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Columnist: Justice Department Must Start Jailing Criminal Bankers

allan9 years ago9 years ago03 mins

By Laurence Kotlikoff Forbes Contributor People of little means in our country are routinely being incarcerated for minor crimes. Meanwhile, big-time criminals engaging in major financial crimes that effectively involve the theft of billions of dollars from the public aren’t being prosecuted. Today we learned of yet another huge settlement by five of the largest banks…

Why Aren’t the Bankers in Trouble?

allan13 years ago11 years ago02 mins

By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com In the wake of the financial sector’s meltdown, many were on the hunt for the blood of bankers. But convictions for wrongdoing on Wall Street have been remarkably scarce in the aftermath of the industry’s collapse–no small part of why Occupy Wall Street protestors have gathered in lower Manhattan. A Wall…