WOOT! Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo

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Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said Thursday afternoon that he was widening his investigation of the American International Group to examine whether its trading counterparties improperly received billions of dollars in government money from the troubled insurer.

Those counterparties include Goldman Sachs, which received $12.9 billion, as well as Société Générale of France and Deutsche Bank of Germany, which each received nearly $12 billion.

“Our investigation into corporate bonuses has led us to an investigation of the credit default swap contracts at A.I.G.,” Mr. Cuomo said in a statement. “CDS contracts were at the heart of A.I.G.’s meltdown.

The question is whether the contracts are being wound down properly and efficiently or whether they have become a vehicle for funneling billions in taxpayers dollars to capitalize banks all over the world.”


http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/cuomo-widens-his-aig-investigation/?hp

[WI_DEM]

1. I hope Cuomo takes on Patterson in NY Gov race, Cuomo would win

Patterson would allow the GOP the possibility of winning the governorship again.

[Captain Hilts]

2. That's "Governor" Cuomo! Signed and sealed with this. nt