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on January 7, 2014 in World News

JP Morgan Pays $2 Billion to Avoid Prosecution

JP Morgan Pays $2 Billion to Avoid Prosecution for its Involvement In Madoff Ponzi Scheme JP Morgan: Ponzi Schemer Bernie Madoff has said all along that JP Morgan knew about – and knowingly profited from – his Ponzi schemes. So JP Morgan has agreed to pay the government $2 billion to avoid investigation and prosecution. While this may sound like a lot of money, it is spare sofa change for a big bank like JP Morgan. Moreover, the failure to go after Wall Street executives for criminal fraud is the core cause of our sick economy.   All of the government’s… View Article

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on August 19, 2013 in World News

Bank of America to Dissolve Merrill Lynch

                      Bank of America to Dissolve Merrill Lynch Over four years ago, the federal government forced Bank of America to acquire Merrill Lynch. Last week, Bank of America signaled it will dissolve Merrill Lynch. In 2009, Bank of America chief Kenneth Lewis testified that the federal government threatened to strip Bank of America board members if the bank reneged on acquiring Merrill Lynch. “What gave me concern is that they gave that threat to a bank in good standing,” said Lewis. Emails between bank employees revealed that Federal Reserve Chairman… View Article

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