UBS traders dumped losses on clients
America Blog Nov 06 09Obama really needs to find better people to golf with besides CEOs from companies like this. What is also interesting to note here is that yet again, here is a big player who has been caught yet we're not seeing a perp walk. No, apparently that's only for smaller players who aren't white, nor part of the traditional who's who of the finance industry. The losses involved here are considerably higher than the alleged $25 million ripoff from Galleon Group. Now the status quo media is comparing Galleon to the mob. Maybe, but there certainly appeared to be a lot of that going around in recent years. Full story...
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