'FIVE-O' STAR TAKES THE STAND IN REWALD TRIAL

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• Publication Date: September 12, 1985
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MILWAUKEE SENTINEL (WI)
12 September 1985
'Five-star takes the stand in Rewald trial
Special to The Sentinel
Honolulu, Hawaii - Jack Lord, one-time star of
the television series "Hawaii Five-0," played a role
in a real-life criminal case Wednesday, testifying
in the federal fraud trial of former Milwaukee
businessman Ronald Rewald.
Lord, who has lived in Hawaii since the days he
played tough Steve McGarrett, chief of the Hawaii
Five-0 special state police force, said he critiqued a
few movie ideas for Rewald as a favor to a mutual
friend.
But Lord denied as "a damnable He" Rewald's
assertion that Lord occupied an office and used an
exclusive parking space at Rewald's Honolulu
firm of Bishop, Baldwin, Rewald, Dillingham and
Wong.
The firm collapsed In 1983 after 400 investors
'put $22 million Into It In response to promises of
26% Interest.
The prosecution said Rewald used the names of
famous people, including Lord and other business,
military and political figures In Hawaii, to create
an illusion of substance at the company. The pros-
ecutors have claimed Rewald actually made no
Investments and diverted much of the money for
his own use.
Rewald has acknowledged taking the money
under false pretenses but insists It was all to main-
tain his cover for the CIA as a wealthy business-
man.
The CIA, which did use Rewald's company as a
mail snit telephone "backstop" for some person-
nel, denies involvement In the alleged fraud.
Lord said he became social friends with Re-
wald, exchanged gifts with him and sold Rewald
his mobile dressing room from the television series
for $45,000.
But when Lord was asked why his name ap-
peared on a. Bishop, Baldwin chart, he said it was
because Rewald "put It there without my knowl-
edge or consent."
Lord turned in the witness chair and glared
across the courtroom at Rewald In his best Mc-
Garrett manner. This prompted some In the court-
room audience to whisper the famous McGarrett
line, uttered by the actor to his television sidekick,
"Book him, Danno."
Lord testified he was impressed with Rewald's
opulent office and remembered seeing degrees
from Marquette University on the office walls.
Two Marquette officials testified Tuesday that
the diplomas Rewald displayed were fake.
Rewald never enrolled at Marquette but was
listed on the alumni rolls after he sent in $10 for a
card saying he was a Marquette Law School grad-
uate, the officials said.
Rewald also wrote to the university about get-
ting Marquette cocktail napkins, balloons and
posters for alumni social events in Honolulu and
was sent a list of Marquette alumni in Hawaii,
they testified.
Rewald claimed the CIA provided him with the
diplomas. A CIA documents expert testified earlier
that the diplomas were transparent fakes and
were not provided by the CIA.
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