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LetMyPeopleVote

(177,573 posts)
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 12:13 PM Sunday

Howard Lutnick stole most of the 9/11 insurance settlement money for himself and the other senior executives

It appears that Lutnick stole insurance recoveries from employees



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Howard Lutnick stole most of the 9/11 insurance settlement money for himself and the other senior executives (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Sunday OP
NO comments yet for this revelation? democratsruletheday Sunday #1
WOW! I Still Remember Him Around 9/11 Bursting Into Dry Tears ForeGoneLegsBirne Monday #33
First off, what a dick, and 2ndly, anyone know the date of the original article? AZJonnie Sunday #2
They provided 25% of the firm's profits to 9/11 families, a total of at least $180 million chowder66 Sunday #8
So, the quoted article is from 2016. Thank you! AZJonnie Sunday #9
thanks for the bigger context Kali Sunday #19
You're welcome. I wanted to know too. chowder66 Sunday #29
Despicable but not surprising. Spazito Sunday #3
My first thought was how very Trumpian. jls4561 Sunday #4
I met that a hole back in the 90's at a security traders event through a guy who worked at Cantor Fitzgerald kimbutgar Sunday #5
He fits right in with Trump and company. badhair77 Sunday #6
"The Brotherhood of Crooks and Cronies"! calimary Sunday #14
😃 badhair77 Sunday #25
Trump stole as well Traildogbob Sunday #7
Somehow the executives knew to go to Texas that morning ChicagoTeamster Sunday #10
dead peasant insurance rampartd Sunday #12
Of course he did, that's the only type person that would be invited ToxMarz Sunday #11
Excuse my language... lonely bird Sunday #13
It's hilarious Greg_In_SF Sunday #15
or rather INcomplete bullshit Kali Sunday #18
Yep! Greg_In_SF Sunday #20
We can do infinitely better prosecuting rich and connected criminals dlk Sunday #16
Because they arent leaders to begin with.. BattleRow Sunday #17
Indeed dlk Monday #34
No wonder Drumpf loved him. Fucking people is a virtue with these miscreants. It's that simple.n/t Evolve Dammit Sunday #21
Kick dalton99a Sunday #22
Post removed Post removed Sunday #23
Sick fucks gonna sick fuck Blue Owl Sunday #24
Attorneys in the USA are scammers. Jacson6 Sunday #26
Now he travels about with that shit eating smile BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #27
Krasnov also stole 125,000mil from 9/11 even tho props weren't close. No damage. All scum!!! tazcat Sunday #28
Goldman Sachs isn't a bank. It's the world's largest big money laundering operation and pyramid scheme in history. Initech Sunday #30
You mean Cantor Fitzgerald? WarGamer Monday #36
Bastard! calimary Monday #31
IOW, he behaved like......A REPUBLICAN Skittles Monday #32
This leaves out an incredible amount of detail WarGamer Monday #35
I'm sure Howard and Co appreciate the support/clarification. BannonsLiver Tuesday #37
There is a specific portion of the population who wants to be led through a forest and directed to look at the moss WarGamer Tuesday #38

democratsruletheday

(1,842 posts)
1. NO comments yet for this revelation?
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 12:16 PM
Sunday

We already knew Lutnick is a slimy POS, but this just kinda drives it home even more so.

33. WOW! I Still Remember Him Around 9/11 Bursting Into Dry Tears
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 10:17 AM
Monday
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...and only now do I catch up on all the horrid things he did subsequently!

AZJonnie

(3,363 posts)
2. First off, what a dick, and 2ndly, anyone know the date of the original article?
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 12:17 PM
Sunday

Curious if Faux Business has since scrubbed it from their website, and if so, I wonder when they did so.

chowder66

(12,068 posts)
8. They provided 25% of the firm's profits to 9/11 families, a total of at least $180 million
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 12:36 PM
Sunday

"All of the money for the business interruption recovery relating to the American Airlines case went either to strengthen and support the overall business, or to the over 600 Cantor Partners, precisely proportionate with the exact stake in the company, Mr. Lutnick included,” the spokeswoman said. “For five years, Cantor’s Partners provided 25% of the firm’s profits to the 9/11 families, a total of at least $180 million, in addition to ten years of health benefits."

A senior executive at Cantor said the manner in which the settlement was distributed, including the chunk of money Lutnick received, is entirely appropriate since Cantor never promised family victims a portion of the money in the first place. The executive described the case against American Airlines as a “business interruption lawsuit” since Cantor’s offices were destroyed in the attack, meaning it was appropriate for the company to keep the money.

Cantor, this person said, has donated millions of dollars to charities to support the victims of 9-11, and the families of its own employees.

.......

Cantor’s opaque partnership structure makes it difficult to determine how much Lutnick could receive from the settlement. Lutnick is also chief executive of BGC Partners(NASDAQ:BCGP), a publicly traded brokerage firm, and he runs other businesses related to Cantor.

This is the link to the original article posted in the meme....
https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/9-11-settlement-distribution-stirs-ire-among-cantor-insiders

Cantor probably hated this and I bet it was devised from partners and/or board members.

AZJonnie

(3,363 posts)
9. So, the quoted article is from 2016. Thank you!
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 12:55 PM
Sunday

In a nutshell, the tweet is clickbait featuring exaggerations extrapolated from much less incriminating core facts.

I'm shocked to hear of that happening in the establishment (formerly, loosely) known as the Twitterverse.

kimbutgar

(27,055 posts)
5. I met that a hole back in the 90's at a security traders event through a guy who worked at Cantor Fitzgerald
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 12:30 PM
Sunday

The guy I knew died in the twin towers on 9-11 and his family was screwed over and only received his insurance payout. He left a wife and two school age daughters. Who I later heard had to sell their family home. My boss at the time donated $1000 to a fund for them. Now hearing lutnut stole their money makes me even angrier towards him😡🤬!

ChicagoTeamster

(673 posts)
10. Somehow the executives knew to go to Texas that morning
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 01:27 PM
Sunday

And left everyone else in the office. And, who takes out life insurance on their employees and their families don’t know? Walmart does this too.

ToxMarz

(2,842 posts)
11. Of course he did, that's the only type person that would be invited
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 01:33 PM
Sunday

into Trump's orbit. You can what type of person someone is just by their association with (and support of) Trump.

Greg_In_SF

(1,064 posts)
15. It's hilarious
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 02:05 PM
Sunday

that it only takes about 3 seconds of research to discover that most posts like these are complete bullshit but people take it hook line & sinker every time

Kali

(56,748 posts)
18. or rather INcomplete bullshit
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 03:27 PM
Sunday

I hate that "we" are almost as gullible as "them" but it really is a problem in this country.

dlk

(13,216 posts)
16. We can do infinitely better prosecuting rich and connected criminals
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 02:20 PM
Sunday

Where is the courage of our leaders?

BattleRow

(2,185 posts)
17. Because they arent leaders to begin with..
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 02:54 PM
Sunday

Only aquiescent accomplices,volunteer victims and geldings.

The women have shown to be true leaders.

It was said at one time that you had to be twice the woman to be half the man.

Lets update that to..you only have to be half the woman to be twice the man these days.

Evolve Dammit

(21,677 posts)
21. No wonder Drumpf loved him. Fucking people is a virtue with these miscreants. It's that simple.n/t
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 04:46 PM
Sunday

Response to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Jacson6

(1,863 posts)
26. Attorneys in the USA are scammers.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 06:41 PM
Sunday

In CA if you sue someone you must pay a 45% commission to the law firm and pay their hourly wages. You also have to pay experts to testify for at least $50k each and all legal fees. It has gotten so bad that a man that won a $1M dollar jury award in CA had to pay $5M in legal costs.

The courts are a racket.

Initech

(108,227 posts)
30. Goldman Sachs isn't a bank. It's the world's largest big money laundering operation and pyramid scheme in history.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:16 PM
Sunday

calimary

(89,463 posts)
31. Bastard!
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 12:05 AM
Monday

What a low blow. Either what he did, or just simply him.

S-H-M … U-C-K … Call him SHMUCK todaaaaaaaay!!! (Hey, that fits! Right on the beat!)

WarGamer

(18,374 posts)
35. This leaves out an incredible amount of detail
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 03:36 PM
Monday

While it's true that the $135M settlement was distributed across 600 CF partners...

For some odd reason... it doesn't mention that CF paid over $180M directly to survivors families... including 10 years of full health insurance.

Typical I guess.

WarGamer

(18,374 posts)
38. There is a specific portion of the population who wants to be led through a forest and directed to look at the moss
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 04:38 PM
Tuesday

And not the trees.

the free mind sees all.

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