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February 26, 2010

US Firms Probed for Role in Greek Financial Crisis
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Federal investigators have announced a probe into the role of major US
firms in Greece’s financial crisis. One deal created by Goldman Sachs
helped Greece obscure billions in debt from the budget overseers in
Brussels. Goldman Sachs is said to be the most important of more than a
dozen banks used by the Greek government to manage its national debt
using derivatives.



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