The Wonacott article cast considerable doubt onthe authenticity of this asset transfer and prompted the bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to demand an investigation of thematter in a letter to SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt on 20 October.
This week, he was reprimanded by the Supreme Court for sending a private letter (later leaked) to a government lawyer working onthe Pinochet case, offering his support in an unrelated matter.