'CIA' MAN ORDERED TO PAY LAWYER

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 26, 2010
• Sequence Number: 175
• Publication Date: November 19, 1984
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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"He should and could move into a more
reasonably priced house."
"The car is a luxury," he added. "fie
should take a bus."
`CIA' Man Ordered to Pay Lawyer
IUNOLULU - Ronald Rewald's undy-
ing propensity for attracting money
,,s cr,st him free representation in his
edrral court battle here against
?r,arges that his securities firm tie.
::,illd 3 investors of $22 million.
Mr. Rewald, who asserts that his
r 11 was actually a front for-the CIA,
is been ordered to hire a private at-
lfter signing a lucrative con-
a itti a Hollywood film promoter
plans to make a movie with John
H., Derek about his life.
S. Magistrate Joseph lt1. Gedan of
li. no,lulu on Oct. 15 orde>Jed Mr.
w,lld to pay 25 percent of his $1,000
rkly salary from the film promoter
\',,n Nuys, Calif., attorney A. Brent
rruth of Goodwin & Carruth.
Mr Rewald had been assigned
fed- it public defender Michael Levine
!ter bring indicted in August by a fed-
..,I grand jury on 100 counts stein-
:,g from his activities as an
tlnent counselor heading the now-
.,..:.krupt Honolulu company of Bishop,
r;.,idwill, Rewald, Dillingham & Wong.
\ .S. magistrate says
:1 l;It Mr. Rewald should
t('iriper his lifestyle and
111 lke efforts to pay for
Viii 1)%vn defense lawyer.
I
"tr Ite,s aid is accused of defrauding
:,+esi rs of $22 million. U.S. v. Rewald,
%tr Levine still is assigned to the
.,,c as Mr. Rewald's co-counsel, but
:\Ir ltewald may be ordered eventually
compensate the government for that
i.rescntation It he makes a profit
nl selling the rights to his life story.
Mr Rewald, 42, also is retaining San
H,lncisco attorney Melvin M. Belli to
rct,resent him In three suits against
the U.S. government. He 1s seeking
.:,,,re than $2 billion in connection with
Is alleged work for the CIA, which he
sans is responsible for the conduct of
tts Investment business and his bank-
ruptcy. (NLJ, June 11.)
like a Bus'
Air. Belli's firm also is responsible
,tree tng Mr. Rewald to film pro-
:I vter Ronald Kauffman, the
31- year-owner of Voyager Communications
inc qtr. Kauffman has paid Mr.
less aid $25,000 up front plus $1,000 a
..rek, and promised half of all profits
r exclusive rights to his life story.
In addition, Mr. Kauffman has been
i.,yurg Mr. Rewald's $3,400-a-month
rent on a two-story Tudor-style home
, an exclusive Los Angeles neighbor-
hvod, and the monthly fee to lease a
F?rd LTD station wagon.
Mir. Kauffman has signed a $7 mil-
:, n contract with the Dereks to pro-
their next three movies, and has
:eel quoted by Variety as saying the
flew aid story will be his "explosive"
Il.,llcw'ood debut. i
or t. 1. U.S. Magistrate Bert
To- of Itonolulu ordered Mr. Rewald
Ilnd private counsel after learning of
,n,,awal rebound. The magistrate
s,.1d Mr. Rewald should temper his
and make efforts to pay for
~llc dccsn't have to live in West Los
rtes." Magistrate Tokairin said.
Potential Witness
At the Oct. 15 hearing, Mr. Rewald
showed up with both Mr. Carruth and
Mr. Levine, arguing that he should not
be forced to rely solely on private
counsel. Mr. Levine said it would cost
Mr. Rewald $200,000 to $500,000 "up
front" to hire a qualified attorney to
defend himself against the federal in-
dictment.
Mr. Rewald also told the magistrate
that he intends to move to less expen-
sive quarters.
Mr. Carruth agreed to represent Mr.
Rewald at a rate of $20 to $30 an hour,
plus expenses. He also represents ac-
cused spy Richard Craig Smith in a
federal criminal case in Virginia: Mr.
Rewald is a potential witness in that
case because Mr. Smith claims to have
contacted the CIA on a matter connect-
ed with his case through one of Mr.
Rewald's telephone numbers.
Mr. Rewald's trial in federal court,
originally scheduled to begin this
month, has been postponed until
March in order to give Mr. Carruth
time to prepare for the case.
Mr. Rewald also is set to stand trial
In stale circuit court here In January
on theft charges connected with his
firm. There, he continues to be repre-
sented by it 'court -4~pointcd attorney,
Samuel P. King Jr., a sole practitioner
here and the son of Hawaii's chief fed
eral judge. State v. Rewald, CR59146.
Mr. King, who has been paid a $3,000
lump sum by the state to represent Mr.
Rewald, said he expects to be taken off
the case because of his client's new
found wealth.
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