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Wells Fargo found guilty in the court of public opinion

By AldenLoury, September 28, 2009 at 4:30 pm

A group of demonstrators declared Wells Fargo guilty of misusing $25 billion in federal government bailout money last Thursday during a rally outside the company's corporate offices at 230 W. Monroe St. in downtown Chicago. "They got bailed out. We got sold out," demonstrators chanted.

Filed under: Employment/Labor, Housing

Tags: bailout, Chicago, foreclosure, Jobs With Justice, Wells Fargo

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