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Goldman Sachs Investor Made Billions on Housing Mess

Paulson not charged in SEC's takedown

By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 17, 2010 10:43 AM CDT

(Newser) – As the housing market imploded, John Paulson laughed all the way to the bank, pocketing billions on his correct prediction of impending doom. But when the SEC charged Goldman Sachs yesterday with defrauding investors by not disclosing Paulson's bets against the mortgage-backed securities Goldman was... Read full story »

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