tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post3652525117490773943..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Ex-Im Bank Scandal Looks Like Tip of Corruption IcebergGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-82012288464249046712007-12-31T09:48:00.000-06:002007-12-31T09:48:00.000-06:00So...does this mean that the Ex-Im Bank is subject...So...does this mean that the Ex-Im Bank is subject to forfeiture procedures? It's engaged in RICO type activities, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-55396687501631332007-12-28T17:17:00.000-06:002007-12-28T17:17:00.000-06:00Trace the wire transfers. This isn't operating ca...Trace the wire transfers. This isn't operating cash coming out of these banks, it's clean money after having been laundered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-20092397419710653792007-12-28T17:06:00.000-06:002007-12-28T17:06:00.000-06:00As I understand it, Japanese banks get hit up for ...As I understand it, Japanese banks get hit up for 'loans' from the yakuza. This is simply a shakedown for cash. (What's the bank going to do, say no? Yeah, right.) The bank then funnies up the paperwork to hide the payout as a bad loan, spreading the loss over many accounts to make it look like just a bad week or month.<BR/><BR/>The Ex-Im Bank may be getting the same 'investment prospect' from the cartels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com