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by chollida1 61 days ago
What were the crimes you believe were committed in 2008 and who do you think committed those crimes?
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You seem to think you’ve found some sort of gotcha. There were plenty of crimes committed in the MBS world. See GS, Credit Suisse, and others. However very few were prosecuted at the individual level.
I wasn't looking for a gotcha at all. I was wondering what specific individuals are you referring to and what crimes you think they committed.
It's a fair question that I used to ask, but it's a very answerable one. To pick one example (https://www.sec.gov/news/press/2010/2010-59.htm), the SEC believes that one Fabrice Tourre was primarily responsible for the mortgage fraud committed at Goldman Sachs. But either they never referred him to the DOJ for prosecution or the DOJ declined to prosecute him.