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msnbc.msn.com - 6/19/2009
Bailed-out execs used jets for holidays
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Chief executives of some banks that received federal money, including Bank of America Corp. and Morgan Stanley, used company jets for their personal use, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
reuters.com - 6/19/2009
Bailed-out banks' CEOs used jets for personal use: report | U.S.
— reuters.com — (Reuters) - Chief executives of some banks that received federal money, including Bank of America Corp, Morgan... Stanley and Regions Financial Corp, used company jets for their personal use, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website. Flight ... (more) Bailed-out banks' CEOs used jets for personal use: ...

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online.wsj.com - 6/21/2009
CEOs of Bailed-Out Banks Flew to Resorts on Firms' Jets
— online.wsj.com — Some executives at banks propped up by government aid have retained a coveted perk: personal use of... the company jet. Flight records show numerous occasions when banks receiving federal money have flown their planes to destinations near resorts or ... (more) CEOs of Bailed-Out Banks Flew to Resorts on Firms' Jets

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  Some people don't get it and never will

DownWithTyranny!:  Crooked Bankster Sir Allen Stanford Indicted In $7 Billion Ponzi Scheme

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Some people don't get it and never will
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... This is inexcusable yet again, it highlights why it's important for Treasury and Congress to take a hard line against this bunch of gamblers. They never know when to say when. Is this what the American public deserves after saving them from ruin?Reuters: ...

Crooked Bankster Sir Allen Stanford Indicted In $7 Billion Ponzi Scheme
DownWithTyranny! — ... money seems to have vanished without a trace although one investigator said there were "billions of dollars more in missing funds because much was wasted on a variety of risky investments, as well as cricket sponsorships, jets, yachts and other accouterments of Mr. Stanford’s lifestyle." Stanford and everyone involved, of course, claims to be innocent. We should add that before Leroy King, an American citizen, became Antigua's chief regulatory officer, he was a vice president at a less blatantly corrupt operation, Bank of America. ...

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