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GOLDMAN SACHS settles mortgage FRAUD case for $5 billion
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com ^ | 4/11/2016 | Joseph Lawler

Posted on 04/11/2016 3:19:59 PM PDT by dragnet2

The special inspector general for the TARP bailout, said that "Goldman took $10 billion in TARP bailout funds knowing that it had fraudulently misrepresented to investors the quality of residential mortgages bundled into mortgage-backed securities.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; bailout; election2016; goldmansachs; mortgagefraud; mortgagesettlement; tarp; tedcruz; texas
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Noting that no employees at Goldman Sachs were punished and that the penalty will be in part tax-deductible, Kelleher said that this and other penalties are "so weak that they will actually incentivize more law breaking on Wall Street."
1 posted on 04/11/2016 3:19:59 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: dragnet2

Less money for Ted. I guess he is going to have to lean on McConnell’s PAC more now.


2 posted on 04/11/2016 3:22:04 PM PDT by stratboy
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To: dragnet2

Steal 10$billion and return half.

Why is no one in jail?

Ask Heidi and Ted Cruz, blackmailers.


3 posted on 04/11/2016 3:26:09 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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4 posted on 04/11/2016 3:26:40 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: dragnet2

President Trump needs to start RICO proceedings against GS and all of it’s officers and board members, with the end game being the dissolution of the company and the jailing of it’s senior people. It isn’t just Cruze who should be put on the FU subway in Manhattan. I’d like it to be more than that, but I would settle for seeing all of them in the graybar motel.


5 posted on 04/11/2016 3:29:48 PM PDT by vette6387 (Obama can go to hell!)
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and for years the US Treasury Secretaries have come right out of the Goldman Sachs employee hierarchy. Those in this good old boys club, including the bought and paid for DC politicians deserve to be publicly hung.
6 posted on 04/11/2016 3:32:37 PM PDT by drypowder
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To: TexasGator

Are these in default? I did not think so. Wish I had the financial ability to seek out and find lenders who would extend this volume of debt. I bet lil weasel Ted would have no problem funding his snake oil chuck wagon too but to a less extent??


7 posted on 04/11/2016 3:35:12 PM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws maintain the status quo now.)
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To: drypowder

Hanged.


8 posted on 04/11/2016 3:38:29 PM PDT by null and void ("when authority began inspiring contempt, it had stopped being authority" ~ H. Beam Piper)
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To: Diogenesis
Steal 10$ billion and return half. Why is no one in jail?

Good point. Americans can be jailed and caged for forgetting to pay an infraction like parking ticket, yet Goldman Sachs is guilty of wide scale fraud on a national level, and not one person is jailed.

They've corrupted our system to the core.

9 posted on 04/11/2016 3:38:37 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Mouton

“Are these in default? “

Ok.


In October 1988, Donald Trump threw his wallet into the airline business by purchasing Eastern Air Shuttle, a service that for 27 years had run hourly flights between Boston, New York City and Washington, D.C. For roughly $365 million, Trump got a fleet of 17 Boeing 727s, landing facilities in each of the three cities and the right to paint his name on an airplane. Trump pushed to give the airline the Trump touch, making the previously no-muss, no-fuss shuttle service into a luxury experience. To this end, he added maple-wood veneer to the floors, chrome seat-belt latches and gold-colored bathroom fixtures. But his gamble was a bust. A lack of increased interest from customers (who favored the airline for its convenience not its fancy new look) combined with high pre–Gulf War fuel prices meant the shuttle never turned a profit. The high debt forced Trump to default on his loans, and ownership of the company was turned over to creditors.

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2068227_2068229_2068223,00.html


10 posted on 04/11/2016 3:39:48 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: drypowder

I’ve heard similar comments. This reeks like a week old homicide scene.

Goldman Sachs, morals and ethics Satan himself would be proud of.


11 posted on 04/11/2016 3:42:36 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: null and void

thanks, I was wishfully thinking in the past tense


12 posted on 04/11/2016 3:42:47 PM PDT by drypowder
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To: Mouton

Trump Vodka ....

Trump Casinos

Trump Mortgage

Trump the Game


13 posted on 04/11/2016 3:43:16 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Mouton

You’re Fired!

1991, Trump’s Taj Mahal in Atlantic City: This was the rare case where Trump himself was on the hook for as much as $900 million. To get out of trouble, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which allowed him to reorganize the debt while the casino remained open. The debacle cost the now-billionaire half his stake in the casino.

•1992, Trump Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City: This time Trump was not personally on the hook, but he had to give up his 49% stake in the hotel as part of its bankruptcy deal. He did stay CEO, but that was in name only as he relinquished his salary and day-to-day operational role.

•2004, Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts: With his company nearly $2 billion in debt, Trump again used Chapter 11 to reorganize. This time he reduced his stake to around 25% and again gave up control.

•2009, Trump Entertainment Resorts: In his most-recent filing, the latest iteration of the Trump casino business filed for Chapter 11, leading to him resigning from the board and reducing his stake even further.

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/10/10/donald-trumps-4-biggest-failures.aspx


14 posted on 04/11/2016 3:45:13 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: dragnet2

So when is Bawney Fwank going to be indicted for his role in this mess?


15 posted on 04/11/2016 3:46:19 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Liberals are the Taliban of America, trying to tear down any symbol that they don't like.)
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To: stratboy; dragnet2

“Less money for Ted. I guess he is going to have to lean on McConnell’s PAC more now”

Nah....his wife will get a 400% raise : )


16 posted on 04/11/2016 3:46:44 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: TexasGator

Must be nice to be able to secure loans of that size.


17 posted on 04/11/2016 3:46:45 PM PDT by deport
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18 posted on 04/11/2016 3:48:23 PM PDT by dragonblustar
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To: TexasGator

Btw, you can always spot fraudulent smile, like this one right here.

19 posted on 04/11/2016 3:48:48 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragonblustar

Therrrrrre ya go!


20 posted on 04/11/2016 3:50:29 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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