He owned a modest house on a country road, but he ran into financial trouble and the home was foreclosed on, according to Wells Fargo bank.

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From the "Genesis" products, Mr. Taschen said he is creating a nonbook merchandising division within his privately owned publishing house.

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By 19 he was an assistant manager at the Albertsons chain, owned a house and was making more than his father had ever made as a schoolteacher.

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He came to America as a student, eventually earning his MBA. He married, had two children, worked as a financial analyst and owned a house in suburban Connecticut.

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He now lives in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, in a house once owned by his late first wife.

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Father John Lasseigne has never owned a home, but he's become one of the key saviors for those who face losing their house.

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Mandell also had these other august personages on his boards and as advisors at firms he owned and controlled: Former House Majority leader Richard K. Armey, L. Paul Bremer, Matthew Carrington, a former member of British Parliament, former New York City Police Chief Howard Safir, and Ex-CIA director Stansfield Turner.

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