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Feb 26, 2019

Why no Wall Street CEO went to jail after the financial crisis

It's a question many listeners have asked. Here's the answer.

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Two employees of Christie's auction house maneuver the Lehman Brothers corporate logo on September 24, 2010 in London, England. Lehman Brothers, a financial services firm, was a key entity in the financial crisis that was not deemed too big to fail.
Two employees of Christie's auction house maneuver the Lehman Brothers corporate logo on September 24, 2010 in London, England. Lehman Brothers, a financial services firm, was a key entity in the financial crisis that was not deemed too big to fail.
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Why no Wall Street CEO went to jail after the financial crisis