"I view Mark as a friend, and I find today's news totally shocking, out of character and horrible, " said John Giesea, chief executive of the Security Traders Association, where Mark Madoff once served as a governor and president of the trade group's New York affiliate.

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"The material compiled by the Center suggests that the security of sensitive American policy deliberations and even the character of decisions affecting East-West economic and related ties could have been seriously compromised by an individual in the positions held by Mr. Bloch, " Gaffney said.

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Based on the character of the documents (and not IP addresses) we assessed that we recovered documents from the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) of India, the Embassy of India, Kabul, the Embassy of India, Moscow, the Consulate General of India, Dubai, and the High Commission of India in Abuja, Nigeria.

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