Showing posts with label Jon Corzine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jon Corzine. Show all posts

Friday, April 20, 2012

Shameful: Jon Corzine still bundling money for Obama

Disgraced former governor of New Jersey and  former head of MF Global Jon Corzine bundled more the $500,000 recently for Obama.

Via Weekly Standard:
Barack Obama’s reelection campaign has released the most recent list of names of fundraising bundlers. On that list is Jon Corzine, the former governor of New Jersey and embattled money man, the former head of MF Global:
Corzine, according to the Obama campaign, has once again helped raise more than $500,000.
(He was likewise named a bundler in January, when the Obama campaign last released the names of their money men.)
“MF Global and its brokerage sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a $6.3 billion bet on the bonds of some of Europe’s most indebted nations prompted regulator concerns and a credit rating downgrade. Corzine quit MF Global Nov. 4,” Bloomberg reported.
Keep on reading…

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Investigators searching for $1.2 billion in missing MF Global money should check Obama's campaign


Jon Corzine raised $500,000 for President Obama's campaign.
According to Barack Obama's 2012 campaign website, Jon Corzine of Hoboken, New Jersey raised at least $500,000 for the president's reelection effort. Here's the listing:

Corzine, of course, has most recently been in the news for being on the wrong side of a $6.3 billion bet as head of MF Global. "MF Global filed for bankruptcy on October 31, after $6.3 billion in risky bets on European sovereign debt spooked investors and an effort to sell the company failed," Reuters reported.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Flashback: VP Joe Biden Brags About Calling Jon Corzine for Economic Advice

According to VP Joe Biden, Jon Corzine's advice was crucial to deciding the elements that went into the Stimulus. We all know how well that worked out. I don't think any Democrat will be calling Jon Corzine anytime soon.