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Re:Why didn’t any Wall Street CEOs go to jail after the fina... by kasey_junk on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @03:58PM (#28294125)
Lehman Brothers, a bank founded in 1847 and the very epitome of investment bank, went out of business and was not bailed out due to the 2008 events.
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Re:Why didn’t any Wall Street CEOs go to jail after the fina... by cm2187 on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @04:21PM (#28294463)
Nor was it a bank. It was a broker dealer, no banking license.
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Re:Why didn’t any Wall Street CEOs go to jail after the fina... by missedthecue on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @04:57PM (#28294915)
Wachovia went under. So did Bear Stearns and WaMu.
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