The U.S. Justice had opened a criminal investigation against the U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs, say several U.S. media including the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post.
"The federal investigators are conducting a criminal investigation to determine whether Goldman Sachs and its employees have engaged in securities fraud in connection with the brokering of mortgage products," wrote the Wall Street Journal quoted sources familiar with the matter.The investigation by a federal prosecutor in Manhattan is in the preliminary stage and would have begun as a result of a dossier submitted by Constable American Stock Exchange (SEC), the newspaper said.
The SEC has launched a lawsuit against the investment bank and one of its employees, French Fabrice Tourre, accusing them of deceiving customers by selling them financial products backed by the market very risky U.S. home which collapsed in 2007.
Many criminal investigations are launched without the government fails to file a complaint, and in this case, investigators have not yet decided whether they would do it or not, the sources said daily online cash advance.
A spokesman for Goldman Sachs told AFP reacted to news by stating that "given the attention given recently to the company, we are not surprised to articles about an investigation and we will work fully to all inquiries.
Amicable settlement with the SEC
The New York Post said on its side on its website Thursday that the bank could "soon" to end amicably prosecution of the SEC. Goldman Sachs could soon reach agreement with the SEC, choosing to end the standoff rather than endure the public embarrassment still suffered Tuesday in Washington, "writes the New York Post, referring to the hearing group before a U.S. Senate Commission that lasted nearly 11 hours Tuesday."It is almost certain that there will be an amicable agreement," the newspaper said, citing sources familiar with the matter.
A source close to the deal reached by AFP noted that "the SEC has so far not given the opportunity to Goldman Sachs to find an amicable agreement to bring prosecution purposes.