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To: TobagoJack who wrote (101878)	7/14/2013 12:39:03 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 219857

how true - "I would argue the latter as our society has essentially been looted by the banks." If this fact is so widely known why no one is doing anything about it if regulators or legislation? On more very important tidbit related to CB, The State of Israel is nominating a new CB, but; The committee did not take into account a salary scandal, in which a 2002 State Comptroller’s Report accused Frenkel, who served as governor in the 1990s, of receiving “special financial arrangements” in his compensation. Frenkel returned NIS 238,000 to the state at the comptroller’s behest; jpost.com and more Cologne bottle complicates Frenkel’s move to Israel central bank ft.com Appointment of new Bank of Israel governor hits snag amid allegations of Hong Kong shoplifting theuglytruth.wordpress.com It is unclear who brought Frenkel's Hong Kong shoplifting affair to the attention of the electoral committee, but it definitely is an issue worthy of discussion. haaretz.com the sad part is that even with this track record no one politician or CB asked Frenkel to remove his nomination as a Central Banker of an OECD country - how sad I only wonder why I was never involved in shoplifting or accused of shoplifting - even by mistake?