ON THE RECORD

“The government knows exactly what Charlie is worth,” he added. “They are trying to get blood out of a turnip. He is not worth 40 cents, let alone $40 million.”

--Bradley J. Boland, a spokesman for American Continental and a son-in-law of Charles H. Keating Jr., in response to the Office of Thrift Supervision order to Keating to pay $40.9 million in restitution for allegedly diverting funds from failed Lincoln S&L.;