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Category Archives: Financial
tRumpian policy and the triumphalism of the LIV / LoFo legions
By ann summers Donald Trump makes great strides forward on the winged feet of many tireless RWNJs in $1500 Princetown shoes by Gucci Naive, rather than critical realism is the norm in US politics at least at the Congressional level, … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Austerity, Capitalism, China, Communism, Congress, Conservatives, Corruption, Democracy, Economic Policy, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Financial, Foreign Policy, Humor, Investing, Liberals, Libertarians, Media, Neoconservatives, Neoliberals, Oligarchy, Philosophy, Presidential Elections, Progressives, Racism, RNC, SEC, Stock Market, Tea Party, Uncategorized, United States, Wall Street
Tagged china, Congress, economy, falseconsciousness, IMF, psychology, Republicans
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Not Eaxctly “Weekend at Bernie’s”: Minnesota Man Suspected of Taking Dead Mother to Bank to Withdraw Money
By Elaine Magliaro Earlier this week, news media reported that police in Plymouth, Minnesota, were investigating a man named David Vanzo “for elderly neglect and financial exploitation of his mother…” Tom Lyden (MyFox9) said, “Detectives wonder if he brought his … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Financial, Law Enforcement, United States, Weird Crime
Tagged David Vanzo, Elder Neglect, Financial Exploitation, Minnesota
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UPDATE—In the Case of Carmen Segarra and the Secret NY Fed Recordings: A Senate Hearing Is Set to Explore the Case of the Fired Bank Examiner and Investigate Whether Regulators May Be “Too Cozy Toward the Industry They Are Meant to Police”
By Elaine Magliaro I have already written two posts about Carmen Segarra (The Case of the Secret Recordings: A Tale about Bank Examiner Carmen Segarra, the New York Fed, and Goldman Sachs and My Second Post about Former Bank Examiner Carmen … Continue reading
Posted in Financial, Government, United States, Wall Street
Tagged Carmen Segarra, Goldman Sachs, NY Fed, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Sen. Tim Johnson
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My Second Post about Former Bank Examiner Carmen Segarra Who Was Fired by the New York Fed for Doing Her Job
By Elaine Magliaro On October fifth, I published a post titled The Case of the Secret Recordings: A Tale about Bank Examiner Carmen Segarra, the New York Fed, and Goldman Sachs. Segarra is a former bank examiner who once worked for … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Courts, Crime, Financial, Government, United States, Wall Street
Tagged Bank Examiners, Banksters, Big Banks, Carmen Segarra, Goldman Sachs, New York Fed
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John Oliver Skewers Law Enforcement for Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro John Oliver did a hilarious segment on civil forfeiture on his HBO program last night. I thought readers of this blog would enjoy watching it so I’m posting it at FFS for you. About Civil Asset Forfeiture: … Continue reading
The Case of the Secret Recordings: A Tale about Bank Examiner Carmen Segarra, the New York Fed, and Goldman Sachs
By Elaine Magliaro Last week, I read ProPublica’s story about Carmen Segarra, a bank examiner and whistle-blower who made secret recordings while she was working at the New York FED. Segarra had been hired by the FED in late 2011 … Continue reading
Posted in Financial, Investing, Stock Market, United States, Wall Street
Tagged Bank Examiners, Carmen Segarra, Goldman Sachs, New York Fed, Too Big To Fail
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Stateside New Jersey: SEC and Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to Investigate Governor Chris Christie’s Diversion of Port Authority Funds
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Lisa Brennan (Main Justice) broke the news today that “people close to the matter” have said that the Securities and Exchange Commission has joined with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office “to investigate possible misuse of Port Authority of … Continue reading
THE DIVIDE: Matt Taibbi Talks about Unequal Justice in the Age of Inequality
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Back in February 2011, Matt Taibbi wrote an article for Rolling Stone titled Why Isn’t Wall Street in Jail? In his article, he said that “financial crooks” brought down the world’s economy—yet the feds were doing more … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, DOJ, Financial, Fraud, Law Enforcement, Prison, United States, Wall Street
Tagged Financial Meltdown 2008, Matt Taibbi, SEC
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