£290 mill in fines, what do bankers have to do go to prison?

[Motorrad]

VinceFox said:

Three out of four?

Are you prepared to wear a wig and call me Daddy?

On second thoughts forget I said that.

[VinceFox]

Wrong three.

[Mojocvh]

AJS- said:

Am I the only one to see some irony in the government handing out a fine to a bank for "lying to make themselves look more financially secure?"

No.

[Shotgun Rider]

Ayahuasca said:

I worked at a bank once where a member of staff went to prison.

He had stolen something like £200 in pound coins over a period of several months.


And someone else in the same bank was fired for putting a McDonald's meal on expenses against regulations.


One rule for the small people...

That's because they were costing the bank money and not the other way round.

although I can't disagree with jailing the guy who stole.

[Mojocvh]

Use Psychology said:

i agree with you but I was just pointing out that the rioters have no excuse - their actions were the actions of an individual. the actions of the employees of barclays are collectively the actions of barclays, so there is another legal entity that can be punished. even if the individuals who behaved wrongly in this case should be punsihed too.

A better example would be made if it was their superiors who who sat by and milked the gilded cow.

[Ayahuasca]

Shotgun Rider said:

Ayahuasca said:

I worked at a bank once where a member of staff went to prison.

He had stolen something like £200 in pound coins over a period of several months.


And someone else in the same bank was fired for putting a McDonald's meal on expenses against regulations.


One rule for the small people...

That's because they were costing the bank money and not the other way round.

although I can't disagree with jailing the guy who stole.

The bank (hsbc) always prosecuted thieves / fraudsters no matter how small the amount, and there was a monthly circular with reports of staff found guilty and their sentences.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Mojocvh said:

the gilded cow.

Sounds like a Scooter lyric! Is it 3.00 a.m. already?

Nessaja http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wquCCFvbNhI