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Lawmakers in Washington express their outrage to the chairman of AIG over the retention bonuses paid to employees during a hearing on Mar. 18, 2009.

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Blumenthal: AIG paid $218M in bonuses

Company originally reported $165M in bonuses

Updated: Saturday, 21 Mar 2009, 12:02 PM EDT
Published : Saturday, 21 Mar 2009, 10:45 AM EDT

New Haven (AP) - Connecticut's attorney general says documents turned over to his office by American International Group Inc. shows the company paid out $218 million in bonuses, higher than the $165 million previously disclosed.

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office received the documents late Friday after issuing a subpoena.

Blumenthal says the documents show that 73 people received at least $1 million apiece, and five of those got bonuses of more than $4 million. The financially ailing insurance giant has been under fire for giving bonuses after receiving more than $182.5 billion in federal bailout money.

AIG spokesman Mark Herr declined to comment Saturday.

Blumenthal said the newly revealed number will "further fuel the justified anger and revulsion that people feel."

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