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June 3, 2009
Pension Fixers Go Right on Pushing
What scandal? Thompson's pals keep their edge.
Blogs
June 1, 2009
DiNapoli: I'll Continue to Run the Pension Fund Myself, Thanks
When Andrew Cuomo started digging up crooked deals in the pension fund, state comptroller Thomas DeNapoli was quick to endorse an end to the use of corrupting "placement agents" in handling fund investments. But there's only so far DiNapoli is willing to go. Bloomberg News says DiNapoli wants to re ... More >>
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May 29, 2009
State Pension Fund Loses 26.3 Percent of Value in a Year
Considering how big New York State's pension obligations are, it was a cause for concern when the pension fund started to lose value as the market tumbled, dropping about 20 percent between April and October 2008. So in March the state started investing more in private equity markets -- which, as At ... More >>
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May 14, 2009
Too Big to Jail? Cuomo Takes $20M to "Settle" Carlyle Group's Pension Fraud Role
Andrew Cuomo (pictured) has indicted some big fish in the pension fund scandals, but as far as the powerful Carlyle Group goes, he's content just to take the money. Having admitted to paying indicted "placement agent" Hank Morris over $13 million to influence pension fund investments to their advant ... More >>
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May 13, 2009
Another Thompson Supporter Rings Up a Big Pension Fund Score
Andrew Cuomo (pictured) has indicted some big fish in the pension fund scandals, but as far as the powerful Carlyle Group goes, he's content just to take the money. Having admitted to paying indicted "placement agent" Hank Morris over $13 million to influence pension fund investments to their advant ... More >>
Blogs
May 12, 2009
Cuomo, SEC Bust Ramirez in Pension Fund Fraud
Andrew Cuomo (pictured) keeps rolling up skels in the pension fund pay-for-play scandal. Now he's got Julio Ramirez Jr. to plead guilty to a securities fraud violation. Ramirez, a pal of previous indictee Hank Morris, is a placement agent of the sort that has proven troublesome in these matters and ... More >>
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May 7, 2009
Cuomo's Pension Investigations Catch On in 30 States
The New York Times today examines the pension fund investigations that have spread since New York attorney general Andrew Cuomo (pictured) started digging into the scandals involving such funds in this state. The notion seems to be spreading that "placement agents" who intervene between fund manage ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2009
Dallas-Based Aldus Exec Caught in New York Pension Fund Scandal
The pension fund scandal that attorney general Andrew Cuomo's investigations and prosecutions have roiled appears to be spreading out. Today Cuomo and the SEC both charged the managing partner of private equity firm Aldus Equity Partners, Saul Meyer, with felony fraud. Meyer, based in Dallas, is an ... More >>
Columns
April 22, 2009
Alan Hevesi Carried a Torch for Robert Torricelli
The dashing ex-senator worked at the same tainted firm as comptroller's aide
Blogs
April 22, 2009
DiNapoli Bans Placement Agents from Touching Pension Fund
In the current environment, it makes sense that comptroller Thomas DiNapoli would want to be as squeaky-clean as possible. He was the first statewide official to release his tax returns this year. And now, as the pension fund scandal under former comptroller Alan Hevesi unravels and the papers call ... More >>
Blogs
April 22, 2009
Cuomo, Thompson Heating Up Pension Fund Investigations
Hmm. Now that state comptroller DiNapoli's banning placement agents from doing business with the state pension fund-- like what Ray Harding was pretending to do when attorney general Cuomo nabbed him -- city comptroller William Thompson (pictured) is calling for a similar ban here. (He can't just c ... More >>
Columns
April 15, 2009
Hevesi's Friends in Need
Political pals cashed in on pension fund business
Blogs
April 15, 2009
Cuomo: Ray Harding Up on 3 Felony Charges, Texas Financier Pleads Out in Pension, Office-Peddling Scams
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (pictured) has announced that he's charging former New York State Liberal Party Chairman Ray Harding with three felonies committed during Alan Hevesi's days as comptroller. The AG says Hevesi's lieutenants Hank Morris and David Loglisci, who were indicted last month, u ... More >>
Columns
March 25, 2009
Alan Hevesi: Shakedown at the Pension Fund
The fiscal watchdog's team wrote its own rules
Blogs
December 29, 2008
NYC comptroller rips into Halliburton and KBR
Jumping aboard the anti-Halliburton bandwagon while trying to build political clout for a mayoral run, Comptroller William Thompson has filed shareholder resolutions on behalf of New York City pension funds that blast the boards of scandal-plagued Iraq War contractors Halliburton and KBR. KBR a ... More >>
Blogs
December 9, 2008
Feds: Lawyer Jailed for Impersonation Scammed Others, Too
Jumping aboard the anti-Halliburton bandwagon while trying to build political clout for a mayoral run, Comptroller William Thompson has filed shareholder resolutions on behalf of New York City pension funds that blast the boards of scandal-plagued Iraq War contractors Halliburton and KBR. KBR a ... More >>
Blogs
October 9, 2008
Daily Flog II: Hedge funds to the rescue; kitten-burgers in Peru
Jumping aboard the anti-Halliburton bandwagon while trying to build political clout for a mayoral run, Comptroller William Thompson has filed shareholder resolutions on behalf of New York City pension funds that blast the boards of scandal-plagued Iraq War contractors Halliburton and KBR. KBR a ... More >>
Blogs
September 19, 2008
Daily Flog: Hedgehog Day on Wall Street; no one's selling greed short
Jumping aboard the anti-Halliburton bandwagon while trying to build political clout for a mayoral run, Comptroller William Thompson has filed shareholder resolutions on behalf of New York City pension funds that blast the boards of scandal-plagued Iraq War contractors Halliburton and KBR. KBR a ... More >>
Blogs
January 30, 2008
Thompson Uses NYC Pensions to Push For LGBT Worker Protections
Jumping aboard the anti-Halliburton bandwagon while trying to build political clout for a mayoral run, Comptroller William Thompson has filed shareholder resolutions on behalf of New York City pension funds that blast the boards of scandal-plagued Iraq War contractors Halliburton and KBR. KBR a ... More >>
Blogs
August 30, 2007
Protesters Demand Tax Relief for Billionaires
Jumping aboard the anti-Halliburton bandwagon while trying to build political clout for a mayoral run, Comptroller William Thompson has filed shareholder resolutions on behalf of New York City pension funds that blast the boards of scandal-plagued Iraq War contractors Halliburton and KBR. KBR a ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2007
Corp v. Comptroller: Dodging the Question
Jumping aboard the anti-Halliburton bandwagon while trying to build political clout for a mayoral run, Comptroller William Thompson has filed shareholder resolutions on behalf of New York City pension funds that blast the boards of scandal-plagued Iraq War contractors Halliburton and KBR. KBR a ... More >>
Blogs
July 31, 2005
Morning Report 7/31/05
Missed Connections
Jumping aboard the anti-Halliburton bandwagon while trying to build political clout for a mayoral run, Comptroller William Thompson has filed shareholder resolutions on behalf of New York City pension funds that blast the boards of scandal-plagued Iraq War contractors Halliburton and KBR. KBR a ... More >>
Blogs
July 13, 2005
Follow the Money, Carefully
Jumping aboard the anti-Halliburton bandwagon while trying to build political clout for a mayoral run, Comptroller William Thompson has filed shareholder resolutions on behalf of New York City pension funds that blast the boards of scandal-plagued Iraq War contractors Halliburton and KBR. KBR a ... More >>

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