No really, AIG Financial Products chief Gerry Pasciucco told a meeting of his European based derivatives gurus that the money vortex CEO Ed Liddy’s request that they return their bonuses amounted to “blackmail.” That’s according to a London-based recipient of one of the bonuses — London, you’ll recall, is where the inimitable Joseph Cassano was employed — who furnished the news agency with emails showing that AIG compliance officer David Haig had actually asked the country’s Serious Organised Crime Agency to probe whether the (voluntary) requests could be legally considered extortion. Well what a fascinating use of government-bankrolled hours for the taxpayers of both countries!! But wait, don’t shoot yourself, hear the anonymous employee out…
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=144490