Index, Congress and Other Cesspools 18 U.S.C. § 3, 191 9/11, 216, 218, 240 9/11 Commission, 346, 347, 349, 360, 361, 370 Abdul Enterprises, Ltd., 14 Able Danger, 48 Above the Law, 2 Abramoff, Lobbyist Jack, 20, 21, 22, 2628, 35, 36, 39, 40, 46, 49-51, 57-68, 71-78, 95, 151-153, 172, 472 Abscam, 4, 5, 7, 1317, 52 Absolute Capital, 469 ABX index, 448 ACLU, 175, 255, 256, 258, 323-326, 333 Adelson, Mark, 441, 456 Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARM), 433 Adobe Systems, 503 Aguirre, Gary, 446, 447, 500 Al Qaeda, 216, 515, 522, 543, 544 Alexander Strategy Group, 21, 61, 72 Alexander, Rep. Rodney, 423 Allard, Sen. Wayne, 39 Alumni associations, 119, 207 Amaranth Advisors LLC, 453, 462, 463, 491 America’s Most Wanted, 405 American Amicable Life Insurance, 129 American Continental Corporation, 7, 8, 13, 85 American Home Mortgage, 453 American Samoa, 44 Amerimar Enterprises, 464 Amgen, 95, 101 Anderson, Jack, 2 Andover Brokerage, 503 Appropriations Subcommittee, 23, 24, 48, 187 ARM (Adjustable Rate Mortgage), 431, 433, 442, 447450 Arnot, Philip, 138 Arthur Andersen, 482, 508 Arthur Young & Company, 11, 89 Ashcroft, Attorney General John, 64, 294, 296, 303, 304, 365 Ashcroft, John, 302, 303, 304, 311 Atchison, AUSA John David Roy, 427 Atchison, Jack, 11, 89 Atwater, Lee, 401 Avatar Property Management Group, 198 Aviles, Reyes, 202 Ayers, Bradley, 292 Babcock, Robert, 502, 503 Bain Capital LLC, 481 Baird, Rep. Brian, 97 Baker Report, 493 Balestra Capital Partners, 458 Bandow, Doug, 75 Bank of America, 114, 118, 128, 134, 142, 144, 439, 444, 451, 487, 502 Bankruptcy, 113, 127, 128, 131, 132, 135139, 142, 143, 178, 242, 460 Bar Association of New York, 20 Barbara Thomas, 10, 89 Barcella, Lawrence, 204 Bari, Mary, 198 Baroody, Michael, 472 Barton, Rep. Joe, 32 Basis Capital Fund Management’s Basis Yield Alpha hedge fund, 461, 469 Basis Yield Alpha hedge fund, 461, 469 Bason, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge George, 178 Battle, Michael, 73, 159, 165 Baucus, Sen. Max, 50 Bauman, Rep. Bob, 398, 426 BCCI, 179, 196, 244, 303 Bear Stearns, 436, 439, 443, 444, 448, 451, 452, 460, 487, 503, 508 Beazer Homes USA, 435 Beck, Lawrence A., 136 Belli, Melvin, 243 Bentley, Rep. Helen Delich, 403 Bernankee, Ben S., 448 Biden, Sen. Joseph, 175, 263, 338, 376 Biserka, Malcolm, 138 Bishop, Baldwin, Dillingham, Rewald, and Wong (BBRDW), 242 Biskupic, U.S. Attorney Steven, 161, 181 Bitsberger, Timothy, 448 Black, U.S. Attorney Frederick A., 73 Blodgett, Todd A., 398 Blum, Jack, 178 Blum, Richard, 30, 31, 103 Blunt, Rep. Roy, 32, 46 BNL, 244 BNP Paribas, 458 Boehm, Kenneth, 30 Boesky, Ivan F., 264 Bogden, U.S. Attorney Dan, 176 Bohemian Grove, 412 Bonacci, Paul, 395, 405, 406, 408, 412 Bond, Sen. Christopher S., 74 Boner, Shwan, 410 Boner, Troy, 407, 411 Bostetter, U.S. District Judge Martin, 133 Boston Scientific Corporation, 30 Boulis, Konstantino (Gus), 61 Bowen, Inspector General Stuart, 43 Boxer, Sen. Barbara, 26, 333 Boyd, James, 2 Boys Town, 394, 395, 404, 406 Brand, Rachael L., 158 Bresnan, Peter H., 488 Bristol-Myers Squibb, 97, 101 Broidy, Elliot, 468 Brooks, Rep. Jack, 135, 142, 338, 376 Brookstreet Brokers, 462 Buckham, Edwin, 22, 72 Burns, Sen. Conrad, 39, 50, 51 Burns, U.S. District Judge Larry A., 38 Bush, Pres. George W., 51, 64, 156, 162, 166-169, 171, 183, 186, 243, 284, 333, 341, 346, 395, 450, 492, 513, 525, 528 Business Week Online, 75 Byrne, Peter, 30 Cablevision, 490 Calbreath, Dean, 43 California Climate Action Registry, 67 California Public Employees’ Retirement System, 463 Call-Boy, 399 Cannon, Joseph, 19, 52 Cannon, Rep. Christopher, 19, 52 Canosa, Mas, 186 Capital One, 111, 114 Caradori, Gary, 394, 407-411 Caradori, Sandie, 410 Cardin, Benjamin, 166 Carener, Andrea L., 394, 395 Carlyle Group, 481 Carnine, Douglas, 127 Casey, William, 400 Cash-Back Home Purchase, 434 Casino Royale, 60 Casolaro, Danny, 179 Cathie, Walter, 123 Catholic church, 389 Cato Institute, 75 Cayman Islands, 59, 438, 460 CB Richard Ellis, 30 Center for Governmental Studies, 67 Century Financial, 435, 453 Chambers, Nebraska state Senator Ernie, 394, 396 Chandler, David, 143 Chappaquiddick, 422, 524 Chapter 15 bankruptcy, 460 Charlton, U.S. Attorney Paul, 158, 176, 178 Chelsey Capital, 502 Cheney, Dick, 43, 78, 166, 341, 472, 491493, 514, 543 Chevy Chase Elementary School, 416 Chiara, U.S. Attorney Margaret M., 157, 158 Chicken of the Sea, 44 Childs, Jr. Samuel W., 502 Choctaw Indians, 60, 63, 68 Choy, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Herbert, 230 Christie, U.S. Attorney Chris, 162 Christopher Cox, 472, 474, 501 Christopher Wood, 453 Chung, Johnny, 52 Index CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), 8, 28, 32, 46, 55, 71, 72, 76, 79, 86, 88, 141, 152, 154, 155, 173-179, 185, 186, 196, 204, 208, 210, 216, 237, 238, 240248, 262, 263, 266268, 271, 275, 278, 281, 288-304, 308313, 317, 322, 324, 328-331, 335, 337, 338, 346, 348, 356359, 362, 363, 365, 366, 369, 371, 372, 375-378, 394-396, 400, 402, 403, 406, 407, 421, 424, 428, 513, 515, 517-519, 524, 525, 527-533, 539, 540-543 CIT Group, 123 Citigroup, 128, 436, 469, 475, 481 Citron, Peter, 404, 408, 409, 411 Claiborne, U.S. District Judge Harry, 260 Clayton Dubilier & Rice, 481 Clement, Paul D., 474 Clemente, Angela, 198, 201, 219, 220 Clements, Daniel, 218 Coburn, Sen. Tom, 19, 39, 166 Coelho, Rep. Tony, 6, 17, 392 Colby, Bill, 406, 407 Colby, William, 407, 412, 413 College Alumni Associations, 119 Collotta, Christopher, 484, 503 Collotta, Randi, 484, 503 Comey, James B., 159 Commerzbank AG, 469 Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 491, 492 Community Mortgage of Silver Springs, MD, 434 Connelly, FBI Special Agent John, 203 Conspiracy of Silence, 404, 405 Consumer Financial Services, 113 Conyers, Jr. Rep. John, 175, 181, 338, 376, 396, 475 Copeland, Jacquez, Denton & White, 23-27 Copley News Service, 75 Cotchett, Joseph, 12, 91 Countrywide Financial, 433, 435, 457, 472, 476- 479 Coushatta Tribe, 58 Craig, Sen. Larry, 398-404, 425, 426 Crane, Dan, 423 Crane, Rep. Dan, 423 Cranston, Sen. Alan, 7-13, 85-91, 263, 376 Credit rating agencies, 432, 444, 455 Credit Suisse Group, 439, 474, 476, 481, 485, 487 Crittenden, Stephen, 244 Culver, FBI Special Agent Rick, 408, 409, 410 3 Cummins, U.S. Attorney H.E., 155 Cummins. U.S. Attorney H.E., 158 Cunningham, Rep. Randall, 23, 26-28, 34-44, 49, 50, 54, 65, 71, 79, 99, 152, 154, 155, 158, 159, 168, 169, 172, 176, 183, 195 Cuomo, N.Y. Att. Gen. Andrew, 117, 120, 122, 123, 476 Cybercast News Service, 29, 30 D.C. Madam, 424 D’Amato, Al, 14 Daley Democratic political machine, Chicago, 50 Dallas, William D., 450 Dann, Ohio Att. Gen. Marc, 455, 456 Davis, Rep. Tom, 207, 212, 213, 239 Day, Claire Ann, 126 De Camp, Van, 11, 90 DeAmicis, Brian, 251 DeAngelo, Tony, 204 DeCamp, John W., 387, 388, 397, 404, 405, 406, 407, 412, 413 DeConcini, Sen. Dennis, 7, 85, 263 DeDomenico, Joseph, 198 DeGueldre, Reginald A., 401 Delahunt, Rep. William, 128, 198, 199 Delay, Rep. Tom, 21, 22, 32, 37, 39, 40, 46, 49, 51, 59-65, 71-75, 78, 109 Delman, Marc, 408, 409, 410, 411 DelTufo, Robert, 15 Deukmejian, George, 10, 11, 12, 89, 90 Deutsche Bank, 436, 465, 476, 481, 494 DeVecchio, FBI Supervisory Agent Lindley, 172-175, 186, 196-206, 216220, 237, 238 Dewey, Tom, 195 DiBiagio, U.S. Attorney Thomas, 158 Discovery Channel, 404, 405 Doan, Lurita, 43 Dole, Elizabeth, 398, 401 Domenici, Sen. Peter, 155 Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, 443, 464, 500 Donaldson, William, 443, 500 Doolittle, Rep. John, 26, 27, 28, 74 Dorgan, Sen. Byron, 39, 50, 51 Dowd, John M., 179, 180, 181 Dowd, Maureen, 64, 543 Doyle, James E., 161 Drexel Burnham Lambert, 47, 508 Drexel University, 123, 455, 471 Dubose, Lous, 64 Duck, U.S. bankruptcy trustee Charles, 132, 136-140, 144, 145, 267, 301 Dutcher, Charles K., 398 Dynegy, 492, 493 Dzwilewski, Daniel R., 38 Earmarks, 33-36, 41, 66 Eastin, Delaine, 12, 90 Education Finance Partners, 119, 120, 123 Edwards, Rep. Don, 141, 376 Eichler, U.S. bankruptcy trustee Gregg, 4, 178 Eilberg, Rep. Joshua, 175, 176 Ellerbee, Linda, 523 Elmendorf, Steve, 46 Elston, Michael, 155, 157, 178 Endwave Corporation, 485 Enron Corporation, 170, 441, 472, 474476, 482, 483, 490493 Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), 27 Epogen, 101 Ernst & Young LLP, 494 Errichetti, Angelo, 14, 15, 17 Espeed, 467 eTreppid Technologies, 47, 54 Eubanks, Sharon Y., 163 Euker, Susan, 138 European Union, 470 FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), 1, 3, 4, 10, 77, 139, 168, 172, 174, 187-190, 193, 194, 207-213, 223-235, 239, 244-246, 250, 258, 262, 272-278, 282-293, 295, 298337, 343-345, 350353, 358-380, 493, 501, 527 Fannie Mae, 116, 504, 505, 506, 508 Favo, Christopher, 196, 204 Faysal Bank, 485 FBI, 2, 5, 8, 13-17, 21, 22, 26-29, 38, 40, 44, 47, 49, 51, 71, 76, 100, 104, 143, 144, 149, 161, 167, 168, 171-173, 175, 178, 179, 186-190, 195-227, 239, 244, 261, 265, 271, 278, 281, 288-291, 294298, 301-314, 317, 322, 328, 335, 346, 349, 356, 359, 365, 366, 371, 372, 375, 387, 394, 395, 397, 405-411, 427, 487, 513, 529 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 9, 12, 75, 88, 91 Federal Home Loan Bank Board (FHLBB), 10, 84, 88 Federal Reserve Board (FAB), 9, 54, 86, 168, 444-449, 472, 510 Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA), 138 Feingold, Russell D., 501 Feinstein, Sen. Diane, 26, 29-32, 103, 175, 183, 314, 333 Ferrara, Peter, 75 Ferraro, Geraldine A., 147 Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, 128 Index Fine, DOJ Inspector General Glen A., 172 Finmeccanica, 48 First Command Financial Services, 129 First Data, 481, 483, 484 Fitch Credit Rating, 441, 455, 456, 470 Flowers, Gennifer, 421 Foggo, Kyle, 28, 71, 154, 155 Foley, Rep. Mark, 46, 422, 423, 424 Ford, Bankruptcy trustee Jane, 136 Ford, State Sen. John, 29 Fordham Urban Law Journal, 151 Foreman, Percy, 188 Foster, Rick, 97 Fowler, Donald, 52 Fox News, 51, 164, 505, 514, 517, 520, 521 Frank, Rep. Barney, 401, 414, 425, 475 Franklin Committee, 394, 395 Franklin Community Federal Credit Union, 387, 394, 396 Franklin Cover-Up, 387, 394, 404-407, 413 Franklin Street Partners, 466, 467 Frankly, Erik R., 502 Freddie Mac, 116, 448, 507, 508 Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, 118 Friedman, Sloan and ross, 275, 337 Friedman, U.S. District Judge Paul, 49 Frist, Sen. Bill, 109 Frontpoint Partners, 457 Gambino crime group, 61 Garcia, U.S. Attorney Michael J., 503 Gekas, Rep. George, 112 General Accountability Office (GAO), 293, 376, 493 General Atomics, 27 General Services Administration, 43, 49 Gerrymandering, 33, 78 Gibbons, Rep. Jim, 47, 54, 55, 177 Gingrich, Rep. Newt, 59 Glass, David A., 502 Glenn, Sen. John, 7, 85, 263, 403 Glover Park Group, 95 Gobie, Stephen (aka Greg Davis), 414, 415, 416 Goldberg, Stinnett and McDonald, 138 Golden State, 6, 91 Goldman Sachs Group, 439, 443, 472, 481, 485, 487, 504 Gonzales, Att. Gen. Alberto R., 154, 158-171, 179, 180, 182, 373, 374, 475, 501 Gonzalez, Rep. Henry, 9, 10, 87-89, 175, 338, 376 Goodling, Monica, 162, 179, 180 5 Goodman, Leslie, 401 Gosch, Johnny, 405 Graham and James, 139 Graham, Lt. Gen. Daniel, 399 Gramlich, Edward, 449 Grancio, Nicholas, 203 Grand Jury, 186-189, 262, 408-410 Grassley, Sen. Charles, 109, 333, 447, 496 Graves, U.S. Attorney Todd P., 73 Gray, Ed, 84 Gray, Gen. Alfred M., 400 Greenberg Traurig, 67, 68 Greenspan, Alan, 9, 86, 444, 445, 448, 449, 510 Griffin, U.S. Attorney T. Timothy, 155, 158, 182 Griles, J. Steven, 152, 153 Grover, Douglas, 199, 218 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, 542, 543 Gunderson, Ted, 179, 387, 397 Gutierrez, U.S. Attorney Carl, 152 Guttenberg, Mitchel, 502, 503 Hafiz Muhammad Zubair Naseem, 485, 487 Hague Democratic political machine, Jersey City, 50 Hale, Edward Everett, 268 Hamilton, John, 134 Hansohm, Robert B., 502 Harrell, Ruth, 138 Harvard, 453 Hastert, Rep. J. Dennis, 22, 37, 39, 48, 51, 64, 74, 99, 109, 333, 423 Hastings, Rep. Alcee, 34, 46 Hawkeye Holdings, 480 Hayman Capital Partners LP, 458 Head, Robin, 185 Health and Human Services, 99 Hedge funds, 437, 438, 442, 443, 452 Hevesi, Alan G., 467 Hevesi, Daniel, 467 Hillman, Noel L., 73 Hix, U.S. magistrate Esther, 248 Hoffa, Jimmy, 206 Hoffman, Harvey, 138 Holy High Rollers, 60 Home Depot, 481 Homosexual, 397, 417, 420, 425, 426 Hoorelbeke, Jerry Van, 205 House Banking Committee, 7-12, 13, 85-91 House Ethics Committee, 22, 61, 76 Howard, J. Timothy, 504 Howard, U.S. Attorney Dave, 178 HSBC Holdings, 111, 114, 451, 481 HUD, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 88, 242, 243, 505, 508, 527 Huffer, Karin, 144 Hughes, Dennis, 145 Hume, Brit, 51, 520 Hunter, Brian, 463, 491 Hunter, Rep. Duncan, 43 Hurricane Katrina, 18, 41, 42, 55, 175, 183 Hurwitz, Charles, 75 Hynes, Charles, 198, 199, 200, 201, 204 Iglesias, U.S. Attorney David, 155, 156 IKB Deutsche Industriebank, 469 Inslaw, 89, 178, 179, 244, 428 Investment Company Act of 1940, 437 Iran-Contra, 241, 243, 387, 394, 407, 428, 527, 528 Isothermal Systems, 27 Israel, 428 J.C. Flowers & Company, 118, 121 Jackson, Attorney General Robert H, 150 Jacobson, Dexter, 142, 143, 144, 265 Jaroslovsky, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Alan, 137, 138, 143 Jasper Capital, 502, 503 Jefferson, Rep. William, 29, 40, 46, 49, 71 Jenrette, Rep. John, 13, 17 Jenrette, Richard, 464 Jensen, California judge William, 255 Jewish Mafia, 134 Johnson & Johnson, 96, 101 Jones, Alex, 412 Jones, Paul Tudor, 465 Jones, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert, 144, 336 JPMorgan Chase, 114, 119, 436, 451, 475 Judicial Watch, 29 Jurman, Marc, 503 Kallstrom, FBI Special Agent James K., 217 Kame’enui, Edward, 127 Kaye, New York Judge Judith, 146, 148 KB Homes, 435 Keating-Five, 7, 45, 85, 86, 195, 263 Kelly, Rep. Richard, 13, 14, 17 Kelly, Richard, 13, 14, 17 Kelly, William, 139 Kemp, Jack, 4 Kennedy, Jack, 15 Kennedy, Rep. Patrick, 39, 51 Kennedy, Sen. Edward., 175, 263, 338, 376, 379, 416, 422 Kennedy, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Anthony, 250, 320, 322, 333 Khan Amin Shah, 291 Khan, Zak, 435 Kickbacks, 101, 118 Kidan, Adam, 61, 62 Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 30 King, Lawrence E., 387, 393-396, 404, 407, 408, 411, 412, 524, 529 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.), 481, 482, 484 Kleindienst, Att. Gen. Richard, 184 Index Knostman, Gary, 135 Kopechne, Major Jo, 422 Koppel, Ted, 400, 401, 403 Koreagate, 4, 13 KPMG LLP, 494, 505 Kravis, Henry, 483, 495 Kreindler and Kreindler, 342, 343 Kreindler, Lee, 342, 343 K-Street lobbyists, 57, 58, 60, 94 L. William Seidman, L. William, 12, 91 Labedz. Neb. State Senator Bernice, 410 Lam, U.S. Attorney Carol, 26, 38, 154, 162, 172, 176, 182, 183 Lampasi, Lorenzo, 202 Lampesi, Larry, 198 Landesbank BadenWurttemberg (LBBW), 469 Landesbank Sachsen Girozentrale, 469 Lantos, Rep. Tom, 4 LaRouche, Lyndon, 133 Latham and Watkins, 472 Leahey, Sen. Patrick, 175 Lederer, Raymond F., 13 Lehman Brothers, 436, 481 Lehtinen, U.S. Attorney Dexter, 186 Lenowitz, Mark, 502 Levi, U.S. attorney David, 174, 246, 248, 249, 323, 336, 534 Levine, Mel, 25 Levitt Jr., Arthur, 465 Lewinsky, Monica, 422 Lewis & Clark College, 120 Lewis, Rep. Jerry, 23, 34, 48, 158, 177 Libby, Scooter, 55, 175 Lilley, James, 400 Limbaugh, Russ, 184, 513 Lincoln Savings and Loan, 7-11, 13, 8591 Lockhart, Joe, 95 Lockheed Martin, 48 Lockyer, California Attorney General Bill, 79 Lone Pine Capital LLC, 458 Lord, Albert L., 118 Mack, John J., 391, 392, 393, 446 Macquarie Bank Ltd.’s Fortress Investments, 469 Macromedia, 503 Mafiosi, 172, 186, 238 Mahoney, Eugene, 408, 409, 411 Manhattanville College, 120 Manton, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Martin T., 195 Maounis, Nicholas, 462 Marist College, 120 Markit Group, 484 Markstone, 468 Marlinga, Carl J., 160 Marshall, Julie, 464 7 Mashpee Wampanoags Indian tribe, 75 Mason, Joseph, 455, 471 Massaro, Gabriel A., 416, 417 Masseria, Dominick, 202 Mazza, Larry, 203 MBNA, 109, 128 McCain, Sen. John, 7, 81, 85, 263, 294, 333, 349 McClatchy News Service, 28, 102, 143, 156, 169 McClennan Air Force Base, 32 McCullough, Virginia, 140, 265 McDonald, Eugene, 463, 466 McDonald, Kenneth, 15 McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin and Pearson, 127 McKay, U.S. Attorney John, 157, 178, 180 McKim, David, 138 McNulty, Paul, 159, 160, 180 Medicare, 55, 59, 93103 Meese, Attorney General Edwin, 89, 184, 191 Menendez, Sen. Robert, 20, 162 Mercy College, 120 Merrill Lynch, 436, 439, 442, 443, 448, 450, 452, 462, 476, 486, 487 Meyer, U.S. Attorney Robert, 176 Mezzacappa Maiden Lane Fund, 468 Mezzacappa Management LLC, 468 Mezzacappa, Damon, 468 Mickle, Paul, 15 Miers, Harriet, 154, 166, 170, 177 MILCON (Military Constsruction Appropriations Subcommittee), 30, 31, 32 Milken, Michael, 47, 508 Miller, GSA Inspector General Brian, 43 Miller, Rep. Gary, 28 Miller, Rep. George, 44, 73, 122, 126, 376 Mineta, Norman, 311, 333, 338, 376 Mitchell, Attorney General John, 4, 184, 264, 400, 403 Mitchell, John, 4, 184, 264, 400, 403 MKP Capital Management LLC, 458 Mollohan, Rep. Allan, 29, 46 Monroe, Lloyd, 178 Moore, Richard, 463466 Morgan Stanley, 128, 436, 443, 446, 447, 484, 485, 487, 500503, 507 Morgenthau, Manhattan District Attorney Robert, 179, 196, 303 Morris, Hank, 468 Morrison, Ginny, 143 Mortgages, 449, 462 Mossad, 428 MotherRock LP, 453 Mott, FBI Special Agent Mickey, 408410 Moulds, U.S. District Judge John, 249, 336 Mozilo, Angelo R., 479 Mueller, Director, FBI, Robert S., 298 Murad, Abdul Hakim, 291 Murphy, Rep. John M., 13, 16, 17 Murray and Murray, 132, 267 Murtha, Rep. John P., 36, 37, 51 Mutual funds, 128, 437 Myers, Michael J., 13, 16 Nash, Eddie, 206 National Association of Manufacturers, 472 National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), 462, 473, 501 National Legal and Policy Center, 30 Nelnet, Inc., 120, 122, 124, 125 Ney, Rep. Bob, 22, 39, 40, 49, 51, 71, 153 Nicholas Weill, 457 Nolan, California Assemblyman Patrick, 11, 90 Nolan, Philip, 268, 269 Norquist, Grover, 58, 59, 64 North American Securities Administrators Association, 460 North Carolina Retirement System, 464 Norton, Gale, 60, 153 Novak, Robert, 99, 394, 542 Nowinski, Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter, 248 O’Neal, E. Stanley, 448 Oberg, Jon, 124, 125 Obey, Rep. David, 41, 46 Office of Comptroller of the Currency, 447, 450 Ohio State University, 119, 447 Okada, Ken, 503 Olson, Theodore, 25, 177, 493 Ombudsmen, 54, 221, 547 Operation Iraqi Freedom, 71 Operation Phoenix, 406 Opteum Financial Services, 435 Orena, Victor J., 196 Orincon, 27 Owen, Alisha, 397, 405, 408, 409, 410 Ownit, 450 OxyContin, 100 PAC, 23, 25, 48, 109 Palfrey, Jeane, 424, 425 Paline, Jeff, 140 Pamela Martin and Associates, 424 Patel, U.S. District Judge Marilyn, 138, 246, 266, 278, 323, 335, 336, 359, 372 Paulson, Henry M. Jr., 448 Pearson, Drew, 2 Index Pearson/Scott Foresman, 127 Pedophile activities, 427 Pegg, Joel, 247 Pelosi, Rep. Nancy, 34, 44, 45, 46, 51, 52, 95, 109, 175, 423 Peltz, Nelson, 465 Pequot Capital Management, 446, 500 Perini, 29, 31 Persico, Alphonse, 198, 203, 217 Persico, Carmine, 203 PG&E, 67 Phantom Stock, 460 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, 94, 95 Pierce, Samuel, 4 Pillsbury Madison and Sutro, 303 Pinnell, Gary Ray, 144 Plane, Valerie, 175 Plavix, 96, 101 Podesta, Tony, 46 Politek, Inc., 55 Pombo, Rep. Richard, 74 Poole, William, 446 Porco, Patrick, 202 Powell, Colin, 294, 514, 531, 532, 537, 538, 544 Pratt Institute, 119 Preston Gates & Ellis, 61, 67 PricewaterhouseCoopers, 508 Priests of Catholic church, 383-389, 415 Private Equity Groups, 479, 480, 482, 509 Procrit, 101 Professional Services, Inc., 400 Project Bodega, 427 Providian, 112 Public Integrity Section, Department of Justice, 139, 186 Pundits, 513 Purdue Pharma, 100 Q Capital, 502, 503 Quayle, Dan, 398 Quellos Asset Management, 463, 466 Quinn, Jack, 46 Raab, Selwyn, 200 Rahim, Ajaz, 485 Raines, Franklin, 504, 505 Ramirez, U.S. District Judge Raul, 250, 254, 265, 336 Rawls, Wendell, 19, 52 Real, U.S. District Judge Manuel, 52 Reed, Sen. Ralph, 60, 64 Reed, U.S. District Judge Edward C., 271, 331 Rehberg, Rep. Denny, 50 Reid, Sen. Harry, 39, 41, 46, 51, 100, 109, 175 Renzi, Rep. Rick, 28, 158, 176 Reynolds, Thomas, 423 Ribelin, Eric, 446, 447 Rice, Kenneth, 483 Riegle, Jr. Rep. Donald, 7, 8, 85, 86, 263 9 Risoli, Paul, 502, 503 Robbins, Maj. Gen. Earnest, 31 Robert D. Manning, 113 Robertson, Jerome, 132, 267 Robinson, Peter, 139 Roskens, Ronald, 396 Rosner, Joshua, 455 Rostenkowski, Rep. Dan, 46 Rove, Karl, 51, 60, 64, 65, 152, 155, 157, 158, 166, 167, 169, 170, 177, 182, 183 Rowe, Frederick, 463 Rudy, Tony, 22 Rumsfeld, Donald, 166, 294, 493 Russbacher, Gunther, 241, 243, 267, 268, 428 Russoniello, U.S. Attorney Joseph, 145, 261, 267 Ryan, U.S. Attorney Kevin, 159 Sadis & Goldberg, 488 Safavian, David H., 22, 49, 62 Safire, William, 400, 403 Sallie Mae, 116-119, 121 Samberg, Arthur, 446 Samco Financial Services, 462 Sampson, D. Kyle, 154, 158, 162, 165, 166, 168, 169 Sampson, Kyle, 154, 158, 162, 165, 166, 168, 169 San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District, 24 San Diego County Employees Retirement Association, 462, 463 San Diego State University, 24 Sanchez, Anthony, 151 Sandberg, Nils S., 502 Sanford, Sen. Terry, 178 Santa Rosa Press Democrat, 141, 143 Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 505 Savage, Rep. Gus, 423 Savings and Loan, 508 Scanlon, Michael, 22, 58, 60, 63, 67 Scarpa, Joey, 203 Scarpa, Jr. and Sr. Gregory, 172, 196199, 202, 203, 205, 206, 213, 215, 216, 219, 238 Schiro, Linda, 199, 203 Schlafly, Phyllis, 400 Schlozman, Bradley J., 74 Schmidt, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Richard, 135 Schmit, Neb. State Senator Loran, 407, 410 Schnacke, U.S. District Judge Robert, 223-228 Schumer, Sen. Charles E., 4, 5, 73, 109, 166, 168, 175, 180, 303, 333, 495, 496 Schwartz, U.S. District Judge Milton, 245, 246, 278, 323, 335, 336, 359, 372 Schwartzman, Stephen, 495 Schwarzenegger, Gov. Arnold, 66, 67 Schwarzman, Stephen, 465 Scully, Thomas, 95, 97 SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), 10, 30, 54, 68, 89, 96, 437, 443-447, 459, 460, 463, 465, 472, 474, 475, 482, 483-485, 487-491, 497-501, 504-507 Secret Service, 278, 317, 335, 349, 371, 375, 397, 399, 401, 402 Sempra Energy Solutions, 67 Sensenbrenner, Rep. James, 175 Sessions, William, 406 Sevareid, Eric, 400, 403 Seventh-day Adventist School, 24 Shen, Samuel, 133 Shills, 530 Shimkus, Rep. John, 423 Shockey, Jeff, 23, 25 Shorenstein Realty Investors, 466 Shorenstein, Douglas, 466 Short-sellers, 458, 459 Siegelman, Donald E., 160 Siesko Partners, 101 Siesko, David, 101 Silton, Andrew, 466 Sinha, Gyan, 448 Sipe, Paul J., 502 Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, 462 Skilling, Jeffrey, 483 Sloan, Melanie, 30, 43 Small Biz Tech PAC, 25 Small, Pamela, 391 Smith, Brad, 99 Smith, Rep. Nick, 98, 99 Snow, Tony, 164 Snowe, Sen. Olympia, 109 Sobrinia, Jay, 134 Sorenson, Kathleen, 395 Sousa, Anthony, 132 Southern California Edison, 67 Southmark Corporation, 178 Sowood Capital Management, 453 Sparrow, Paul, 405 Specter, Sen. Arlen, 109, 153, 165, 166, 175, 447 Speers, Jo Anne, 247 Spellings, Margaret, 124, 126 Spence, Craig J., 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404 Spilotro, Tony, 206 Sporkin, U.S. District Judge Stanley, 132, 211, 330, 331, 335, 338, 356, 359, 369, 372, 376, 378 Standard & Poor’s, 441, 455, 470 StarKist, 44 Stein & Day, 133 Stein, Sol, 133 Stephens, U.S. A. Jay H., 397 Steve Eisman, 457 Stevens, Sen. Ted, 175 Stinnett, Carol, 138 Stock backdating, 488 Stockman, David, 499 Index Stoll, Assistant U.S. Attorney George, 191 Strobel, Mabel, 502 Strossen, Nadine, 175 Studds, Rep. Gerry, 423 Student Loan Xpress, 122, 123 Student Trust, 119 Subprime loans, 430435, 439, 448-462, 481, 508 Sullivan, Richard, 52 Sulzberger, Arthur, 175, 333 Sunbeam, 482 SunCruz, 61 Taft, Fred, 255, 256, 264 Taggart, Lawrence, 10, 89 Tapscott, Stanley Mark, 398 Taus, Richard, 172, 173, 175, 207, 237239, 244, 296 Tauzin, Billy, 95 Tavdy, David, 502, 503 Taxpayers for Common Sense, 23, 33, 35, 37, 70 TCS, 10, 11, 89 Tedmon, Clifford, 251, 264 Tessera Technologies, 27 Texas Christian University, 120 Texas Pension Review Board, 463 The FBI Nobody Knows, 190 The Franklin Coverup, 387 Third Point Capital, 467 Thomas H. Lee Partners, 480 Thomas, Barbara, 10, 89 Thompson, Georgia, 161, 181 Thompson, Rep. Frank, 13, 14, 15, 17 Thompson, Tommy, 99 Thornburgh, Richard, 5, 132 Title 18 U.S.C. § 3, 190, 191, 334, 335, 336 Title 18 U.S.C. § 4, 78, 174, 187, 191, 192, 210, 223, 245, 297, 299, 300, 302, 307, 310, 313-318, 322, 327, 328, 333, 344, 346, 353, 354, 362, 366, 367, 376, 523, 524 Tobias, Randall L., 424 Tolman, Brett, 165 Torgesen, Joseph, 127 Trepp, Warren, 47, 54, 55 TWA Flight 800, 153, 217, 301, 309, 312, 313 TXU Corporation, 485 U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), 424 U.S. Department of Education, 75, 120, 121, 124-126 U.S. Trustee, 4, 131, 132, 141, 149, 178 UBS, 105, 436, 470, 476, 485, 486, 487, 502, 503 11 UBS (Swiss Bank), 105, 436, 470, 476, 485, 486, 487, 502, 503 Udall, Rep. Mark, 39 University of Michigan, 119 URS Corporation, 31 Utility Reform Network, 67 Valley Bank of Nevada, 144 Vaughn, Sharen, 127 Vecchione, Brooklyn District Attorney Michael, 201, 220 Vecchione, Michael, 201, 220 Venture capital, 481, 482 Verizon, 67 Veterans Administration, 30, 31, 94, 96 Vitter, Sen. David, 424 Volz, Neil, 22, 71 Wadman, Robert, 408 Walk, Jeff, 138 Walker, Gen. Edwin W., 188 Walker, U.S. District Judge Vaughn, 268 Wall, Danny, 8, 85, 86 Wallace, Bill, 140 Wallace, Chris, 514 Walsh, Timothy J., 138 Walter Reed Army Hospital, 30 Walters, Julie, 395 Walton, Christy, 66 Warin, Joseph, 25 Washington Blade, 414-417 Washington Mutual, 112, 433, 457 Washington, Tracey, 395 Watts, Clyde, 188 Waxman, Rep. 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