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Need To Know  Big Fish Little Fish

Financial bigwigs escape prosecution. Details

 

Program: Need To Know

Episode: Big Fish Little Fish

Need to Know's Shoshana Guy speaks with New York Times op-ed columnist Joe Nocera about his reporting on Charlie Engle, one of the "little fish" who went to jail after being convicted of lying on a mortgage application, while many of the "biggest fish" responsible for subprime mortgage crisis haven't faced criminal prosecution.

Duration: (13:21)
Premiere Date: 04/29/2011
Episode Expires: Fri 29 Apr 2016
TV Rating: NR


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