Peter Hardin

Peter Hardin
Professional Details
Status:	Deceased
Personal Details
Nationality:	American
Behind The Scenes
Appears in:	Clear and Present Danger (Novel/Film)

Peter Hardin is a character that appears in the novel, Clear and Present Danger, and the film of the same name.

Biography

Novel

An American buisnessman, he conducted money laundering for a Colombia cartel led by Ernesto Escobedo in the 1980s. In 1988, he had laundered $650 million for Escobedo through several banks in the United States and Europe. Unfortuately, this led to the death of him and his family by two hispanic men aboard his yacht in the Caribbean Sea. While the men were cleaning up the vessel, the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted the yacht and captured the men. Through a mock trial and execution, the men were forced to confess their crimes. After Hardin's connection to the cartel is discovered, the FBI siezed the laundered money, enraging Escobedo.

Film

Peter Hardin conducted money laundering for a Colombian cartel led by Ernesto Escobedo in the early 2000s. In 2002, Hardin stole Escobedo's laundered money which totaled $650 million. Enraged by Hardin's betrayal, Escobedo personally killed Hardin and his family in retaliation. Consequently, this led Hardin's close friend, then U.S. President James Bennett, to instruct his National Security Advisor James Cutter to use force against the cartel and send Jack Ryan and Emil Jacobs to Colombia in an attempt to retrieve the laundered money.