His multimillion-dollar fortune - estimates range from $25 million to several hundred million dollars - made him immediately popular.

Mr. Weld, a moderate Republican, is relatively unknown to many New Yorkers, yet his multimillion-dollar fortune and his colorful personality would clearly be assets for such a race.

Amazingly, Mr. Letterman managed to wrestle a few moments of civility from a radio host whose multimillion-dollar fortune rests on his crudeness.

After drillers struck oil on land where he held mineral rights, lawyer Eric Lafferty Harvie used much of the resulting multimillion-dollar fortune benevolently.

He inherited Cruz's multimillion-dollar fortune, Knight Funeral arrangements were being prepared in Los Angeles and New York City.

But for most of his years in the crime organization, he said, he was a member and then a trusted captain, overseeing part of the crime family's multimillion-dollar fortunes and interests.

The Prince, who has invested part of his multimillion-dollar inherited fortune in humanitarian and environmental projects, is a former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

The amount said to be diverted, about $22,000, was small compared with the illicit multimillion-dollar fortunes senior military officers amassed in the past, but General Duperval's timing was regarded as inopportune.

Two weeks ago, the Senate killed an effort to repeal the federal estate tax on multimillion-dollar fortunes.

How will opening the club to women help society - by allowing half a dozen women with multimillion-dollar personal fortunes to join?