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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHoward Lutnick stole most of the 9/11 insurance settlement money for himself and the other senior executives
It appears that Lutnick stole insurance recoveries from employees
Link to tweet

democratsruletheday
(1,884 posts)We already knew Lutnick is a slimy POS, but this just kinda drives it home even more so.
ForeGoneLegsBirne
(48 posts)...and only now do I catch up on all the horrid things he did subsequently!
AZJonnie
(3,707 posts)Curious if Faux Business has since scrubbed it from their website, and if so, I wonder when they did so.
chowder66
(12,255 posts)"All of the money for the business interruption recovery relating to the American Airlines case went either to strengthen and support the overall business, or to the over 600 Cantor Partners, precisely proportionate with the exact stake in the company, Mr. Lutnick included, the spokeswoman said. For five years, Cantors Partners provided 25% of the firms profits to the 9/11 families, a total of at least $180 million, in addition to ten years of health benefits."
A senior executive at Cantor said the manner in which the settlement was distributed, including the chunk of money Lutnick received, is entirely appropriate since Cantor never promised family victims a portion of the money in the first place. The executive described the case against American Airlines as a business interruption lawsuit since Cantors offices were destroyed in the attack, meaning it was appropriate for the company to keep the money.
Cantor, this person said, has donated millions of dollars to charities to support the victims of 9-11, and the families of its own employees.
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Cantors opaque partnership structure makes it difficult to determine how much Lutnick could receive from the settlement. Lutnick is also chief executive of BGC Partners(NASDAQ:BCGP), a publicly traded brokerage firm, and he runs other businesses related to Cantor.
This is the link to the original article posted in the meme....
https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/9-11-settlement-distribution-stirs-ire-among-cantor-insiders
Cantor probably hated this and I bet it was devised from partners and/or board members.
AZJonnie
(3,707 posts)In a nutshell, the tweet is clickbait featuring exaggerations extrapolated from much less incriminating core facts.
I'm shocked to hear of that happening in the establishment (formerly, loosely) known as the Twitterverse.
Kali
(56,831 posts)chowder66
(12,255 posts)Spazito
(55,571 posts)jls4561
(3,136 posts)kimbutgar
(27,257 posts)The guy I knew died in the twin towers on 9-11 and his family was screwed over and only received his insurance payout. He left a wife and two school age daughters. Who I later heard had to sell their family home. My boss at the time donated $1000 to a fund for them. Now hearing lutnut stole their money makes me even angrier towards him😡🤬!
badhair77
(5,182 posts)The brotherhood of crooks and cronies.
calimary
(90,079 posts)I LOVE this, badhair77! Really nails it.
Traildogbob
(13,024 posts)Claimed trump Tower was devastated.
ChicagoTeamster
(979 posts)And left everyone else in the office. And, who takes out life insurance on their employees and their families dont know? Walmart does this too.
rampartd
(4,641 posts)here is a company that explains why companies can turn this into a profit center.
https://www.obrella.com/news/understanding-dead-peasant-insurance-what-you-need-to-know/
ToxMarz
(2,943 posts)into Trump's orbit. You can what type of person someone is just by their association with (and support of) Trump.
lonely bird
(2,945 posts)Fuck Nutlick.
Greg_In_SF
(1,257 posts)that it only takes about 3 seconds of research to discover that most posts like these are complete bullshit but people take it hook line & sinker every time
Kali
(56,831 posts)I hate that "we" are almost as gullible as "them" but it really is a problem in this country.
Lying by omission is still lying
dlk
(13,254 posts)Where is the courage of our leaders?
BattleRow
(2,454 posts)Only aquiescent accomplices,volunteer victims and geldings.
The women have shown to be true leaders.
It was said at one time that you had to be twice the woman to be half the man.
Lets update that to..you only have to be half the woman to be twice the man these days.
Evolve Dammit
(21,779 posts)dalton99a
(94,221 posts)Response to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)
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Blue Owl
(59,132 posts)Jacson6
(2,018 posts)In CA if you sue someone you must pay a 45% commission to the law firm and pay their hourly wages. You also have to pay experts to testify for at least $50k each and all legal fees. It has gotten so bad that a man that won a $1M dollar jury award in CA had to pay $5M in legal costs.
The courts are a racket.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(14,287 posts)tazcat
(297 posts)Initech
(108,799 posts)WarGamer
(18,620 posts)calimary
(90,079 posts)What a low blow. Either what he did, or just simply him.
S-H-M
U-C-K
Call him SHMUCK todaaaaaaaay!!! (Hey, that fits! Right on the beat!)
Skittles
(171,745 posts)THAT IS WHAT THEY DO
WarGamer
(18,620 posts)While it's true that the $135M settlement was distributed across 600 CF partners...
For some odd reason... it doesn't mention that CF paid over $180M directly to survivors families... including 10 years of full health insurance.
Typical I guess.
BannonsLiver
(20,603 posts)WarGamer
(18,620 posts)And not the trees.
the free mind sees all.