By Eric Fry
12/09/11 Laguna Beach, California – If wishes were horses, beggars would ride, according to a 16th century British proverb.
Continuing that logic, if wishes were $1.2 billion of missing client assets at MF Global, the company’s former CEO, Jon Corzine, would not be a criminal. But alas, wishes are neither horses nor missing client funds…so beggars don’t ride and CEO’s that “misplace” $1.2 billion of client funds are criminals.
Does Corzine deserve his day in court? Absolutely. Let’s give him several days in court…after which let’s give him several years in jail.
Perhaps there is a legitimate defense for Corzine’s overtly indefensible act. But we pity the poor defense attorney who has to come up with that one. In the heavily regulated, frequently audited and continuously marked-to-market world of broker-dealer operations, $1.2 billion does not simply “go missing”…and if it does, the CEO absolutely, positively knows about it, if he did not directly authorize it himself.
Were it not so, dear reader, Mr. Corzine would not have appeared before Congress yesterday with the lamest of all possible defenses. He would not have delivered a series of “oh my gosh,” “gee whiz,” “golly gee,” “I wish I knew what happened,” and “shucks, I feel awful” remarks.
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Ping for later.
Ping for use on eventual arguments with democraps.
Ping for use on eventual arguments with democraps.
Why do you post utter crap like this? It’s total BS.
Anyone who has ever been anywhere near the FCM business understands that it’s a total load of crap.
Please stop.
If he’s a globalist he has a KIMYA card. There’s nothing to worry about, he gets a pass.