| − | Through a [[Freedom of Information Act]] lawsuit filed against Treasury, [[Judicial Watch]] received documents from the [[U.S. Department of Treasury]] about the controversial $12 million [[bailout]] grant provided to [[Boston]]-based OneUnited Bank. Internal Treasury emails describe the substandard condition of OneUnited prior to the [[taxpayer]] funded bailout, which allegedly occurred at the unethical behest of Representatives [[Maxine Waters]] and Barney Frank. OneUnited Bank was in deep trouble due to incompetence and mismanagement. Government officials including Maxine Waters and Barney Frank knew all about it, but they bent the rules and “invested” taxpayer funds in the floundering enterprise.<ref>http://biggovernment.com/tfitton/2010/09/20/new-maxine-waters-and-barney-frank-scandal-documents/</ref> | + | Through a [[Freedom of Information Act]] lawsuit filed against Treasury, [[Judicial Watch]] received documents from the [[U.S. Department of Treasury]] about the controversial $12 million [[bailout]] grant provided to [[Boston]]-based OneUnited Bank. Internal Treasury emails describe the substandard condition of OneUnited prior to the [[taxpayer]] funded bailout. OneUnited Bank was in deep trouble due to incompetence and mismanagement. Government officials the problematic issues, but they bent the rules and "invested" taxpayer funds in the floundering enterprise, which allegedly occurred at the unethical behest of Representatives [[Maxine Waters]] and Barney Frank.<ref>http://biggovernment.com/tfitton/2010/09/20/new-maxine-waters-and-barney-frank-scandal-documents/</ref> |