From: suzeeq@imbris.com   
      
   On 2/19/2026 12:05 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   > Rhino  wrote:   
   >> On 2026-02-19 2:02 p.m., Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   >>> Rhino  wrote:   
   >   
   >>>> British police have arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly known   
   >>>> as Prince Andrew) on his 66th birthday to "help them with their   
   >>>> inquiries" over his possible misuse of office to pass sensitive   
   >>>> information about trade to people who weren't supposed to see it while   
   >>>> he was involved in Epstein's circle of friends and acquaintances. It's   
   >>>> the first arrest of a senior British Royal since the 1600s during the   
   >>>> English Civil War. (That arrest was of King Charles I and resulted in   
   >>>> his arrest for treason, a trial by Parliament, and his trial, conviction   
   >>>> and beheading!)   
   >   
   >>> I don't get it. Is this an insider trading investigation? Who would have   
   >>> put him on any board of directors? If he were passing along information   
   >>> at second or third hand, I don't see how he was the one breeching   
   >>> confidentiality.   
   >   
   >>> He's not part of government and wouldn't know any state secrets.   
   >   
   >> He was made an official trade envoy for several years and, as such, was   
   >> privy to some sensitive information. And now, as a result of the Epstein   
   >> files, information has emerged to the effect that he shared that   
   >> information with people who weren't authorized to have it. So yes, this   
   >> is essentially insider trading, British style.   
   >   
   > I had no idea he ever had an important govrnment role. How was he   
   > qualified for it? Also, it's the UK, so one suspects his misconduct was   
   > well known at the time but covered up.   
      
   Hardly. He was known in the British press as 'Randy Andy' That had to   
   come from somewhere....   
   >   
   >> I've now seen several sources say that if he is charged and convicted,   
   >> he could face LIFE IN PRISON if the maximum sentence is applied.   
   >   
   > You string together enough charges to be sentenced consecutively, and   
   > face sentencing at his age, that's entirely likely.   
   >   
      
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