Exhibit 32.6


                                  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
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

     (1) the accompanying  Form 10-K/A report for the fiscal year ended December
31,  2005 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 at the dates and for the periods indicated.



Dated:  March 9, 2006

                                        By: /s/ Joseph A. Orlando
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                                            Joseph A. Orlando
                                            Chief Financial Officer