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Charles Ortel, a former Wall Street banker, in recent years has become a crusader against massive, systemic fraud and major unprosecuted crimes conduct within the financial sector, including corporate, charity and nonprofit fraud.

Today, in the second part of a special series, Ortel goes deeper into the social, political and economic fix President Trump is in and why he can't get out of it without causing major collateral damage.

Ortel shook Wall Street when he proved that General Electric and other corporations were overvaluing their stock. In self-initiated probes he undertook later, he showed that many high-profile, politically connected individuals were actually running illegal, billion-dollar enterprises as charities.

Charles Ortel, Ex- Wall Street Banker, Explains the Tough Spot Trump Is In

Charles Ortel, a former Wall Street banker, in recent years has become a crusader against massive, systemic fraud and unbridled, unprosecuted criminal conduct within the financial sector, including charity and nonprofit fraud.

Today, in the first installment of an ongoing series, Ortel presents deep background and sheds new light on the social, political and economic fix President Trump is in and why there is no easy way out of it without causing major collateral damage.

Ortel shook Wall Street when he proved that General Electric and other corporations had been overvaluing their stock. In self-initiated probes he undertook later, he showed that many high-profile, politically connected individuals were actually running illegal billion-dollar enterprises as charities.

Welcome to "Free Your Mind Friday," a Leid Stories weekly open forum featuring listeners' information, opinions and ideas.

Trump has China in his sights. Charges China hid -- and still is hiding-- the true impact of its coronavirus casualties. He has started a media war over this with China, and is angry that his editorial direction is not being followed.

>>  Thousands of Michiganders descended--in cars and other vehicles--on the state capital, Lansing, yesterday, demanding an end to the state's stay-at- home policies that the protesters say have been excessively disruptive in their lives. But Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is holding the line. The order, which also has been imposed in other states, will reduce the spread of the coronavirus, she says.

>> It's "economic stimulus"  money, and people are delighted to get a small stash of cash in these hard times. But do we care where it's coming from, or about what James Brown called "the big payback?" Are we being Trumped by Trump?

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Pelosi charges Trump with "unnecessary deaths and economic disaster" in mismanaging the U.S. coronavirus crisis.

>> Trump withholds financial support of the World Health Organization, blaming it for the poor response globally to the coronavirus pandemic.

>> Despite major criticisms of his administration's response to the coronavirus devastating impact in the United States, President Trump says he'll "reopen" the economy starting May 1.

Sanders endorses Biden to defeat "America's most dangerous president." What's Biden's offer?

 Trump defends coronavirus response. Did "everything right," he says.

 

Governors form regional coalitions, blunting Trump's grab for absolute power over their states.

Here's what we're talking about today on Leid Stories.

Trump and his administration must be called to account. The coronavirus national health emergency was not just a bureaucratic problem.

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Requiem for A Movement: Bernie Sanders Ends His Presidential Campaign--And Any Hope for True Democracy Within the Democratic Party

Bernie Sanders, the independent U.S. senator from Vermont and erstwhile 2020 presidential candidate, brought his campaign to an end on Wednesday. 

In a brief televised statement, Sanders thanked his supporters for helping him bring new ideas and energy to  the Democratic Party, along with an influx of new soldiers in an electoral battle to defeat Trump. 

His campaign had made great strides, Sanders said, but ahead are even greater obstacles and impediments that, as he assessed the situation, would be almost impossible to overcome.

Sanders ending his campaign leaves a wide-open path now  for former vice president Joe Biden, favored by the party establishment. 

Leid Stories suspects there is much more to Sanders' "Good luck, but I'm outta here" farewell. Listeners share their views.l

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Can Wall Street Save the U.S Economy?

It has sputtered, it has soared, it has tanked. But the powerhouse financial collective has had, and continues to have, the unflinching loyalty and support of presidents and legislative bodies, Republican and Democrat alike.

In the age of massive coronavirus "incentive" or "stimulus" packages to jump-start the economy, no doubt Wall Street wants its share of the action. But can it save the U.S. economy?

Ex-Wall Street banker Charles Ortel separates fact from fiction.

The Coronavirus Pandemic: What Aren't They Telling Us?

Since the emergence of the Coronavirus as a global dread disease, other than trying to avoid it, have you given much thought to where it came from, its symptoms, what it does to the body, who seems to be most likely to get it -- information that would help you protect yourself and put things in perspective.

What have you learned so far about the disease? Does what you now know give you the answers you're looking for? Or do you have a sinking feeling that you're not being told everything? What do you think is missing?

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04.07.2020