Senator Peter Norbeck

Ferdinand Pecora Appointed Chief Counsel to Senate Banking Investigation

1933-01-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Republican Senator Peter Norbeck appointed Ferdinand Pecora, a former New York deputy district attorney, as the fourth chief counsel to the Senate Banking and Currency Committee’s investigation into the Wall Street crash. Pecora, son of Italian immigrants who grew up in Hell’s Kitchen, …

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Senate Banking Committee Launches Investigation into Wall Street Crash

1932-03-02 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 84, authorizing the Committee on Banking and Currency to investigate “practices with respect to the buying and selling and the borrowing and lending” of stocks and securities following the 1929 Wall Street crash. The investigation, chaired …

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