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    Feb 21, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  1. Carl Washington, a former assemblyman, to plead guilty to fraud

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    A top L.A. County Probation Department executive who once was a state assemblyman has agreed to plead guilty to federal bank fraud charges, admitting he bilked financial institutions out of nearly $200,000 by falsely claiming to be an identity theft......
    2. Feb 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. S&P helped cause financial crisis with faulty ratings, Feds allege

    WASHINGTON -- Standard & Poor's Corp. helped cause the financial crisis by misleading investors with falsely high credit ratings on bonds backed by toxic subprime mortgages, federal officials alleged Tuesday in announcing a civil suit against the company.
    WASHINGTON -- Standard & Poor's Corp. helped cause the financial crisis by misleading investors with falsely high credit ratings on bonds backed by toxic subprime mortgages, federal officials alleged Tuesday in announcing a civil suit against the company....

    Tags: Kamala D. Harris, U.S. Department of Justice, Finance, Credit Ratings, Securities

    3. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 'After the Music Stopped' looks back at the fiscal collapse

    -------------------- After the Music Stopped The Financial Crisis, the Response and the Work Ahead Alan Blinder Penguin Press: 496 pp., $29.95 -------------------- "Obamanomics was an incoherent blur to most citizens — and a not very...

    Tags: Federal Reserve, Finance, U.S. Congress, Henry Paulson, Economy, Business and Finance

    4. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Mary Jo White won't be intimidated as SEC chief, Obama says

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama nominated Mary Jo White to be the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying her track record as a hard-nosed prosecutor means she won't be easily intimidated as Wall Street's new top watchdog.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama nominated Mary Jo White to be the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying her track record as a hard-nosed prosecutor means she won't be easily intimidated as Wall Street's new top watchdog. "You don't...

    Tags: Republican Party, Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren, Criminals, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

    5. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. 11 EU nations to plan tax on financial transactions

    LONDON – Pressing ahead where others have balked, 11 European countries received the green light Tuesday to plan a financial transaction tax that could generate billions of dollars in revenue for cash-strapped governments.
    LONDON – Pressing ahead where others have balked, 11 European countries received the green light Tuesday to plan a financial transaction tax that could generate billions of dollars in revenue for cash-strapped governments. Led by Germany and...

    Tags: European Debt Crisis, Politics, France, United Kingdom, Finance

    6. Jan 4, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  6. Goldfinger Would Envy Latest Taxpayer Shakedown

    It has become fashionable to despair of our supposed recent lack of technological progress. All the big inventions of modern society -- jet engines, television, nuclear weapons -- were on the scene by the early 1960s.
    It has become fashionable to despair of our supposed recent lack of technological progress. All the big inventions of modern society -- jet engines, television, nuclear weapons -- were on the scene by the early 1960s. Proponents of this view should...

    Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Federal Reserve, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Government Debt, James Bond (fictional character)

    7. Dec 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. European officials move to unify banks, aid Greece

    LONDON -- European officials Thursday took two more steps in their fight against the region's lingering debt crisis, agreeing on a deal to put big banks under the oversight of a single supervisor and releasing desperately needed loans for Greece to pay its mounting bills.
    LONDON -- European officials Thursday took two more steps in their fight against the region's lingering debt crisis, agreeing on a deal to put big banks under the oversight of a single supervisor and releasing desperately needed loans for Greece to pay...

    Tags: European Debt Crisis, France, Central Bank, Finance, European Union

    8. Dec 1, 2012 |Story| Daily Pilot

  8. Apodaca: Be careful about swiping cards as you shop

    On the day after Thanksgiving, I ate leftovers, went to a movie, ate more leftovers, and put gas in my car in preparation for a trip to the Rose Bowl for the UCLA-Stanford football game the following day. Oh yes, I might also have been the victim of a...

    Tags: Personal Data Collection, Criminals, Politics, Crime Victims, Rose Bowl Game

    9. Dec 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. U.S. says UBS was motivated by 'sheer greed' in Libor rigging

    WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials said Wednesday that banking giant UBS was motivated by "sheer greed" in rigging a key global interest rate and that the $1.5 billion in penalties the firm agreed to pay sends a strong message to the financial industry.
    WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials said Wednesday that banking giant UBS was motivated by "sheer greed" in rigging a key global interest rate and that the $1.5 billion in penalties the firm agreed to pay sends a strong message to the financial industry. The...

    Tags: FBI, Criminals, United Kingdom, Prosecution, U.S. Department of Justice

    10. Nov 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. In defense of Susan Rice

    Is U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice an appropriate choice as President Obama's second-term secretary of State?
    Is U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice an appropriate choice as President Obama's second-term secretary of State? Nearly 100 House Republicans have come out against Rice, joining several prominent GOP senators. Meetings on Capitol Hill this week appear not to...

    Tags: Republican Party, Brookings Institution, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, Parties and Movements

    11. Nov 26, 2012 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  11. Digesting the Twinkies' lessons

    "All Gods were immortal."
    "All Gods were immortal." -- Stanislaw Lec WASHINGTON -- And also brands, the gods of the marketplace. Earthquakes may strike, dynasties may fall and locusts may devour the crops, but Oldsmobile and Pan Am are forever. Never mind. But about the...

    Tags: Breads, Lobbying, Financial and Business Services, Politics, Hostess Brands, Inc.

    12. Sep 18, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  12. The Rhubarb Patch: A tough discussion about ‘hard truths’ in the presidential race

    Change of Subject
    In Wednesday's Tribune I debate the 2012 presidential race with conservative activist Chris Robling, a WGN-TV commentator and former executive director of the Cook County Republican Party. To Chris, from Eric: On the first night of the recent Republican...
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