Saturday, November 8, 2014

2014-11-08 US: Robber Baron Revival Era - Banks above the Law!

2014-11-08 US: Robber Baron Revival Era - Banks above the Law!
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In a true sign of the times, Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi has been one of the central figures in exposing the corrupt US banking industry. The major papers are simply intimidated. The one who stated it clearly was NYT in its December 25, 2010 editorial, where it explained to readers that reporting on corruption of the US banks is too dangerous... The editiorial came in the aftermath of the US banks unlawful freezing of Wikileaks accounts, when Wikileaks threatened to leak Bank of America incriminating emails. jz
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The $9 Billion Witness: Meet JPMorgan Chase's Worst Nightmare
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Meet the woman JPMorgan Chase paid one of the largest fines in American history to keep from talking
By Matt Taibbi | November 6, 2014
She tried to stay quiet, she really did. But after eight years of keeping a heavy secret, the day came when Alayne Fleischmann couldn't take it anymore.
"It was like watching an old lady get mugged on the street," she says. "I thought, 'I can't sit by any longer.'"
Fleischmann is a tall, thin, quick-witted securities lawyer in her late thirties, with long blond hair, pale-blue eyes and an infectious sense of humor that has survived some very tough times. She's had to struggle to find work despite some striking skills and qualifications, a common symptom of a not-so-common condition called being a whistle-blower.
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Meet Alayne Fleischmann, the woman JPMorgan Chase paid one of the largest fines...
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