“Illinois, which has the worst-funded state pension system in the United States, agreed on Monday to settle federal civil securities fraud charges alleging it repeatedly misled municipal bond investors about the underfunding of its pensions, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The settlement of charges that Illinois failed from 2005 to early 2009 to fully tell investors the risks of buying $2.2 billion worth of its municipal bonds is the latest blow to the state’s reputation as fiscally troubled and crippled by a pension shortfall of $98.6 billion.”

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2013/03/illinois-lies.html

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