Exhibit 32.3



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

     (1) the  accompanying  Form 10-Q report for the period ending September 30,
2003 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:  November 14, 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.