Grassley Asks DOJ Again if They’ve Taken Action Against Wall Street

The Blog of Legal Times
March 12, 2012

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is pushing the Department of Justice for details on what it has done to pursue criminal charges against the major Wall Street banks and executives who he says are responsible for the nation’s financial crisis.

In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. issued today, Grassley asked for a list of cases that detail which convictions were obtained against CEOs, CFOs, board members, presidents and other executives of Wall Street firms and banks.

The letter comes two days after Grassley criticized the DOJ response to the financial crisis during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. And it comes in direct response to reaction from the DOJ posted on the Blog of Legal Times, according to a Grassley spokeswoman.

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This article was posted: Monday, March 12, 2012 at 10:25 am

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