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Old 04-16-2009, 08:35 PM
 
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Authorities Investigate Payments by Rattner - WSJ.com

The "senior executive," not named in the complaint, is Mr. Rattner, according to the person familiar with the matter. He is co-founder of the investment firm, Quadrangle Group, which he left to join the Treasury Department to oversee the auto task force earlier this year.

Quadrangle agreed to acquire the rights for $88,841, and three weeks later the deputy comptroller told the senior Quadrangle executive that Quadrangle would get a $100 million investment from the pension fund, according to the complaint. Quadrangle then paid the $1.1 million finders fees to a company affiliated with the political consultant, according to the complaint.

Mr. Rattner, 56 years old, is a veteran deal maker who co-founded New York-based Quadrangle in 2000 after spending years as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley and Lazard Freres & Co., where he rose to the No. 2 spot. Earlier this year, President Barack Obama tapped him to lead a task force of two dozen people to figure out how to restructure ailing U.S. auto makers General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC.

Odd, arent these just some of the companies getting bailed out by the taxpayers or bankrupt?
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Old 04-16-2009, 08:52 PM
 
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Authorities Investigate Payments by Rattner - WSJ.com

The "senior executive," not named in the complaint, is Mr. Rattner, according to the person familiar with the matter. He is co-founder of the investment firm, Quadrangle Group, which he left to join the Treasury Department to oversee the auto task force earlier this year.

Quadrangle agreed to acquire the rights for $88,841, and three weeks later the deputy comptroller told the senior Quadrangle executive that Quadrangle would get a $100 million investment from the pension fund, according to the complaint. Quadrangle then paid the $1.1 million finders fees to a company affiliated with the political consultant, according to the complaint.

Mr. Rattner, 56 years old, is a veteran deal maker who co-founded New York-based Quadrangle in 2000 after spending years as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley and Lazard Freres & Co., where he rose to the No. 2 spot. Earlier this year, President Barack Obama tapped him to lead a task force of two dozen people to figure out how to restructure ailing U.S. auto makers General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC.

Odd, arent these just some of the companies getting bailed out by the taxpayers or bankrupt?
VERY interesting.
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Old 04-17-2009, 08:25 AM
 
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Wow, find it ironic that liberals dont want to discuss corruption..
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Old 04-17-2009, 08:29 AM
 
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Wow, find it ironic that liberals dont want to discuss corruption..
Aw c'mon - you know it's only corruption when the other side does it.
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Old 04-17-2009, 10:14 AM
 
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An excerpt from the OP's article:

"Neither Mr. Rattner nor Quadrangle has been accused of any wrongdoing. Mr. Rattner did not return calls for comment.

A spokeswoman for the Treasury, which is in charge of the auto task force, said that "during the transition, Mr. Rattner made us aware of the pending investigation."
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Old 04-17-2009, 10:15 AM
 
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mr obama has many enemies. when you threaten to put DOD on a diet that is guna happen.
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Old 04-17-2009, 10:31 AM
 
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And so the most ethical and transparant administration in history is already starting to crack under corruption. How ironic...not!
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Old 04-17-2009, 10:32 AM
 
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"Neither Mr. Rattner nor Quadrangle has been accused of any wrongdoing. Mr. Rattner did not return calls for comment.
Mr Rattner has not been named by name, but sources claim that the "senior executive," is Mr Rattner..
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A spokeswoman for the Treasury, which is in charge of the auto task force, said that "during the transition, Mr. Rattner made us aware of the pending investigation."
So they knew the investigation was taking place but didnt care anyways? Um.. hello? What ever happened to caring about ethics in the "Obama" administration? That didnt last long..
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Old 04-17-2009, 11:57 AM
 
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Mr Rattner has not been named by name, but sources claim that the "senior executive," is Mr Rattner..

So they knew the investigation was taking place but didnt care anyways? Um.. hello? What ever happened to caring about ethics in the "Obama" administration? That didnt last long..
Who cares if the senior executive is Mr Rattner if that senior executive is accused of no wrong-doing?

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Old 04-17-2009, 01:02 PM
 
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Who cares if the senior executive is Mr Rattner if that senior executive is accused of no wrong-doing?

Your right.. he's accused of doing no wrong doing, they are just investigating for nothing..

He only owned the company accused of wrong doing..
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