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Corzine’s first sin was to bet on MF Global – FT.com
by Newswires • • 0 Comments
Whenever financial disaster strikes, it is tempting to try to identify the moment when it became inevitable. In the case of MF Global, was it when Jon Corzine, its former chief executive, started trading in European government bonds? Was it when MF Global first bent the rules on using client funds? My vote, after reading…
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Michael Crimmins: What the Press Refuses to See in JP Morgan and MF Global Scandals « naked capitalism
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Two former finance and political influence gods (Jon Corzine and Jamie Dimon) have tumbled back to earth. Yet, troublingly, the mythology that’s cowed the political establishment and the financial press for so long remains very much intact. Almost without exception, mainstream commentators are still desperately trying to frame the train wrecks at MF Global and…
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Jon Corzine, economic dummy- NYPOST.com
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Jon Corzine is “the smartest guy I know in terms of the economy,” Vice President Joe Biden said not so long ago. President Obama praised Corzine as a key architect of the “national recovery plan” he implemented after taking office back in 2009. Oops. Consider the long report issued Monday on the latest of Corzine’s…
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Dimon, Corzine, and Other Banksters Will Face (a) Hard Time in 2012 Says American Banker
by Lee Adler • • 1 Comment
Francine McKenna, writing for the American Banker, thinks that some big time gangbanksters may finally be called to account soon. I think the Obama administration will pull Jamie Dimon down along with Jon Corzine. They’ll do this to regain momentum with working-class voters—the 99%. Winning the November election, less than a year away, will…
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The Corzine Carol – Updated!
by Cody Penn Dent • • 0 Comments
So we have new facts that have come to light in the Jon Corzine / MF Global scandal. After a day of Senate “I don’t know / I didn’t intend” testimony (or should we call it “intendimony?”) we learn that an auditor for CME learned that Corzine knew of customer funds being used to collateralize…
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Corzine Testimony Christmas Carol
by Cody Penn Dent • • 0 Comments
Jon Corzine’s testimony could have been sung as a Christmas Carol: (Sung to “God rest ye merry gentlemen”) I guess you clever gentlemen Are wondering what I’ll say. Will I cite the 5th amendment Or did I come to play? Well I will tell you everything On this December day. You see, I don’t remember…
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Mr. Parasite Goes To Washington
by Cody Penn Dent • • 6 Comments
We all know the story. An energetic, successful person from industry sets off to use his skills as a reform minded public servant. Voters’ imaginations are captured by the opportunity to have someone of proven ability transform government, forge better policy and make it more effective at spending our resources. Now we know the sadistically…
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Multiple Layers of Lies
by Bears Chat at The Wall Street Examiner • • 0 Comments
“Two former employees of MF Global have brought suit against former CEO Jon Corzine for allegedly misrepresenting the health of the firm, using deceit to get employees to invest in company stock, and squandering that investment on risky European debt.”…
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Suspended Civilization
by Bears Chat at The Wall Street Examiner • • 0 Comments
Question du jour: why is Jon Corzine still at large? In what fabulous Manhattan restaurants has he been enjoying plates of cockscombs and lobster with sauce hydromel and cinghiale ai frutti di bosco, while less well-connected citizens of this degene…
