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Iceland Has Hired An Ex-Cop To Hunt Down The Bankers That Wrecked Its Economy (US?)
Maybe it's time to put up a clock from the time of the housing bubble bursting or Hank Paulson's blackmail demand of $700 billion until a CEO of one of the top banks that wrecked our economy and the WORLD'S is indicted, convicted, and imprisoned.
We don't even have to hunt them down. They're hiding in plain sight. Maybe the problem is some of our politicians might be jostled during the arrest raids or these guys might not have signed the campaign contribution checks before they are cuffed.
At the very least, these guys should be treated as a greater threat to America and the world than Bradley Manning.
If you were involved in Icelandic high finance in the runup to the recession, you might want to start watching your back.
That's because the government has appointed a white collar crime bounty hunter who wants to haul your behind in (alive, to be sure).
LeMonde reporter Charlotte Chabas has a profile of Ólafur Þór Hauksson, a former local police lieutenant whom the Iceland government appointed to track down individuals likely to have helped sink the country's banking sector during the credit crunch.
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Hauksson oversees a posse of 100 researchers to help track down outlaws. He's netted some major convictions since starting in 2009, including the former chief of staff of the country's finance minister on insider trading charges. Many others await their day in court, Chabas writes.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/iceland-has-hired-an-ex-cop-bounty-hunter-to-go-after-the-bankers-that-wrecked-its-economy-2012-7#ixzz20c79wWXH
That's because the government has appointed a white collar crime bounty hunter who wants to haul your behind in (alive, to be sure).
LeMonde reporter Charlotte Chabas has a profile of Ólafur Þór Hauksson, a former local police lieutenant whom the Iceland government appointed to track down individuals likely to have helped sink the country's banking sector during the credit crunch.
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Hauksson oversees a posse of 100 researchers to help track down outlaws. He's netted some major convictions since starting in 2009, including the former chief of staff of the country's finance minister on insider trading charges. Many others await their day in court, Chabas writes.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/iceland-has-hired-an-ex-cop-bounty-hunter-to-go-after-the-bankers-that-wrecked-its-economy-2012-7#ixzz20c79wWXH
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