TRENTON — Former Gov. Jon Corzine was blasted as the “mastermind” behind MF Global Holdings Ltd.’s collapse inside a Manhattan federal courtroom on Tuesday, according to published reports. A lawyer representing the accounting firm PwC in a $3 billion trial Read More
NY Corzine Lawsuit Advances
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Good news from the federal bench, Save Jerseyans (h/t ABC News): The judge said allegations by the agency, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, provide “reasonable inferences” that Corzine illegally transferred funds from customer-segregated accounts while Read More
Update: Booker Removes Corzine Photo
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Updated – 4:06 p.m. The good news for Cory Booker today, Save Jerseyans? He earned Barack Obama’s formal endorsement for U.S. Senate. The bad news? His staff apparently had only one photo of him with Read More
18 Reps Demand Corzine Probe
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog We’ve got a better chance of finding out what actually happened in Benghazi or the true location of Jimmy Hoffa’s head, Save Jerseyans, but 18 U.S. House members are nevertheless doing their duty and demanding that Read More
Regulators Clipping Corzine’s Wings?
REPORT: Two NFA Members Move to Ban Corzine from Futures Trading By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog The MF Global debacle tarnished many reputations, destroyed hundreds of jobs and obliterated the investments of thousands including 38,000 hardworking American farmers. Not everyone Read More
“Isn’t $1 Billion Enough?”
State Senate Mike Doherty (R-LD23) is unloading on the MF Global investigation this morning. Or lack thereof? “This is the first time in history that segregated funds held in customer accounts were raided by a financial firm to cover the Read More
Is Corzine Off the Hook?
Apparently the Wall Street Wizard’s cape is made of teflon? The New York Times is reporting that we’re very unlikely to see criminal charges brought against former New Jersey Governor Jon “M-F’n Global” Corzine following his international brokerage firm’s epic collapse. Whether any laws were Read More
Recuse You, Bob Menendez!
Pressure is continuing to build on powerful Washington Democrats – including Eric Holder and our very own U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) – to recuse themselves from any and all aspects of the ongoing MF Global investigation. One freshman GOP congressman, Read More
After MF Global Meltdown, Jon Corzine Still Raising Big Bucks for Desperate Obama
Former Governor Jon Corzine had previously raised $500,000+ for President Barack Obama’s reelection effort. Then the DNC and Obama’s campaign returned $70,ooo of it when the MF Global debacle kicked into high gear. Now as you can see via the chart Read More