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Congress Exposes Potential Profiteering in AIG's Deals: Delay Enabled Further Cover-Up

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Janet Tavakoli

Goldman is not solely responsible, but it has a large role in AIG's crisis and a unique position of conflicted interest and influence over the terms of the bailout. Now that the crisis is over, this issue should be reopened.

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One Year Before Crisis, I Told Jamie Dimon and Warren Buffett AIG Had Serious Trouble (and Goldman Sachs Knew Too)

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Janet Tavakoli

The mark-to-market losses were just one part of the problem. AIG had a grave problem just from this position alone, and AIG had other serious problems.

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