Tenn. Office Linked to CIA Renditions

[UpInArms]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=513&e=9&u=/ap/20051123/ap_on_go_ot/cia_planes_memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The law office of Douglas R. Beaty sits in a small business park near the city's more prosperous suburbs. Nothing on the front door says anything about the CIA or airplanes.

But Beaty's law office figures in an investigation into whether the CIA is secretly flying terrorism suspects to third countries for questioning and perhaps torture.

Spanish investigators say at least two planes that may have been used for such flights and made stopovers on the island of Mallorca were operated by Stevens Express Leasing Inc.

Tennessee state records show that Stevens Express Leasing has the same business address as Beaty's law office. And Beaty is listed as a registered agent and assistant secretary for Stevens Express Leasing.

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[guruoo]

1. Cover blown, big-time....

'Last week, Beaty refused to talk about the company or his duties with it when questioned by The Associated Press.

It is not uncommon to see Beaty's name on records kept by the Tennessee secretary of state's office. He is listed as a registered agent for more than 90 companies and has carried similar titles for more than 100 others that the state no longer considers active. More than 100 companies have shared his office address.

"All I do is real estate," Beaty said when asked about his law practice.'

[davidinalameda]

4. that's not too uncommon for lawyers to serve as agents of process

I know that lawyers in my firm are registered agents for small businesses that they represent

usually the companies are nothing more than a single person operating as a LLC or something similar

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. The shit just keeps getting deeper

It's about time.

[cosmicone]

3. Reminds me of John Grisham's "The Firm" n/t