Too big to fail, too powerful to jail?: on the absence of criminal prosecutions after the 2008 financial meltdown

Various explanations have been offered regarding the causes of the current global economic crisis that was spawned by the collapse of mortgage-based securities in the U.S. that were sold world-wide and that contained "toxic assets" comprised of subprime loans. There is ample evidence that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pontell, Henry N. (Author)
Contributors: Black, William K. ; Geis, Gilbert
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2014, Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-13
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Corporate Crime
Financial Fraud
Financial Meltdown
Large Financial Institution
Mortgage Fraud