros a year.

When he was arrested for corruption in March 2006, police seized assets worth 2.4 billion euros ($3.4 billion), including a century-old palace in Madrid, a country estate equipped with a helipad overlooking the Rock of Gibraltar and a stud farm guarded by a tiger.

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