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Journal of Financial Crime, Saint Louis University |
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Discretionary Justice: A Comparison and Discussion of Criminal Prosecutions in the History of Major Financial Crimes
By James F. Gilsinan, Muhammad Islam, Neil Seitz, and James Fisher
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Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access
Clearinghouse indicates that in 1995, bank regulators referred 1,837 cases to the Justice
Department.(Morgenson & Story,2011). In 2006, that
number had fallen to 75. In the four subsequent
years, a period encompassing the worst of the crisis, an average of only 72 a year have been
referred for criminal prosecution. The fewer cases being referred are matched by a lack of enthusiasm for criminal prosecution among Justice
referred Department attorneys.......[Citing TRAC research].
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Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University
Copyright 2016
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