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FBI Investigating Potential Fraud by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman, AIG
Fox News ^ | Tuesday, September 23, 2008 | AP article

Posted on 09/23/2008 4:56:31 PM PDT by Fred Nerks

WASHINGTON — The FBI is investigating four major U.S. financial institutions whose collapse helped trigger a $700 billion bailout plan by the Bush administration.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: 110th; doj; fannymae; fbi; freediemac; govwatch
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1 posted on 09/23/2008 4:56:32 PM PDT by Fred Nerks
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To: Fred Nerks

I want to see some executives and government officials doing a perp walk soon.


2 posted on 09/23/2008 4:57:28 PM PDT by Comparative Advantage
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To: Calpernia; LucyT

have you seen this?


3 posted on 09/23/2008 4:57:57 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (fair dinkum)
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To: Fred Nerks

Oh lawdy


4 posted on 09/23/2008 4:58:54 PM PDT by happinesswithoutpeace (You are receiving this broadcast as a dream)
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To: Comparative Advantage

If they issue subpeonas, who will run the Obama Campaign?


5 posted on 09/23/2008 4:59:45 PM PDT by padre35 (Sarah Palin is the one we've been waiting for..Rom 10.10..)
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To: Fred Nerks

“You are charged with making stupid investment decisions!”


6 posted on 09/23/2008 5:00:23 PM PDT by proxy_user
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To: Comparative Advantage

7 posted on 09/23/2008 5:01:35 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (fair dinkum)
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To: Fred Nerks

Does this put Raines and other dirtbags like him in the crosshairs? If so, the trail will lead to politicians and campaign contributions. I wonder how long it will be before they circle the wagons and cover each other’s rears- like they did with the 911 Commission and Able Danger.


8 posted on 09/23/2008 5:01:47 PM PDT by ovrtaxt ( One useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a Congress. --John Adams)
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To: Fred Nerks

Yeah, right. Bush’s (In)Justice Dept. couldn’t prosecute a fly.

Franklin Raines, et al were given a slap on the hand.


9 posted on 09/23/2008 5:02:21 PM PDT by Fledermaus (Piper Palin 2048!)
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“You are charged with making stupid investment decisions!”

If that was carried over to personal finances I'd be prison! This last year has killed my portfolio.
10 posted on 09/23/2008 5:02:24 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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To: Fred Nerks

Thanks, Fred. No; would have missed it. Jail time for all involved.


11 posted on 09/23/2008 5:02:39 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: Fred Nerks

They need to be looking at Congress.


12 posted on 09/23/2008 5:02:44 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Palin for President! (PUMA))
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To: Fred Nerks

I’ m gonna take a guess that no preliminary investigation results will be reported by the networks before Spring.


13 posted on 09/23/2008 5:04:45 PM PDT by ExSafecracker (Press 1 for english. . .2 for jibberish.)
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To: proxy_user

Stupid investment decisions ain’t particularly what I believe they will be looking at...but fraudulent accounting?


14 posted on 09/23/2008 5:04:53 PM PDT by Ethrane ("semper consolar")
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To: Fred Nerks

Good thing about this is that the investigation will not be finished while the Bush Justice Department is in power. FBI investigates and the US Attorneys let people skate including Republicans here in OK that forged checks meant for one PAC to make it to another.

This is a job for our soon to be new Vice President Sarah Palin to oversee.


15 posted on 09/23/2008 5:06:07 PM PDT by PhiKapMom ( BOOMER SOONER -- VOTE FOR McCAIN/PALIN2008! LetsGetThisRight.com)
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To: padre35
I saw on CNN last night that Obama was saying at a campaign stop he has hardly ever spoken to Raines, and he is not one of Obama's economic advisors.

Can anyone tell me what roll Raines has in the Obama campaign?

16 posted on 09/23/2008 5:07:19 PM PDT by muleskinner
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To: Ethrane

I have to admit, with some shame, that the thought of Jamie Gorelick on trial for participating in an accounting fraud give me some degree of pleasure.


17 posted on 09/23/2008 5:08:32 PM PDT by p. henry
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To: padre35

LOL!


18 posted on 09/23/2008 5:08:33 PM PDT by visualops (portraits.artlife.us or visit my freeper page)
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To: Ethrane

I really don’t think there was much fraud at this level.

The fraud occurred at the mortgage broker level. The brokerages who packaged and sold these loans may have participated by selling paper they knew was bad. However, Lehmann and AIG were purchasers of these securities, not packagers.

If the FBI wanted to investigate somebody, they should check into that loose cannon at CitiCorp who was cooking up SIVs in the back room with little regard to anything but his own bonus.


19 posted on 09/23/2008 5:08:51 PM PDT by proxy_user
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To: Fred Nerks

Jamie Gorelick. She’s flipping everywhere. Is there any position screwing this country that she hasn’t held?


20 posted on 09/23/2008 5:10:42 PM PDT by visualops (portraits.artlife.us or visit my freeper page)
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