April 24, 2001
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NEW YORK
BANCO NACIONAL de MÉXICO, S.A.
Plaintiff,
v.
Index No. 00603429
MARIO RENATO MENÉNDEZ RODRIGUEZ,
AL GIORDANO, and
THE NARCO NEWS BULLETIN,
Defendants.
____________________________________________
AFFIDAVIT OF KAREN THATCHER
I, Karen Thatcher, being duly sworn, depose and say:
1. I am an employee of Lesser, Newman, Souweine & Nasser,
39 Main Street, Northampton, MA 01060, the attorney for Narco
News Bulletin.
2. On or about April 20, 2001, I dialed the telephone number
listed in the Manhattan white pages for Banamex and the Banco
Nacional de Mexico (street address: 767 Fifth Avenue) and inquired
about opening a bank account. The person who answered the telephone
transferred my call to a representative who told me that "by
law," the bank is not "authorized" to open accounts
in New York, but I could open a bank account at any Banamex branch
in Mexico, in dollars or pesos.
Dated: April 24, 2001
________________________________
Karen Thatcher
This affidavit and accompanying
exhibits are offered to the Court in support of:
And are filed together
with:
Affidavit by Karen Thatcher concerning
Banamex "Agency" in New York
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The
Bank is not "authorized" in New York