The head of financially strapped AIG told Congress he's heard the rage over executive bonuses and has called on employees to voluntarily return at least half of the money.

陷入财政困境的美国国际集团总裁告诉国会，他已听说高管红利所引发的愤怒并敦促员工自愿归还至少一半奖金。

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U.S.Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has been in talks with AIG Chief Executive Edward Liddy to limit the millions of dollars worth of bonuses promised to employees, including some who worked in the financial product unit responsible for bringing the company to the brink of collapse.

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The allegations included overstating earnings, understating asset values, forging invoices, and paying excessive executive bonuses.

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Ignon pointed out that the hedge funds will be largely responsible for funding the executive bonuses.

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That money went directly into the pockets and executive bonuses of Goldman Sachs, Societe Generale and Deutsche Bank.

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