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40. It's Like When Bill Clinton Said What Bain Capital Did Was "Good Work"

Reply to SocialLibFiscalCon (Reply #34)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 12:43 PM

Apr 2016

And "she" takes money from them for "speeches".

We're so screwed.

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Goldman Sachs Agrees to Pay $5 Billion + To Settle Mortgage Securities [View all] laserhaas Apr 2016 OP

Zero Prosecutions Of Goldman Sachs Felony Bank Fraud scottie55 Apr 2016 #1

Well, the Prez did slap a pair of handcuffs on Jamie Dimon .... Scuba Apr 2016 #74

WOW laserhaas Apr 2016 #77

Goldman Sachs will just right it of as "cost of doing business" and deduct it from their taxes awake Apr 2016 #2

Pocket change, merely pocket change. sarge43 Apr 2016 #14

it will be charged off to the shareholders and taxpayers awake Apr 2016 #15

Its an amazing business model GummyBearz Apr 2016 #23

I will look into my crystal ball and predict --- packman Apr 2016 #3

Ha Ha.... I knew it... that someone else was on the path. I left out tidbits at bottom laserhaas Apr 2016 #5

'Relief for homeowners, borrowers and communities' I look forward to SEEING IT. Ha! appalachiablue Apr 2016 #4

YUP - remember that $25 Billion - with $9 Billion to California laserhaas Apr 2016 #6

Relief? Most of those homeowners and borrowers got the financial death penalty, and NCjack Apr 2016 #9

Worst Fianancial Crash and Great Recession in 75 years, attributed to appalachiablue Apr 2016 #18

Many of the homeowners ended up in bankruptcy. That usually means no credit for about JDPriestly Apr 2016 #55

Full text: think Apr 2016 #7

RULES of LBN don't allow for posting more than 4 para's laserhaas Apr 2016 #10

Sorry. Forgot this was LBN. Just figured since it was public information I would post it in full. think Apr 2016 #16

It's alright with me.... As people need to see the whole thing laserhaas Apr 2016 #20

The Key Words In This Are "Illegal Conduct" .... global1 Apr 2016 #8

Couldn't agree more - as a victim of $achs and Bain Cap. organized crimes laserhaas Apr 2016 #12

And the made how much in profits? Helen Borg Apr 2016 #11

We'll never know laserhaas Apr 2016 #13

"so fine me" instead of chapdrum Apr 2016 #49

Gov has power to shut down the criminals laserhaas Apr 2016 #50

Since when did Justice become applying the vaseline? JEB Apr 2016 #17

HA HA --- good one.. laserhaas Apr 2016 #19

Revolving door seems to be the crux of the problem. nt JEB Apr 2016 #31

I've decided to go after DOJ - for that very reason laserhaas Apr 2016 #33

I keep thinking that these "business's" are in some way....................... turbinetree Apr 2016 #21

thanks for this - turbinetree laserhaas Apr 2016 #24

Your welcome............................. turbinetree Apr 2016 #32

Does this put anyone back in their homes? Downwinder Apr 2016 #22

YUP - Blankfein and gang - into bigger ones laserhaas Apr 2016 #28

Clinton DOJ will give us more of the same. We MUST nominate Bernie!!!!nt Dems to Win Apr 2016 #25

Are common crooks going to have to pay back a fraction of what they steal now? GummyBearz Apr 2016 #26

Hey - that's what Sachs and Bain do....rinse lather gather laserhaas Apr 2016 #30

And Hillary goes fundraising in Hong Kong, with an EX Goldman Sachs Exec SoapBox Apr 2016 #27

Isn't her son-in-law a GSachs former laserhaas Apr 2016 #29

Funny they actually didn't discuss the FRAUD... SocialLibFiscalCon Apr 2016 #34

Judge Rakoff refused to sign an SEC settlement with Citi - for that very reason of - NO Details laserhaas Apr 2016 #35

It's Like When Bill Clinton Said What Bain Capital Did Was "Good Work" scottie55 Apr 2016 #40

Yup!...fer sure Hillary isnt going to return speech money laserhaas Apr 2016 #72

another example of the department’s resolve to hold accountable those whose illegal conduct ... AlbertCat Apr 2016 #36

some black guy who stole a bunch of candy bars AgerolanAmerican Apr 2016 #38

Probably another victim or protestor laserhaas Apr 2016 #39

$5 billion of fraud AgerolanAmerican Apr 2016 #37

Our eToys case could RICO Bain Cap. and (barest of minimums) make sure GSachs never does another IPO laserhaas Apr 2016 #41

The sentencing guideline are clear that individual exec's can be prosecuted. They should be. Period. JudyM Apr 2016 #42

In our eToys public company fraud case ... we have confessions of intentional lies under oath laserhaas Apr 2016 #44

“You don't stick a knife in a man's back nine inches and then pull it out six inches and say jtuck004 Apr 2016 #43

Malcom and MLK made many good points laserhaas Apr 2016 #53

yet no one will go to jail and the regulations will remain unchanged. Javaman Apr 2016 #45

Moi is trying to change that = Javaman laserhaas Apr 2016 #54

"...Since a corporation cannot be put in jail, the primary penalty is usually a monetary penalty..." chapdrum Apr 2016 #46

We can get Bain RICO'd - if feds would stop covering it all up laserhaas Apr 2016 #56

K&R felix_numinous Apr 2016 #47

Thanks felix laserhaas Apr 2016 #57

Resolve? How about complete repayment to EVERYONE that lost their homes? AllyCat Apr 2016 #48

Actually Sarbanes/Oxley forbids crooked (or possible crooks) from going around to public companies laserhaas Apr 2016 #58

Related opinion, from the past and present chapdrum Apr 2016 #51

We constantly seek to remind fed authorities they swore an oath against assaults on Constitution by laserhaas Apr 2016 #59

About downsizing Wall Street. The opportunity to get Goldman to agree to downsize itself JDPriestly Apr 2016 #52

Calling Bernie Sanders. libdem4life Apr 2016 #60

YUP - Help U.S. Bernie the One laserhaas Apr 2016 #62

I see what you did there...:) libdem4life Apr 2016 #64

big K and R! bbgrunt Apr 2016 #61

Thanks Much - bbgrunt laserhaas Apr 2016 #63

Probably all tax deductable too! Dustlawyer Apr 2016 #65

Just heard this on Democracy Now! this morning KansDem Apr 2016 #75

I'd pull their charter. Goldman ran a criminal organization. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2016 #66

I don't agree. And you'd be hard pressed to find a greater victim laserhaas Apr 2016 #68

The world will go on after the death of Goldman.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2016 #70

Concur....the wrold will revolve ...until it doesnt anymore laserhaas Apr 2016 #71

THe Fine just makes the Government a Partner in the Crime Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #67

Especially when the door revolves laserhaas Apr 2016 #69

Well said. Co-conspirators. harun Apr 2016 #80

The DOJ needs to be exposed..for slapping wrists laserhaas Apr 2016 #73

How much of that is a tax write-off? nt truebluegreen Apr 2016 #76

Another blotch on Obama's legacy. Pathetic. FighttheFuture Apr 2016 #78

Fucking looters harun Apr 2016 #79

So apropos laserhaas Apr 2016 #81

Joyous! Enthusiast Apr 2016 #82

I'm going to sue DOJ about this chit...of willful blindness laserhaas Apr 2016 #83

And where does the money go? Silver_Witch Apr 2016 #84

Often wondered about that.. When Spitzer boasted laserhaas Apr 2016 #85