Comments on: Fees for Our Friends: The Scandal that Taints Andrew Cuomo

By: Katy Ksy

Katy Ksy — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:56:37 +0000

Wow, thanks for a brilliantly, and in depth article. I felt like a load had been lifted the first evening I heard “Austin” on the Dennis Bernsteir, Flashpoints show recently, and continue to be amazed. How lucky we are to have such a resource. Been thinking for some time, that although activism in all the fronts today is necessary, she nailed the cornerstone so well, that unless we change the financial system, the political system, democrat or republican will go on ad infinitum. So many crooked people inside, so few ethical, honest, and with credibility, who actually stay strong after what she went through, to go on sharing.

I already have some money local, and have to check out other accounts to see if I need to move them, peanuts in terms of amounts, but I am taking her advice whenever possible. Unfortunately, I really have not say in my retirement PERS, as we have no right of management of funds, and I know from several articles, that they have made some “mistakes”, perhaps they are part of the problem, as are JP Morgan, etal., as well.

Thanks again for your effort in publicizing this wonderful article. My biggest sorrow to date is that this information has come to me so late in the game, but better late than never, and I have retirement to look forward to in 1.5 years, and will be doing as many seminars with Catherine Austin Fitts audios as I can possible afford.

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By: Tanina Matheson

Tanina Matheson — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:38:41 +0000

Excellent article! I applaud you for helping to spread the truth about Catherine’s goodness, talents & innocence – as well as the government corruption! We need more writers like you, who have no fear of writing the truth.

By: R. Stubbs

R. Stubbs — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:23:26 +0000

Hi Lucy I read your article. Thank you. This information is too important not to get out. Banks have abused SBA also. I am not a writer. Just a former business owner. Things were so out of hand by 2000 and no one was looking that I could find. I read OIG reports of the same tactics being used on disaster loans, Small Business Administration loans, now on student loans. In 2003 I found a lot more information on the internet than I can find now. I read report after report of the large banks giving false information on audits.

Wells Fargo created a lot of false documents in my SBA loan file, misreported funds, and gave false information to SBA. I was buried by Wells Fargo when I refused to give my signature to them on a waiver for anything they had done wrong. All of the pieces started fitting into place once I was able to start searching. Wells had 33% of the retirement fund in Martin Marietta stock. Martin Marietta tried to but the use of my name wanting me as a partner but control of my mine. I had no clue that at that time Wells Fargo had filed a false UCC filing claiming the mine property at the onset of my SBA loan.

In 2002 Wells Fargo literally took any viable means of support from my husband and myself when I refused to sign their waiver. It takes days to write down all that transpired. We spent the next few years learning how to defend oneself legally. It simply can’t be done by a person when they have no financial means and no legal background. In my loan file at SBA I found a document that read “ROBEX INC” on one line, then “GOURMET GRINDER INC” on another line where my business name belonged.

Banks get people to sign off so these matters will not get looked into. The banks then collect from the federal government. The people have to pay the fraud of these banks twice. Once in their property. Then in larger tax bites. The majority of people out there are simply trying to feed and house their families each day.

In all my frustration I kept a watch on blogs or forums over the last few years. They disappear into cyber space and these people who have been cheated their voices are lost.

I started writing a blog last week. It was stopped cold before the week was out. My home email rodni@grm.net

By: suggestion

suggestion — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:59:15 +0000

I would suggest advertising this article on the NY political blogs:

http://blogs.nydailynews.com/dailypolitics
http://blogs.timesunion.com/capitol
http://thepoliticker.observer.com
http://empirezone.blogs.nytimes.com

By: auntiegrav

auntiegrav — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:48:29 +0000

I’ve been aware of Catherine Austin Fitts’ story for some time now. Thank you for writing a concise and thorough synapsis of the frauds and gubmint’ work.

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By: never voting for cuomo

never voting for cuomo — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:11:10 +0000

Wow, what a thorough and well written article on HUD’s dysfunctionality.

Cuomo CANNOT become attorney general.

By: Dina Levy

Dina Levy — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:34:41 +0000

I have been working as an organizer in HUD buildings since 1996. Your article is a great reminder of how little things change.

Chris Greer was one of the best people to ever come out of HUD. I would very much like to get in touch with him. If you are liberty to share his contact information, it would be greatly appreciated.