i never directed anyone at mf global to misuse customer funds. i never intended to. as far as i m concerned, i never gave instructions that anybody could misconstrue. well, how damming is the e-mail we have? we have a criminal defense lawyer. he s with us tonight. looks like $200 million in a segregated customer account, that got put into another account. treasurer of mf global, says, this was per jc jon corzine s direct instructions. well, we don t know if they were client moneys that corzine knew they were, because the account also contained funds which could have been transferred out properly. and apparently corzine and the fund never represented that they were client funds. so do you think there s room to dance around here? it looks bad at first blush, but it s not open and shut. and they continue to investigate this. that s the bigger problem if he lied previously to congress, he s in a whole heap of trouble, more than anything he would have done in terms
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new this morning the army staff sergeant accused of gunning down afghan civilians expected to be charged with 17 counts of murder today. peter doocy live in d.c.. what is being charged with, peter? reporter: on top of the 17 counts of murder, sergeant bales will be charged six counts of attempted murder and aggravated assault and several violations of military law. it has been 12 days since sergeant bales allegedly snuck off his base in afghanistan and into the homes of unsuspecting villagers, several he shot as they slept in their bed before burning some of the bodies. that happened on march 11th. a week ago today, sergeant bales was flown from afghanistan to fort leavenworth, kansas, because that is where the only military high security prison is. he met with his lawyer and will be read all the serious charges. bill: do you have a ends sense how he will defend himself, peter? reporter: yes. his lawyer, john henry brown,
the u.s. soldier accused of gunning down afghan villagers, including women and children, is expected to be formally charged today. nbc s john yang is at ft. leavenworth, kansas where army staff sergeant robert bales is being held. and john, in addition to murder, what else is sergeant bales expected to be charged with? reporter: well, we ve been told by military officials that in addition to 17 charges of murder, there will be six charges of attempted murder. so this is the first time we re learning that there were other people wounded but survived in this shooting rampage. and we re also being told that at least one of those wounded, one of those six people he s accused of attempted murder, is in very serious condition, and so the murder count, the charges could rise. now, military justice officials or experts, rather, tell me we are unlikely to hear today whether or not the military is going to seek the death penalty. that s going to come later in after what s called an article
the email from a firm executive says jon corzine gave direct instructions to transfer client funds to cover and overdraft in another account. it was just three months ago when jon corzine told members of congress this anyone at mf global to misuse customer funds, never intended to, and as far as i m concerned, i never gave instructions that anybody could misconstrue. well, how damning is the e-mail we now have. represented jon ghn gotti jr. i out front now. put into another account, treasure of mf global has in an e-mail, this was per jc jon corzine s, instructions. we don t know if the monies transferred were actually client monies. we don t know even if they were client monies that corzine knew they were. because the account also contained firm funds which were, could have been transferred out properly, and apparently corzine and the firm nobody of represented in writing they weren t client funds. do you think there s room to dance around here? legal room. it l