Her advisers say that she followed procedure, and was acting in taxpayers' interests, as the court case was costing public money every year that it went unsettled.
As US banks recovered with the help of the American government and the American taxpayers, President Obama held meetings with top bank executives, telling them it's time to return the favor.
Most states impose limitations on the authority of the legislature to borrow money, with their objectives being to protect taxpayers and the credit of the state government.
In this case, AIG managed to take a business specifically designed to be low risk, low return and amp it into another dicey venture - with taxpayers on the hook.