BU Now » Mozilo http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Countrywide ex-CEO charged with fraud http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/05/countrywide-ex-ceo-charged-with-fraud/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/05/countrywide-ex-ceo-charged-with-fraud/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:03:23 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=875 The SEC is charging mortgage pioneer Angelo Mozilo, the ex-CEO of Countrywide, with fraud and insider trading for actions that triggered the sub-prime meltdown.  School of Law Professor Tamar Frankel, an authority on securities law and legal ethics, says it’s about time the feds went after the big fish instead of just the “small fry” because it’s clear signal to leaders that such action is unacceptable.

Contact Tamar Frankel, 617-353-3773, tfrankel@bu.edu

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