Before all you Taibbi afficionado's get your donut triggers fired up; please pay attention to the facts - in detail. By now all of you have seen the big brouhaha of Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi and NY Times DealB%K Andrew Ross Sorkin on the Goldman Sachs issues. Unlike Sorkin's opening remark and ad hominem attack on Taibbi stating "The vampire squid haters won't like this column". This diary seeks your deepest thoughts and hopes to prompt Taibbi and others to go higher up the ladder on the failure to prosecute skyscrapers as Romney's Bain is the same as Goldman Sachs.
Ms. B (DK'r "Badabing") penned a wonderful introspect into the Taibbi v Sorkin journalistic banter war. (See Ms B's D "Matt Taibbi has finally called Andrew Ross Sorkin on his Bullshi$" (here)). It is a wonderful Diary, full of Rec's, Tip's, Repub's and Share's - as well it should be. It also has a detractor who was hit with more than 20 donuts. He deserved 1 or 2, (personally, I do not Hr anyone - simply because he/she irks me with their rants). Be that as it may, the Badabing Diary is about Taibbi going after Goldman Sachs and NY Times Sorkin befriending the nefarious Bank as he attacks Taibbi. It is all summed up succinctly, in the quote by Ms B - that I will repeat here (RS's Taibbi article "The 'Big Short' and Goldman's New Story") - where Taibbi states;
The Sorkin piece reads like it was written by the bank's marketing department, which may not be an accident. In November of last year, the New York Times announced that "Dealbook" was entering into a sponsorship agreement with a variety of companies, including ... Goldman, Sachs. This is from that announcement last year:
Unfortunately, the fact of the matter is - we are engaged in banter about the morning dew and the tidal wave (Romney's Bain with Goldman Sachs) is 1 mile off shore - coming without any warning. I am a Matt Taibbi loyalist. He and Michael Moore, like Elizabeth Warren, are stating their minds and doing good works. But they are all missing the boat on the "REAL" issues. Goldman Sachs and their criminal cohort's (Mitt Romney's) Bain, along with Madoff, Bear Sterns, BofA, Petters, Rothstein, Stanford, Vennes, Greg Bell, OKUN, Marc Dreier and the thousands of other white collar fraudsters out there, escape culpability. This is not due to their grand schemes being too clever for our public servants to figure out and/or halt. Those White Collar Organized Criminal fraudsters' don't get caught because -
the Dept of Justice does NOT want to arrest them!
We all know that the WSJ and other tools of corporate America only feed us half baked stories and veiled agendas. Integrity and honor in journalism is dying daily. If you look at the history of Mitt Romney's Bain and their collusive dealings with other white collar fraudsters such as Goldman Sachs. You will find cronyism, corruption and massive willful blindness by the FBI, SEC, DOJ, Corporate Fraud Task Force, OIG, OGE, OPR and Public Integrity Section.
Goldman Sachs and Bain make billions of dollars - Fraudulently - through corrupt Attorney's. Follow the cases of NeoStar, STage Stores, The Learning Company, eToys, Jumbo Sports, Finova, Fingerhut, Polaroid, Kay Bee Toys, Playco, The Parent Company, Zainy Brainy, FAO Schwartz, Petters, Dreier, Cosmetics Plus and more. All with the same players, all with the same results. Bain and Goldman Sachs get rich, creditors, equity holders and even the US Post Office - Get the Shaft!
FULL DISCLOSURE
Not to be one "non-disclosing" - (as if you all don't have any idea about my story already), we have been reporting the frauds of Traub, Bain, Goldman Sachs, Petters, Dreier and others for a decade. While also making federal complaints about rogue - CORRUPT - Dept of Justice personnel. Who are assisting these organized criminals to achieve success.
Goldman Sachs, Bain and Paul Traub stole the public company of eToys, my life's savings (including money I still owe to others) and my career.
The fraudster Tom Petters likes his prison stay so much - the last few times he had a chance to come back to MN and be in court - he simply declined to come. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs, Bain and Paul Traub, cohorts who benefited from Petters crimes - all are not even getting any mention.
You can see my websites - where I state "Under Penalty of Perjury" - that Dept of Justice personnel are illegally assisting their Organized criminal empires, by giving them the ability to achieve continuous success.
http://www.Petters-Fraud.com/...
and
http://www.laserhaas.wordpress.com
The crimes continue - as they always will
Because the Dept of Justice does NOT want to arrest them.
Yes, I give high Kudos' to Matt Taibbi and Badabing for pointing out that Sorkin from the NY Times is a tool with an "undisclosed" conflict of interest, akin to the former lambaste by a Wall Street Journal reporter against Elizabeth Warren (see Huff Po story (here)). Unlike Sorkin being from the NY Times, now funded by Goldman Sachs in part - the WSJ reporter (Mary Kissel) was in fact a former Goldman Sachs employee.
Obviously, Matt Taibbi has caught Sorkin red handed in a failure to disclose a conflict of interest. Mary Kissel had a greater one. Kudos to Taibbi and Huff Po for pointing out the obvious.
But what does that gain anyone?
All the NY Times and Goldman Sachs have to do is find a broke, out of work journalist (nearly 1/2 of our unemployment population) - and give them $60K a year to write stories against Warren, Taibbi and even insignificant putz's like moi. That is how the WSJ Law Blog took care of the Goldman Sachs/ Bain - Paul Traub issues. By removing all the reporters on the stories we sent them and even blocking us from the comment sections. (If you go to WSJ Law Blog and type Laser Haas or Traub or Petters or eToys in the comment section - you will find "true" censor police).
Matt Taibbi has a huge audience. He needs to understand he is wasting time. He must stop his banter and penned fisticuffs with fools like Sorkin and grab a bigger set of balls to go after the big fish - such as Dept of Justice corruption. Force Obama to toss out those obvious corrupt guys and find an honorable replacement for FBI Director Mueller. Lambaste them for failing to stop the crime wave that nearly brought America down.
Because, it is still continuing.
Rolling Stone Magazine and Daily Kos is the true media and should progress
In Badabing's
Diary there are vast comments on what is right and wrong in the story. Anton Bursh has 20 donuts - for stating that Ms B is a Conspiracy Theorist. The banter also Bork'd on about Elizabeth Warren, ProPublic.org, whether (
or not) - that the HBO film "Too Big to Fail" was a snow job - and how Bill Maher seems to be switching gears (
we hope that allegation tain't so but many comment'rs on Ms B's Diary said we should stop watching Bill and HBO).
Regardless of what way anyone's opinion is - the fact of the matter is, as evidence by the SEC/Madoff embarrassment and other such tainted affairs. It is our watchdog public servants who are failing us - M I S E R A B L Y.
Federal systems of justice accused of extreme bad faith acts
Huff Po has gone corporate as well (buy out by AOL). Neither Matt Taibbi = nor ProPublic.org have called out the Dept of Justice on the obvious, blatant and flagrant corruption and public bribery issues of Deferred Prosecution Agreements. Former AG Ashcroft penned a public statement at The Hague Global Forum on Corruption (See Francis Knize's report to the Congress Judiciary Committee (here)). At that time AG Ashcroft said that high level Dept of Justice personnel (within the US Trustee's office) - were in COLLUSION - with federal court Judges committing bankruptcy court Corruption. As AG Ashcroft stated;
He [AG Ashcroft] writes: "Bankruptcy court corruption is not just a matter of bankruptcy trustees in collusion with corrupt bankruptcy judges. The corruption is supported, and justice hindered by high ranking officials in the United States Trustee Program. The corruption has advanced to punishing any and all who mention the criminal acts of trustees and organized crime operating through the United States Bankruptcy Courts. As though greed is not enough, the trustees, in collusion with others, intentionally go forth to destroy lives. Exemptions provided by law are denied debtors. Cases are intentionally, and unreasonably kept open for years. Parties in cases are sanctioned to discourage them from pursuing justice. Contempt of court powers are misused to coerce litigants into agreeing with extortion demands. This does not ensure integrity and restore public confidence. --"
But, what is most important, is the conclusion of AG Ashcroft. Where he finished his writing stating the same thing one comment'r said in Badabing's Diary - "where do we go to find justice". According to the former AG Ashcroft - NO WHERE;
He writes:
The American public, victimized and held hostage
by bankruptcy court corruption,
have no where to turn."
Apologetically - to Matt Taibbi. You are doing fantastic work. Showing more nobility as an underground magazine reporter - than the entire MSM put together would even dare. However, you are our White Knight, the Lancelot of modern day.
Sam Adams and Einstein said the same thing - repeatedly.
We are not in trouble because of the evils that bad men may do.
The true problem with modern day is good men who do nothing when they see evil!
UCLA Law Professor Lynn LoPucki penned a paper on how judges "routinely" make illegal decisions. He also wrote a book entitled "Courting Failure" - How Competition for Big Bankruptcy Cases is Corrupting our Courts.
See his website for details at http://www.LoPucki.com
Open BRIBERY of Public servants - blatantly & flagrantly
Former AG Ashcroft lambasted our federal court system and the Dept of Justice US Trustee's program publicly. Then, the New Jersey US Attorney Chris Christie, out of the blue,
handed AG Ashcroft a $50 million dollar NO BID contract entitled as a Deferred Prosecution Agreement.
What is extremely specious about the whole affair, the $50 million went to AG Ashcroft and former US Attorney Debra Yang (Yang also purportedly received a $1.5 million dollar sign on bonus to leave the Corporate Fraud Task Force. (see story from the FCPA Blog (here)). Both those parties were in repetitive reception of our proofs of Goldman Sachs, BAIN and Paul Traub crimes - way before the demise of Petters, Dreier and Madoff.
Surely, I am not the only one who can see the manifest injustice transpiring here. You can NOT give the ability to a US Attorney to decide where money goes concerning civil/criminal violations of the Law.
IT IS ABSURD!
Crimes that can bring down Goldman Sachs & Romney's Bain law firm(s)
For nearly a decade, in the same manner that Madoff kept getting away with it, we have been pointing out - Organized Criminal Corruption - of our federal system of justice by Goldman Sachs & Mitt Romney's Bain entity. Doing so thru their counsels' MNAT (from Delaware) and Sullivan & Cromwell (from NY & around the world). Paul Traub (in the picture right) and MNAT; already have confessed to more than 34 false affidavits and deliberate fraud on the court.
Instead of prosecuting the crimes, the Delaware Dept of Justice circled the wagons and not only obstructed justice - the rogue elements within assisted the criminals to Intimidate Victim/Witness in violation of 18 U.S.C § 1512 (see the US Attorney Manual (USAM) Criminal Resource manual (here)).
By refusing a bribe, one I would never even dream of getting, a tidal wave of corruption began. As listed at my Blog http;/www.laserhaas.wordpress.com
The following Dept of Justice acts of corruption transpired;
Goldman Sachs law firm MNAT - lies to the court, petitions and receives ILLEGAL approval to Destroy Books n Records. We found proof of their crimes a few years after the fact and forced MNAT confessions on their False Affidavits, which hid relationships to Goldman Sachs as IPO agent for eToys. However, MNAT still continues to Criminally conceal connections to Bain & Mattel. Amazingly, eToys sold the bulk of bankruptcy estate assets to BAIN KB for tens of millions in discounts. Mattel was eToys largest unsecured Creditor over $10 million. MNAT also handled the merger of Romney's The Learning Company with Mattel - BEFORE MNAT became the eToys Debtor counsel. Goldman Sachs took eToys Public and with MNAT controlled eToys v Goldman Sachs case where Dept of Justice Collusion helps destroy evidence of Goldman Sachs Breach of Fiduciary Duty. We provided Smoking Gun Proof Barry Gold and Paul Traub are partners - after the US Trustee told Paul Traub and MNAT not to replace any of the senior executives of eToys with anyone connected to them. This is like the police telling someone not to rob a bank. Yet the robbers ignore the police and do the crimes secretly. When they are caught, the police said - Oh Well, we warned them - see you later.
You cannot let fraudsters do a crime - directly after being instructed not to do so.
Then let them keep the keys to the vault they are fleecing.
ABSURD _ ABSURD __ ABSURD!
Dept of Justice personnel Resign - instead of arresting the frauds.
One part of US Trustee – Motioned to Disgorge Traub’s firm $1.6 million. Less than 10 days later, another faction of US Trustee gave Traub immunity. Then, while these do's and don'ts were being argued - Another $100 million crime transpire during US Trustee attempt to Settle fraud. When we pointed that out, the Dept of Justice Deputy Director of the US Trustee rogue personnel Resigned. At the same time, the Asst US Trustee that motioned to Disgorge Traub for $1.6 million - also resigned.
Immediately during those resignations, another rogue Dept of Justice employee (Mark Kenney) gave permission to the fraudsters and petitioned the court to strike & expunge evidence from record. Then the removed Region 3 US Trustee is Secretly made General Counsel of US Trustee Executive office in Washington DC. Where she is put in charge of investigating her own failure to police.
Lying to the 3rd Circuit Court, the US Trustee submits a 3rd Cir Ct brief fraudulently expunging whistle blowers, helping to Intimidate Victim/Witnesses - again. The evidence is profuse, overwhelming and irrefutable. You can see all the links to public docket record proofs at the websites mentioned above and repeated here.
http://www.Petters-Fraud.com/...
and
http://www.laserhaas.wordpress.com
Mitt Romney will make George Bush's malfeasance look like a Kindergarten child's play.
When we provide you the facts of this case, larger than Madoff (because it is connected to Madoff) and the dozens of ethics violations, betrayal of public oaths to protect the organized criminal empires of Goldman Sachs, Bain and Paul Traub -
despite the fact that the websites denote testifying to such "Under Penalty of Perjury"
Any reader inherently turns a deaf ear.
You don't want me to tell my part in the Big Story.
HOWEVER,
If Taibbi would simply leave my name out of it - and report the MASSIVE crimes and MASSIVE corruption efforts to cover up the crimes.
Goldman Sachs law firm MNAT would CLOSE.
Sachs NY Law firm (Sullivan & Cromwell) would be under federal investigation and lose a large suit.
Paul Traub and Barry Gold would go to jail
and
OFFER to reduce their sentences by giving up Romney's Bain and their cohort Goldman Sachs.
Mitt Romney would fail in his Presidential bid.
His links and benefiting from these crimes is undeniable.
Off Shore tax havens such as Sankaty in Bermuda is inexplicable.
FAILURE to halt these crimes only encourages them to do more and get better at it.
Traub's other client (connected to Madoff) - is Cerberus.
Cerberus and Goldman Sachs own Hilco
Hilco won the bid of Polaroid from the Petters fraud cases.
It was public that Hilco was the 2nd highest bidder.
Hilco co-owns Polaroid with Gordon Brothers
Paul Traub is now at Gordon Brothers as co owner of Polaroid.
Bain and Goldman Sachs gave Fingerhut $50 million - immediately before the FBI raided Petters. Fingerhut was being sued by eToys. Barry Gold as CEO of eToys (Barry Gold and Paul Traub are partners) - along with Paul Traub ----- Dismissed the eToys suit against Fingerhut.
Then Paul Traub and Tom Petters bought Fingerhut.
Mitt Romney's Bain and Goldman Sachs, along with Paul Traub, MNAT and Barry Gold committed more than 100 felony violations and Bankruptcy Fraud to steal eToys for Bain/KB. Then KB filed bankruptcy - but the CEO of KB (Michael Glazer) - paid himself and Bain $100 million right before the bankruptcy case was filed.
MNAT represents Bain in that $100 million illegal deal
and
Paul TRaub asked the court for permission to be the one to prosecute Bain and Michael Glazer.
Michael Glazer was a Director and stock holder at Stage Stores bankruptcy. Barry Gold worked for the directors and Paul Traub worked for the case. Barry Gold left Stage Stores and became the (secret) President/CEO of eToys Illegally. While Paul Traub became the Creditors attorney of etoys case.
Then MNAT, Barry Gold and Paul Traub sold eToys for pennies on the dollar to BAIN/KB.
We sold Bain/KB the domain name of eToys.com for $10 million.
MNAT, Barry Gold and Paul Traub reduced that to $3 million. Lying under oath more than 34 times - that they had nothing to do with each other.
After they all were caught by this insignificant and they were forced to confess to 34 acts of deliberate perjury - the judge let them forge one more item.
MNAT submitted to the court, what Barry Gold and Paul Traub said was a Laser Haas affidavit.
This Haas Affidavit - they told the court - was a "Waiver" by me of $3.7 million in fees and expenses.
(Don't laugh too hard)
When we pointed out those crimes - the Dept of Justice had the evidence stricken from the record. We also found out the US Attorney in DE - who was refusing to investigate and prosecute Goldman Sachs, Bain, Traub or MNAT
Was in fact himself (Colm Connolly) - a former partner with the Goldman SAchs law firm MNAT in 2001
The very year the crimes began.
We reported this to the DE Court Chief Justice and the central CA US Attorney.
The central CA US Attorney shut down the public corruption unit and actually threatened career Asst US Attorneys to keep their mouths shut or else
see http://www.Petters-fraud.com/...
(go to bottom of that web page)
Meanwhile the Chief Justice said that the 34 confessions to lying under oath
was NOT Perjury (see eToys Opinion Oct 4, 2005 - page 52).
The Chief Justice accepted the forge paper stating Haas "waived" the right to be paid.
Then said Haas does NOT have permission to tell the court about the fraud.
One has to ask the justice system for permission to tell them that a crime is transpiring.
Then,
The Dept of Justice, FBI agents and others threatened me. Where my family was put in harms way. They all said, as did Mark Kenney and the Kay Bee Toys bankruptcy judge as well
That it is not Laser Haas's job to point out the fraud.
They are correct
IT IS THEIR JOB!
If Matt Taibbi allows this story to go unaddressed - what is one to do?
It is his job, duty and the dream case his has been waiting for.
He can have all the credit.
For failure to do so, lets Romney and Bain via for the No 1 Fraudster position over Goldman Sachs.
If you think not - then look at Traub's secret client Cerberus.
The Guardians of the Gates of Hell (what Cerberus translates into) owned Hilco, GMAC and Chrysler when the $700 Billion bailout transpired.
Who else got money from TARP
Wells Fargo (also a Traub and Barry Gold client)
Foothill Capital/Wells Fargo benefited from $100 million fraud in eToys.
Merril Lynch benefited from eToys fraud
Goldman Sachs benefited from eToys fraud.
The only big money dealer that did not get TARO billions in bailout was BAIN.
Not yet -but if Taibbi does not tell the Bain/Romney/Goldman SAchs - CERBERUS story
BAIN will get THE USA
Just take a look at who looked at our websites today. The Senate Sgt at Arms joins the DOJ, SEC, FBI, Admin US Courts and many others who frequently visit our sites.
They know that I know.
What they also know
Is middle America does not care
WHY????????
Romney's Bain entity is the BANE of America's wealth.
He will become the first trillionaire upon this earth - if he is not stopped NOW>.....