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Jon Corzine

Big Businesses Offer Revolving Door Rewards

Project On Government Oversight | Posted 05.21.2013 | Politics
Project On Government Oversight

During former Citigroup executive Jack Lew's recent confirmation as Treasury Secretary, some people were troubled to learn that the big bank had promised him special financial awards if he left to take a job in the government. But a review by POGO shows that Lew's deal with Citi was no anomaly.

Eleazar David Melendez

Jon Corzine Avoids Lifetime Trading Ban

HuffingtonPost.com | Eleazar David Melendez | Posted 02.21.2013 | Business

NEW YORK -- A private market regulator refused to ban former MF Global chief Jon Corzine from trading with other people’s money Thursday, rejecting ...

Eleazar David Melendez

Trade Group To Consider Banning Jon Corzine From Trading

HuffingtonPost.com | Eleazar David Melendez | Posted 02.20.2013 | Business

A private regulatory body will consider on Wednesday whether it should ban former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine from putting other's people money at ris...

Christie Opponent Injured

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 02.12.2013 | Politics

The presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) was injured in a car accident on Monday night. State Sen. Barba...

MF Global Investigation: It Was Jon Corzine's Fault!

Reuters | Posted 01.14.2013 | Business

WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - MF Global's collapse and the loss of an estimated $1.6 billion in customer money was triggered by former CEO Jon Corz...

Jon Corzine's Lawyers Know There's No Way He Ran A Fraudulent Business

Reuters | Posted 12.22.2012 | Business

* Ex-MF Global CEO said had no motive to commit fraud * US investigators also probe future brokerage's collapse By Jonat...

What Is More Virtuous? Paying Taxes or Giving Charity?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 11.16.2012 | Politics
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Are American citizens really expected to feel guilty about not paying enough tax? When we see such incredible government waste, should we be eager to fork over more money to see it so much of it squandered?

Looks Like No One Wil Face Criminal Charges For MF Global Meltdown

Reuters | Posted 11.12.2012 | Business

* Prosecutors met with former CEO Jon Corzine-sources * Criminal case still appears unlikely * Move paves way for civil ...

What Jonah Lehrer Has in Common with the Financial Services Sector

Jon Stein | Posted 10.02.2012 | Business
Jon Stein

As a society, we rarely celebrate simple competence and the ability to deliver. Instead, we demand superstars. This non-stop need to do better and better is what unifies Lehrer with Wall Street miscreants.

Crime and Mayhem in the USA

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 10.01.2012 | Business
Janet Tavakoli

Despite widespread crime of various types across all classes of society, most Americans polled were comfortable trusting their own "moral compass." Let's see how we did with that in July.

Hoorah! MF Global Customers Will Get All Their Money Back

Reuters | Posted 10.01.2012 | Business

* MF Global trustee gives hope to customers who lost money * Freeh to testify before Senate Agriculture Committee By Jon...

D.M. Levine

Crisis in Commodities

HuffingtonPost.com | D.M. Levine | Posted 07.20.2012 | Business

First, there was a banking crisis. Now, after the collapse of Peregrine Financial Group, commodities markets may be on the brink of their own emergenc...

Dirty Little Secrets of Chris Christie: Feel the Zeitgeist, Baby!

Peter J. Woolley | Posted 09.16.2012 | Politics
Peter J. Woolley

Christie jumped on each news story, using it as further evidence that the legislature couldn't be trusted with taxpayer's money. With no one trying to defend the indefensible, Christie's had an appreciative audience to himself.

Could the Obamas' Hair Actually Impact the Election?

Keli Goff | Posted 09.16.2012 | Politics
Keli Goff

The issue of hair and the role it actually plays in elections has become one of the most enduring urban legends of American politics. Plenty of people repeat the adage that "the candidate with the best hair always wins" as gospel.

Most MF Global Execs Are Off The Hook For That Missing $1.6 Billion

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 06.12.2012 | Business

When $1.6 billion of customer money goes missing, you'd think it would be easier to punish someone for it. Not so at MF Global, the brokerage firm ...

Ex-MF Global Executive Under Fire For Sketchy Testimony

Reuters | Posted 08.07.2012 | Business

* CFO Steenkamp said he knew little about missing funds * Trustee report shows Steenkamp closely involved * Email shows ...

MF Global Allegedly Used Accounting Tricks To Comply With Regulations

Posted 08.06.2012 | Business

Ends up MF Global officials used creative accounting tricks to give the appearance of complying with regulations in the lead up to the firm's collapse...

MF Global Trustee Racking Up Millions In Fees

Reuters | Posted 08.04.2012 | Business

* Trustee Giddens billing $894 per hour - court documents * Team includes roughly 130 lawyers By Nick Brown ...

Corzine Could Face Civil Claims

Reuters | Posted 08.04.2012 | Business

NEW YORK, June 4 (Reuters) - The trustee liquidating MF Global Holdings Ltd broker-dealer said on Monday he sees possible civil claims against forme...

Does Anyone Ever Take Responsiblity for Anything Now?

Mitch Feierstein | Posted 07.31.2012 | Business
Mitch Feierstein

Transparency? Accountability? Responsibility? That's for little people. Consequences? Forget it: If you're rich, there are none. We live in Leona Helmsley's world now, and it's not a good place to be.

Regulaor: 'Corzine Rule' Will Start 'Restoring Public Confidence'

Reuters | Posted 07.29.2012 | Business

CHICAGO, May 29 (Reuters) - Futures brokers would need to get approval from a top executive before making big withdrawals from customer accounts und...

How Jon Corzine Was Hit By The Housing Crisis

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.29.2012 | Business

It seems former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine has been hit by the housing crash. The ex-Governor of New Jersey recently sold his Hoboken penthouse apar...

Corzine Netted Millions From MF Global Before Collapse

Reuters | Posted 05.22.2012 | Business

(Reuters) - Former MF Global Holdings Ltd chief Jon Corzine received more than $8 million in pay and stock options from the futures brokerage in the y...

Christie Would Give Romney 'Blue-Collar Appeal'

Martin Zabell | Posted 07.17.2012 | Politics
Martin Zabell

Chris Christie would be the perfect vice presidential nominee on Mitt Romney's GOP presidential ticket if he is who his supporters say he is. Howeve...

Laid-Off MF Global Employee Can't Even Get A Job Here

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.08.2012 | Business

Those years at MF Global can't even ensure you a retail job these days. Former mid-level MF Global employee Dan Whiteford says he has yet to be of...