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What was the fate of the executives at the main Icelandic banks after the financial crisis?
A popular story (especially on the more left-leaning sites (e.g. "Iceland has jailed 26 bankers, why won't we?", "Iceland Has Jailed 29 Bankers. Why Can’t the UK and US Do the Same?", or
"Iceland has ...
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What was the largest case of fraud involving TARP money (financial crisis bailout funds)?
There were hundreds of convictions for misusing TARP money given as bailout after the 2008 financial crisis.
The US government set up the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008 to buy ...
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How far up the banks' hierarchy did the LIBOR rigging convictions (and prosecutions) go?
It's been reported that a number of bank personnel were convicted for LIBOR rigging, although quite a few more were acquitted.
Barclay's CEO and chairman both resigned following the scandal, but ...