Marc Rich dies at 78; his pardon by Clinton stirred controversy

The billionaire commodities trader was indicted on fraud and other charges in the U.S. and fled to Switzerland in 1983. Clinton received political donations from Rich's ex-wife and pardoned him on his last day in office. 0 From the Associated Press AP June 26, 2013, 2:31 p.m. Marc Rich, the trader known as the "King of Commodities" whose controversial 2001 pardon by President Clinton just hours before he left office unleashed a political firestorm of criticism, died Wednesday. He was 78. The billionaire trader in oil, metals and other commodities died of a stroke in a hospital in Lucerne, Switzerland, according to the Marc Rich Group. Rich fled from the United States to Switzerland in 1983...