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AP/Michael S. Green

Crony Capitalism’s Power Couple

Where are Phil and Wendy Gramm hiding now that UBS, like Enron before it, has been nailed by the G-men?

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Truthdigger of the Week: Ex-TARP Investigator Neil Barofsky

In late 2008, Neil Barofsky was appointed the Treasury Department’s investigator of the bank bailouts. In the time since, he has suffered dismissal and deprecation from his colleagues and the corporations they’re supposed to regulate.

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Bill Moyers Talks Greedy Banks

The Libor scandal involving U.K.-based Barclays bank is just the latest illustration of greed in the financial sector, says Bill Moyers.

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U.S. Buckles Down on Rate-Fixing Case

The U.S. Justice Department has identified potential crimes committed by several big banks—including Barclays—and their employees amid a global investigation into the Libor scandal, in which financial institutions allegedly rigged interest rates.

Posted on Jul 15, 2012 READ MORE



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Fed, Geithner Knew of False Libor in 2008

The Federal Reserve and the U.S. government knew back in 2008 that Barclays was filing false reports about Libor, the interest rate that international banks charge one another for short-term loans, according to documents released Friday.

Posted on Jul 13, 2012 READ MORE


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Crime of the Century

Forget Bernie Madoff and Enron’s Ken Lay—they were mere amateurs in financial crime.

Posted on Jul 6, 2012 READ MORE


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