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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.3  JOSEPH A. ORLANDO CERTIFICATION
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                                                                Exhibit 99.3





                                  CERTIFICATION
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
           AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



     I, Joseph A. Orlando, as Chief Financial Officer of Leucadia National
Corporation (the "Company") certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted
by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

     (1) the accompanying Form 10-K report for the year ending December 31, 2002
as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report") fully
complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.




Dated:  March 28, 2003
                                           By: /s/  Joseph A. Orlando
                                                -------------------------
                                                Joseph A. Orlando
                                                Chief Financial Officer





A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Leucadia National Corporation and will be retained by Leucadia
National Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff upon request.




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