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Massive Anti-Trust Scam Ripped Off Taxpayers

D&S Admin Jan 9, 2009

Several federal agencies and several state attorneys general are alleging that banks and other companies that facilitate the $400 billion a year municipal bond market have colluded for years in an illegal price-fixing scheme that has netted them massive fees.

From the NY Times

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