AIG turns over names of those who received bonuses

American International Group met a 4 pm deadline Thursday to turn over the names of employees who received controversial bonuses totaling $165 million to New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.  Read Cuomo’s statement.

“I have received the list of AIG FP employees who received retention payouts.  Mr. Liddy testified in Congress yesterday that he intended to comply with our subpoena and expressed concern for employee safety.  Mr. Liddy has in fact now complied with the subpoena.  We are aware of the security concerns of AIG employees, and we will be sensitive to those
issues by doing a risk assessment before releasing any individual’s name.  The Attorney General’s Office is a law enforcement agency and is experienced in making these assessments.

As we perform our review, we will simultaneously be working with AIG over the next few days to determine which employees received payments and which chose to return the money they received. 

The Attorney General’s Office will responsibly balance the public’s right to know how their tax dollars are spent with individual security, privacy rights, and corporate prerogative.

At this moment, with emotions running high, it is important that we proceed diligently, with care, reflection, and sober judgment.

We thank AIG for their compliance.“