PUERTO RICO ECONOMIC CRISIS - "The level of corruption between Bond Issuers, Rating Agencies, Wall Street Banks, the DOJ and our Politicians would make the mafia blush

THE REAL REASON NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL, PREET BHARARA WAS ASKED TO RESIGN!

By *Richard Lawless
March 18, 2017
Before the election, Donald Trump and Preet Bharara met and an agreement was struck that would keep Attorney General Preet Bharara in his current position under a new Trump Administration.

Senator Schumer was instrumental in getting Preet Bharara appointed to that position and in return was asked from time to time to do favors for the Senator and his allies. Up until recently President Trump had no idea what was really going on. Once President Trump’s staff understood the quid pro quo, they had no choice but to ask for Preet Bharara resignation.

In 2015, Puerto Rico defaulted on $70 billion dollars in municipal bonds. Those involved panicked. There was ample evidence that the issuing agencies were technically bankrupt when they issued the bonds and that they purchased fraudulent credit ratings from Moody’s Fitch and S &P. Wall Street’s biggest Banks then knowingly sold junk bonds to innocent investors labeling them as safe investments. Everyone made a ton of money, except the innocent investors.

The evidence of this massive criminal act was overwhelming. The lawsuits and complaints to the FBI and SEC were streaming in. Dozens of Wall Street Executives could go to prison. This was serious.

The Wall Street Executives went to Senator Schumer and asked for two things; That no criminal investigations or prosecutions be considered and that he somehow limits the bond holder’s rights to keep them from suing.

By this time, all Congressmen and Senators were made fully aware of the potential fraud that had taken place in Puerto Rico. That didn’t stop Senator Schumer, he put together a small team consisting of himself, Elizabeth Warren, Senator Blumenthal and Senator Feinstein. In January of 2016, they submitted a rider to the energy bill that unbelievably would prevent the innocent bond holders from suing. All four politicians were quickly rewarded and the Wall Street contributions flooded in. Then an understanding was stuck with Attorney General Preet Bharara that investigations would be sidetracked and no prosecutions would take place. As pressure was building with the public discovery of hundreds of new felonies related to the issuance of this $70 billion dollar in bonds, the DOJ continued to ignore the evidence and sidetrack all efforts by their field personnel to prosecute. Preet Bharara was paying back his mentor in spades. In return Senator Schumer help arrange a meeting with President Elect Trump to create an agreement for Bharara to stay on through the next administration.

The four Senators continued to press for a prohibition of law suits, confiscation of what was left of the $70 billion dollars in bond proceeds and a revocation of all the bond holder’s legal rights. They got what they were hoping for in the PROMESA legislation. The Politician’s then went on to shape an argument that whatever money was left that was not already stolen should be given to underfunded union pensions.
The level of corruption between the Bond Issuers, the Rating Agencies, the major Wall Street Banks, the DOJ and our Politicians would make the mafia blush.

Preet Bharara was given a huge amount of information, including sworn testimony of the fraud and over 10,000 pages of documentary evidence. A 2nd year law student could have convicted all parties under our current RICO statues yet Preet Bharara did nothing.

$70 Billion Dollar Bond Fraud that set a new standard for Congressional Corruption?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfEh14S58jY&feature=youtu.be
60 Sec Commercial Summarizing some of the crimes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tysqoqf9B7I
Press Conference recapping testimony to the SEC/FBI and
Congressional Oversight Committee – It is mind bending

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 *Richard Lawless is a former senior banker who has specialized in evaluating and granting debt for over 25 years. He has a Master’s Degree in Finance from the University of San Diego and Bachelor’s Degree from Pepperdine University. He sits on several Corporate Boards and actively writes for several finance publications. www.wallstfraud.com