American International Group Inc. (AIG)’s U.S. government bailout, valued at $182.3 billion, may eventually produce a profit for taxpayers, Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche told CNBC.

The profit may be $5 billion to $10 billion, Benmosche said today on CNBC’s “Mad Money” program.

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