Most of us (me) were kind of under the impression that now that he’s retired, Ken Lewis didn’t much give a rat’s ass what Andrew Cuomo or the SEC, or anyone throws his way. Sleeping late, boozing in the morning, distilling his own moonshine, and participating in beard-growing contests are what his days are about, not defending himself re: whether or not he tried to keep the Merrill losses on the hush-hush from his investors until the deal was done, at which time John Thain came in the front door tracked shit all over BAC’s new rug. Apparently, though, we were wrong, and Ken Lewis is fighting this fight.

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