January 2009 article about bonuses paid during Merrill Lynch's lawsuit with shareholders and acquisition by Bank of America: https://www.latimes.com/archives/l

January 2009 article about bonuses paid during Merrill Lynch's lawsuit with shareholders and acquisition by Bank of America: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-27-fi-thain27-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-27-fi-thain... ... also about Thain's 1.2-million USD renovation of his office during the Crisis