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Lehman Whistleblower on Ernst & Young’s Reaction to His Letter

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

“They certainly didn’t support it. On the Repo 105 issue, they knew about it; they did not appear to know that the number was so large.”

~ Matthew Lee, the Lehman Brothers whistleblower, in testimony today.

Posted in Quote of the DayTagged Matthew Lee, Quote of the Day, Repo 105, Testimony, Whistleblowers

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