Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Effort To Prosecute Bear Stearns Execs Fails

The government's first effort to prosecute individuals for contributing to the financial crisis ended in failure. A jury found former Bear Stearns executives Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin not guilty of fraud. The two men invested in subprime mortgage-related securities, and the funds collapsed, costing investors more than $1 billion.

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Full story at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120300303&ft=1&f=1006

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