The most toxic ‘asset’ of them all. Tax Cheat Tim Geithner loses another deputy – Cohen now comes the *4th* pick to pull out from working with Turbo Taxcheat Geithner

Yet again, the man who cheated on his taxes, but yet HAD to be confirmed as Hussein Obama’s Treasury Secretary: Turbo Tax Cheat Tim Geithner loses another deputy. Does anyone really want to work for this tax cheat? Do other tax cheats even want to bother? Washington Post has the following info:

H. Rodgin Cohen, chairman of the New York law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, has withdrawn his name from consideration for deputy Treasury secretary, becoming the fourth pick for a prominent Treasury Department post to pull out in recent weeks.

A prominent attorney who has advised many of the top Wall Street firms, Cohen dropped out after the White House found an issue during his vetting process, two sources familiar with the matter said. The sources declined to identify the reason. Cohen did not respond to messages seeking comment.

Though the Treasury is filling its lower-level positions, the thin ranks on the senior levels are taking a toll on the department’s ability to deal with a financial crisis that continues to deepen in scope and complexity, government and industry officials say.

Gus O’Donnell, Cabinet Secretary for the British government, was quoted this week in British news reports saying it has been “unbelievably difficult” to talk to people at the U.S. Treasury: “There is nobody there.”

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March 13, 2009 · Filed Under Tax Cheats, Tim Geithner


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