MSNBC The Dylan Ratigan Show February 17, 2011
the of $79 billion and thousands ended up behind bars. between 1990 and 1995, 1,852 officials were prosecuted. more than half of them jailed. on top of that, more than 2500 bankers were sent to the slammer. often for defenses. now, fast forward to any of the financial crimes against the american people in the past decade. 2003. freddy mac caught by a billion. in 2006, aig caught in the accounting scandal that was indirectly lead to its 2008 demise. any executives arrested for that? nope. last year, goldman sachs caught defrauding investors with bogus mortgages. no jail time. and as f...