Ops & Blogs | The Times of Israel » Gary Osen http://blogs.timesofisrael.com The Marketplace of Ideas Sun, 19 May 2013 04:42:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Who will watch the watchers? http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/who-will-watch-the-watchers/ http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/who-will-watch-the-watchers/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:15:56 +0000 Gary Osen http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=90136 On December 11th, the U.S. Department of Justice announced what amounted to a $1.9 billion dollar plea bargain settlement with HSBC, the world’s third largest bank. The media largely covered the story as it has most recent banking scandals, focusing on the size of the fine and noting a few colorful details of the story, [...]

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