From Slate article on Carlyl Group: "Carlyle got its start in the late 1980s, when David Rubenstein, a former Carter White House aide, and Stephen Norris, a former Marriott executive, figured out a way to profit by peddling tax losses generated by Alaskan Eskimo businesses to other U.S. companies." 

Carlyl Group is owned by Rubenstein/Rogoff, who purchased ADN.  What kind of scheme is this?  Look at this link: http://www.apfc.org/home/Content/pressroom/pressStory2009.cfm?story=APFC%20Board%20approves%20commitments%20to%20special%20opportunity%20investments&s=5&i=557