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Wall Street Crimes

How Financial Criminalization Crashed Economy, Goes Unpunished

Charles Ferguson | Posted 07.22.2012 | Business
Read More: Corruption, Financial Fraud, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, White Collar Crime, Wall Street, Finance, Wall Street Crimes, Financial Crisis, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Securities Fraud, Wall Street Corruption, Business News
Charles Ferguson

It is no exaggeration to say that since the 1980s, much of the financial sector has become criminalized, creating an industry culture that tolerates or even encourages systematic fraud.

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Official: Criminal Prosecution Of Financial Crimes May Elude Prosecutors

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 12.06.2011 | Business
Read More: Criminal Prosecution of Financial Crimes, 2008 Financial Crisis, Financial Executives, Video, Criminal Prosecution, Wall Street Crimes, Business News, Financial Crisis, Financial Crimes, Business News

Though often blamed with making the calls that led the country to the brink of collapse, financial executives likely won't face criminal charges for t...

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Occupy Reality TV: We Need a Cops-Type Show for Corporate Criminals

John Eskow | Posted 12.20.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Wall Street Bailout, White Collar Crime, White Collar Crime Show, White Collar Tv Show, Wall Street Crimes, White Collar Criminals, Comedy News
John Eskow

We need a Cops type show for big-time criminals -- the thieves and swindlers who have robbed innocent Americans of their money, their homes, their hope, and their self-respect.

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Could Wall Street Ever Face a "Murdoch Moment"? Could Its Empire Ever Fall?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 09.19.2011 | Business
Read More: Gordon Brown, Scotland Yard, Murdoch Scandal, News of the World, Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street Crimes, Peter Wallison, David Cameron, Piers Morgan Phone Hacking, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Business News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

The Rupert Murdoch story holds a lesson for everyone who longs for justice against other seemingly invincible empires: Even when your opponents seem to hold overwhelming power, a change may be just around the corner.

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Does That Proposed Foreclosure Deal Help Main Street or Wall Street?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Foreclosures, Treasury Department, Yves Smith, Carney, Wall Street Crimes, Felix Salmon, Barack Obama, Mortgage Fraud, Foreclosure Fraud, Mortgage Fraud Settlement, Foreclosure Deal, Business News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

We used a five-point grading process to evaluate the administration's reported proposal. Does the punishment fit the crime?

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