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[8 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | 292 views]

From the Investment Fraud Blawg
A number of sites have provided summaries of the various federal bailout programs.  This post includes links to a few of these.

New York Times, Tracking the $700 Billion Bailout
New York Times, Adding Up the Government’s Total Bailout Tab
CNNMoney.com, Bailout Tracker
Propublica.com, Eye on the Bailout
FinancialStability.gov (published by U.S. Department of the Treasury)
Subsidyscope.com

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[8 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | 292 views]

From the Investment Fraud Blawg
On April 26, The New York Times reported that in 2009, “workers at the largest financial institutions are on track to earn as much money this year as they did before the financial crisis began.”  (See article here).  In fact, the article reports that six of the largest banks have “set aside over $36 billion in the first quarter to pay their employees.”   At Goldman Sachs, the average compensation per employee could equal as much …

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[8 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | 331 views]

From the Investment Fraud Blawg
Earlier today, it was reported through several media outlets (i.e., Reuters, FT.com, CNBC.com) that the federal government pressured Bank of America to acquire Merrill Lynch in late 2008.  
To make matters worse, it appears that the government’s threats may have occurred after Bank of America realized that Merrill Lynch was not a good acquisition.  Based upon the reports, Bank of America’s CEO Ken “Lewis testified in February that former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman …

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[8 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | 615 views]

From the Consumer Fraud Blawg
The Consumer Fraud Blawg will contain information and commentary related to, you guessed it . . . consumer fraud.  I am currently developing this blog, as well as the Investment Fraud Blawg, the Stockbroker Fraud Blawg, the Securities Arbitration Blawg, and the Securities Fraud Blawg.  Please bear with me while I finish a few administrative matters.  I expect to have these blawgs officially up and running within the next few days.

Until then, feel free to visit The Kueser Law Firm’s website or follow …

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[8 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | 314 views]

From the Securities Fraud Blawg
The Securities Fraud Blawg will contain information and commentary related to, you guessed it . . . securities fraud.  I am currently developing this blog, as well as the Investment Fraud Blawg, the Stockbroker Fraud Blawg, the Securities Arbitration Blawg, and the Consumer Fraud Blawg.  Please bear with me while I finish a few administrative matters.  I expect to have these blawgs officially up and running within the next few days.
Until then, feel free to visit …

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[8 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | 255 views]

From the Securities Arbitration Blawg

The Securities Arbitration Blawg will contain information and commentary related to securities arbitration and, to a lesser extent, securities litigation.  I am currently developing this blog, as well as the Investment Fraud Blawg, the Stockbroker Fraud Blawg, the Securities Fraud Blawg, and the Consumer Fraud Blawg.  Please bear with me while I finish a few administrative matters.  I expect to have these blawgs officially up and running within the next few days.
Until then, feel free to visit The Kueser Law …

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[8 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | 382 views]

From the Stockbroker Fraud Blawg

The Stockbroker Fraud Blawg will contain information and commentary related to fraud and other misconduct committed by stockbrokers and other financial professionals.  I am currently developing this blog, as well as the Investment Fraud Blawg, the Securities Fraud Blawg, the Securities Arbitration Blawg, and the Consumer Fraud Blawg.  Please bear with me while I finish a few administrative matters.  I expect to have these blawgs officially up and running within the next few days.
Until then, feel free to visit The …

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[7 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 736 views]

Thank you for visiting our blawg.
First, you might be asking, “what is a blawg?”  A Blawg is a blog (or weblog) that pertains to a legal issue or matter of law.  Our Blawgs are separately maintained; however, we offer a consolidated RSS feed (through Feedburner) that contains each item posted to each blawg.  We have posted this feed on various pages of our website, including our home page; however, we thought visitors might appreciate the opportunity to find our postings …

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