Posted by Marinka Peschmann On March - 31 - 2009

As the firestorm of Congressional condemnation aimed at American International Group culminated into death threats over AIG’s $165 million retention and bonus payments, among the cacophony of outraged politicians fueling the frenzy was Senator “Chuck” Schumer. On March 17, Mr. Schumer warned AIG executives to give up their bonuses or Congress would recoup them through taxes. “In the past year we have learned... Read More

Posted by Marinka Peschmann On March - 18 - 2009

As the uproar soars over taxpayer bailout dollars paying bonuses at AIG, last week, Sanford “Sandy” Weill, the former Chairman and CEO of Citigroup Inc. penned a fawning op-ed to the Obama Administration in Business Week entitled, “Obama’s Tax Plan Will Hurt Non-Profits.” Weill wrote: “Given [Obama’s] popularity, the best thing we have going for us is President Barack Obama. (I believe if there had been... Read More

Posted by Marinka Peschmann On March - 18 - 2009

Since the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) Acting Deputy Director Michael Aytes attacked my credibility and my article, Crime and Corruption at the USCIS last January, he has not responded to my request for an interview. Story here. Meanwhile, crime and corruption is still, as it has been for years, a dangerous reality at the USCIS and a risk to national security. The USCIS, “as the “gatekeepers... Read More