(1) Ackman sold credit-default swaps against MBIA - corporate debt and bought the swaps for a large profit during the 2008 financial crisis .
(2) Ackman sold credit default swaps against MBIA corporate debt and bought the swaps for a large profit during the financial crisis of 2008 .

Do these two sentences mean the same thing?

[I] no
[II] yes
[II]