Catherine Austin Fitts
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And in fact, I have an online book called Dylan Reed and the Aristocracy of Stock Profits about sort of it's a case study in the intersection between organized crime and Wall Street in Washington. Anyway, so I went to Washington in the first Bush administration to be assistant secretary of housing. And it's the federal housing commissioner.
And in fact, I have an online book called Dylan Reed and the Aristocracy of Stock Profits about sort of it's a case study in the intersection between organized crime and Wall Street in Washington. Anyway, so I went to Washington in the first Bush administration to be assistant secretary of housing. And it's the federal housing commissioner.
And that's the person who oversees all the mortgage markets, both the credit, most of the credit and then the rules and regulation. So, and I ran smack into all the mortgage corruption because a lot of the black budget is financed with mortgage fraud. And anyway, so I left, but I discovered the internet when I was in the administration.
And that's the person who oversees all the mortgage markets, both the credit, most of the credit and then the rules and regulation. So, and I ran smack into all the mortgage corruption because a lot of the black budget is financed with mortgage fraud. And anyway, so I left, but I discovered the internet when I was in the administration.
And that's the person who oversees all the mortgage markets, both the credit, most of the credit and then the rules and regulation. So, and I ran smack into all the mortgage corruption because a lot of the black budget is financed with mortgage fraud. And anyway, so I left, but I discovered the internet when I was in the administration.
And so I created an investment bank that could use software tools basically to get all the information about how the money works and make it accessible to neighborhoods. So, anyway, but my company, I started a company called Hamilton Securities Group. It was very successful. And we got hired on competitive bid by the Clinton administration.
And so I created an investment bank that could use software tools basically to get all the information about how the money works and make it accessible to neighborhoods. So, anyway, but my company, I started a company called Hamilton Securities Group. It was very successful. And we got hired on competitive bid by the Clinton administration.
And so I created an investment bank that could use software tools basically to get all the information about how the money works and make it accessible to neighborhoods. So, anyway, but my company, I started a company called Hamilton Securities Group. It was very successful. And we got hired on competitive bid by the Clinton administration.
So I worked in the Bush administration, but we got hired by the Clinton administration to be financial advisor for the FHA. And we led $10 billion of mortgage auctions trying to stop the mortgage fraud, which was they had other ideas. They wanted to take the mortgage fraud the other way so we could have the financial crisis.
So I worked in the Bush administration, but we got hired by the Clinton administration to be financial advisor for the FHA. And we led $10 billion of mortgage auctions trying to stop the mortgage fraud, which was they had other ideas. They wanted to take the mortgage fraud the other way so we could have the financial crisis.
So I worked in the Bush administration, but we got hired by the Clinton administration to be financial advisor for the FHA. And we led $10 billion of mortgage auctions trying to stop the mortgage fraud, which was they had other ideas. They wanted to take the mortgage fraud the other way so we could have the financial crisis.
Anyway, so I ended up in 11 years of litigation with the federal government, with the Department of Justice. Have you ever seen the movie Enemy of the State?
Anyway, so I ended up in 11 years of litigation with the federal government, with the Department of Justice. Have you ever seen the movie Enemy of the State?
Anyway, so I ended up in 11 years of litigation with the federal government, with the Department of Justice. Have you ever seen the movie Enemy of the State?
I played Will Smith in real life.
I played Will Smith in real life.
I played Will Smith in real life.
I played Will Smith in real life. So we had 18 audits and investigations, 12 tracks of litigation, physical harassment, a smear campaign. It was I mean, it was right out of the movies. And of course, so so Will Smith is a successful attorney. And in fact, his office in the movie is right next to where my office was. Our company office was in Washington, D.C.
I played Will Smith in real life. So we had 18 audits and investigations, 12 tracks of litigation, physical harassment, a smear campaign. It was I mean, it was right out of the movies. And of course, so so Will Smith is a successful attorney. And in fact, his office in the movie is right next to where my office was. Our company office was in Washington, D.C.
I played Will Smith in real life. So we had 18 audits and investigations, 12 tracks of litigation, physical harassment, a smear campaign. It was I mean, it was right out of the movies. And of course, so so Will Smith is a successful attorney. And in fact, his office in the movie is right next to where my office was. Our company office was in Washington, D.C.