Money | John Paulson Goldman Sachs Investor Made Billions on Housing Mess Paulson not charged in SEC's takedown By Polly Davis Doig Posted Apr 17, 2010 10:43 AM CDT Copied John Alfred Paulson testifies on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on "Hedge Funds and the Financial Market". (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) As the housing market imploded, John Paulson laughed all the way to the bank, pocketing billions on his correct prediction of impending doom. But when the SEC charged Goldman Sachs yesterday with defrauding investors by not disclosing Paulson's bets against the mortgage-backed securities Goldman was peddling, one name was noticeably absent from those charged: Paulson's. The New York Times details his role. Read These Next Deepak Chopra to Jeffrey Epstein: 'Bring your girls.' Trump settles lawsuit over use of an Isaac Hayes classic. FBI chief Kash Patel showed up in the Team USA hockey locker room. Doctor who appears in Epstein files steps back from CBS. Report an error