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Jeff Greene
Billionaire Senate Hopeful Brings Colorful Past To Florida Race
Justin Elliott | May 3, 2010, 11:53AM
Jeff Greene
The latest entrant in the Florida Senate race is an eccentric billionaire who counts Mike Tyson and madam Heidi Fleiss as close friends and made his fortune betting against the real estate market before the crash.
The business and personal life of Jeff Greene is providing an embarrassment of riches for oppo researchers working for Greene's competition in the Democratic primary, Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL).
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (6) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (2)Topics: Dena Graziano, Florida, Jeff Greene, Kendrick Meek, Marco Rubio, Subprime Mortgages
Goldman Sachs
SEC Slaps Goldman With Civil Fraud Complaint
Justin Elliott | April 16, 2010, 11:10AM
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Goldman Sachs with defrauding investors by allegedly "misstating and omitting key facts" in the marketing of a financial product linked to the performance of subprime mortgages right as the housing crisis was beginning to unfold.
The complaint comes down just as the attention of Washington is turning fully to financial reform.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS (123) | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (8)Topics: Fabrice Tourre, Financial Reform, Financial Regulation, Goldman Sachs, Securities and Exchange Commission, Subprime Mortgages
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