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Craig J. Spence (1941 – November 10, 1989) was a Republican lobbyist who was found dead in a Ritz-Carlton hotel room in 1989.〔Margaret Carlson. (Washington's Man From Nowhere. ) ''Time (magazine),'' 24 July 1989, retrieved 19 January 2008〕〔Associated Press. (Lobbyist Linked to Sex Case Is Found Dead. ) ''The New York Times,'' 12 November 1989, retrieved 18 January 2008〕 ==Background== Spence attended Syracuse University before becoming a correspondent for ABC News. During the Vietnam War, he covered Southeast Asia, but eventually left the network after being expelled by South Vietnam for alleged black market currency transactions -- a not unknown practice for removing troublesome reporters. He relocated to Tokyo where he was a stringer for Britain's Daily Mail and began doing public relations consulting for the government-supported Japan External Trade Organization and Japanese corporations. In January 1985, Spence registered with the U.S. State Department as a foreign agent for Japan and began lobbying for Japanese interests. Throughout the 1980s, Spence built a reputation as an influential lobbyist who represented many Japanese concerns and established close friendships with a number of leading Japanese politicians, including Motoo Shiina, considered by Tokyo analysts to be an inside favorite to replace scandal-plagued Sōsuke Uno as prime minister.〔Jerry Seper and Michael Hedges, "Spence was target before raid on ring" ''The Washington Times'' Part A; Pg. A1 July 10, 1989〕 Spence and Mr. Shiina were embroiled in a real estate deal involving the house in Kalorama, a two-story Victorian showpiece valued by real estate agents at $1.15 million. Spence had told friends that he obtained the money to buy the house by blackmailing Mr. Shiina. Mr. Shiina denied he was blackmailed by Mr. Spence. Spence was implicated in a gay call-boy ring scandal, that arranged after-hours visits to the White House, the Washington Times and other papers reported in June 1989. Afterward, Spence committed suicide in a Boston hotel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Craig J. Spence」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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