Office of Thrift Supervision

S&L Crisis Prosecutions: 1,000+ Bankers Convicted, Contrasts Sharply with 2008

1988-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Between 1988 and 1992, the Department of Justice prosecutes over 1,000 savings and loan bankers for fraud and related crimes during the S&L crisis, with regulators making over 30,000 criminal referrals that produce felony convictions in cases designated as “major” by DOJ. Federal …

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