Battle Over Bonuses: Govt. Says Bank of America Threatens to Sue Employee Willing to Talk

The battle for bonus figures in the New York State investigation into the merger of Merrill Lynch and Bank of America got even uglier today, with the bank "threatening to sue" a former employee who was willing to unconditionally tell the state's attorney general which Merrill high-fliers received the thickest slices of a $3.6 billion bonus pie that was dished out on the eve of the January merger, state officials said Friday. This latest public chapter came as New York Attorney General Andrew...Full Story