Former Georgetown and NBA center Dikembe Mutombo was reportedly involved in an elaborate gold-smuggling deal that went wrong, according to a story in the Houston Chronicle on Sunday.
Click the link below for all the details from the Chronicle, which reported that Mutombo was trying to get someone to buy $10 million and 1,045 pounds worth of gold so that he presumably could infuse the money back into his native Congo.
But a Congolese general got wind of the plan, according to the report, and seized the minerals before they could be sold, taking hostages in the process. The report said that a Houston-based energy executive owned a plane that was taken and New York-based purchaser had to spend $30 million to recover the hostages.
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That plan in which Mutombo reportedly was involved would have circumvented the normal means of selling “conflict” minerals in the African country, where the profit from such sales go into the pockets of dangerous militias.
A defensive star in college and the NBA, Mutombo is known for being one of the most-philanthropic professional athletes. We wouldn’t be shocked if Mutombo’s plan was a sly means to a worthy end, but it’s certainly an incredible story right out of a movie.
mutombo,mutombo,mutobo
Gotta love Mount Mutombo. If every athlete/celebrity was as giving as him, the world would be infinitely better.
GO – GO MUTOMBO !!!
mutombo is a great man…. why cant todays superstars be good people like him? i wonder if when he got caught any of the police or arresting force did his finger wag to him?
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. This is NOT a game!
While Mutombo’s intentions were good, he nearly got several people killed. He cost the intended Gold Buyer $30 Million for the release of the hostages – - – that’s 3 x’s the amount of the original planned purchase, and he ended up with zero gold.
The Congo is full of corruption and poor, violent, independent militias. When they run out of bullets to shoot you, they start whacking with a machete.
Mutombo should stick to basketball. He can donate money from his salary if he wants to help financially, it’s safer that way for everyone.
Robert Johnson
International Gold Broker
And how much did YOU get paid to say that????
I wonder how much Mr. Robert Johnson got payed for posting thaat comment?