US Treasury penalises AIG over bonus payments

"American International Group (AIG) is being penalised by the US Treasury for its insistence that it is contractually obliged to pay huge bonuses to staff, some of whom played a part in the spectacular demise of the insurance company.
The US Treasury says it will be deducting $165 million from AIG’s latest rescue package in lieu [...]" (2009-3-19)
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