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Saturday, May 02, 2009

Is Joe Biden Associated With A Fund Of Funds Feeder Scam?

Since we have investigated the people surrounding Sarah Palin and "Joe the Plumber" is this not equally newsworthy? This is one of those improbably stories, like the one about stains on a little black dress.
Zero Hedge is always happy to discover something rotten in the state of capital markets. We are even happier when others dig independently and come up with their own startling conclusions. Tonight - we are very happy. John Hempton, who writes the insightful blog Bronte Capital, has done some amazing dot connecting in what, if true, and not swept promptly under the carpet by the powers that be, could expose a hedge fund scandal that could rival the Madoff fiasco, for the simple reason that it implicates none other than Barack Obama's right hand man: Joe Biden. The fund in question is Paradigm Capital, a fund of funds, that is controlled by Hunter and James Biden, the VP's son and brother, respectively.

Read the whole thing for the interesting details. What is disturbing and raises questions is this: why is this group still in business?

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