| − | In March 2009 a firestorm of public protest exploded when it was discovered the U.S. Treasury under Secretary [[Timothy Geithner]] had allowed AIG to pay $160 million in employment contract bonuses for work in 2008 to the AIG traders who caused over $60 billion in losses in 2008. | + | In March 2009 a firestorm of public protest exploded when it was discovered the U.S. Treasury under Secretary [[Timothy Geithner]] had allowed AIG to pay $160 million in employment contract bonuses for work in 2008 to the AIG traders who caused over $60 billion in losses in 2008. AIG's employment contracts were written without factoring in the possibility that credit default swaps could result in losses when borrowers default. |