27.09.2014 - 04:50 [ Daily Maili ]

‚Have a sense of humility, right?‘: Fired Fed worker unveils secretly taped meetings between regulators and Goldman Sachs showing government ‚is in the bankers‘ pockets‘

– Carmen Segarra, 41, made recordings while working for the Fed at Goldman
– Says her tapes show a culture of ‚fear‘ and ‚deference‘ towards bankers
– Senior regulator heard gently bringing up a potential lapse in meeting then trailing off – despite previously calling the deal ‚shady‘
– In another meeting afterwards he congratulates himself and says bank will ‚think twice‘ before trying to do the same thing again
– Segarra was fired after seven months on the job – and lost lawsuit over it
– Claimed she was kicked out for refusing to back down over critical report
– Michael Lewis: ‚The Ray Rice video for the financial sector has arrived‘