Lehman CEO's "Sergeant Schultz Defense" of Repo 105
Inquiring minds are interested in Lehman CEO Dick Fuld's defense of Repo 105. Please consider Fuld Says Lehman Used Repo 105s to Satisfy Accounting Mandates.
Richard Fuld, the former chief executive officer of defunct Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., said the Wall Street firm reported certain repo transactions as sales because accounting rules required it to do so.Sergeant Schultz Defense
“Lehman should not be criticized for complying with the applicable accounting standards,” Fuld said in the prepared text of testimony to be presented to Congress tomorrow.
Fuld reiterated that he had “absolutely no recollection whatsoever hearing about Repo 105 transactions while I was CEO of Lehman.”
Do you believe Fuld did not know about Repo 105? I don't. Moreover, Repo 105 was decidedly illegal so it is preposterous to propose "accounting rules required it to do so".
In essence Fuld is pleading incompetence. Moreover, he sounds just like Sergeant Schultz with his ridiculous attempts to exonerate himself. With any luck a smoking gun will turn up and Fuld will end up in prison where he belongs.
For more on Repo 105 please see Lehman's Alter Ego - How Lehman Hid Risk In Shell Corporations; Where is The Indictment of Ex-CEO Dick Fuld?
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