News - AIG ex-boss avoids criminal case
irregularities at insurance giant AIG have dropped criminal charges against former boss Maurice Greenberg.
Attorney General Eliot Spitzer had brought a lawsuit accusing Mr Greenberg of finance insurance job
the firm’s finances to boost its share price.
He has now decided to pursue the action in a civil case.
Mr Greenberg led AIG for 38 years, but stood down in March following car insurance finance company into some of its deals.
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refused to answer association of finance and insurance professional from regulators, invoking rights under US law which protect people from self-incrimination.
In May, AIG admitted that it had overstated its net profit for the five years to 2004 by 10%, or $3.9bn (2.3bn).