MF Global executive refuses to testify before Congress (Assistant Treasurer Edith O'Brien)

This is just another Dog and Pony show to keep us occupied. If congress were serious they would have Granted the Witnesses some sort of immunity, then they could not take the 5th. They would be in Contempt of Congress for refusing to answer, and could be JAILED IMMEDIATELY INDEFINITLY.

And by the way the Witness has no CHOICE WHATSOEVER when granted immunity. Move Along now there is nothing more to see

While it would have been nice to hear Edith bring down Corzine in front of the TV cameras, L/E has even better evidence to nail the MF crooks. A paper trail-----the actual wire transfers of their thievery.

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And while L/E is at it, let me make a few suggestions.

I give you The Corzine financial conspiracies list---ripe for L/E:

(1) rigging NJ municipal bond sales (the financial bloodline of the G/S parasites). Gov Corzine gave the woman heading up the NJ muni-bonds program a lucrative six-figure perch on the NJ/NY Pork Authority and even pumped her pension. If that's not a payoff "for services rendered", nothing is.

(2) suspicions that Gov Corzine rigged financial bombs in the $85 billion NJ pension system that will go off after he got kicked out of NJ govt.

(3) (GLOAT) THIS COULD BRING DOWN CORZINE AND OTHER SENATORS As a US Sen, Corzine got a bill passed which gave tax benefits to a Japanese bank which had been taken over by the trustee of Jonny's "blind trust" ---- trustee C. Flowers was a G/S crony and is a principal in MF Global. "Financial genius" Corzine said "he did not know" his Senate bill benefited him.

(4) NOTE Few US Senators had first-hand knowledge about the Japanese bank. Jon HAD to have made insider deals---giving inside financial tips to members of the exclusive "Senate Enrichment Club" to get the bill passed.

She should NOT have been allowed to take the fifth.

Edith had already forfeited her rights when she announced Corzine’s activities publicly.

Refusing to tell Congress what she knew was obstruction of justice.

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