The ongoing racket between private equity firms and public pension funds, in which they work together to earn billions of dollars in excessive fees at the expense of retirees across the country, has been a key theme at Liberty Blitzkrieg this year. My most recent piece on the topic was published last week and titled, Another Pension Scandal – The Crony Love Affair Between North Carolina, Credit Suisse and Erskine Bowles.

Here’s an excerpt:

When it comes to how the U.S. economy of fraud functions in 2014, the following article has it all. A government official, a global investment bank and a businessman/politician, all working together to enrich themselves at the public’s expense. It demonstrates how big bucks are really earned by insiders in the new American Dream, characterized by extreme cronyism and corruption.

This article zeros in on what’s known as “placement agents,” which are often large financial firms with connections across the political spectrum, and are often money managers themselves, such as private equity giant Blackstone. However, they don’t need to have any expertise in financial matters, they simply need to be connected. As such, placement agents are sometime even former NFL stars.

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