From Bankster USA, Will Anyone Bunk With Bernie?

“Bernie Madoff is lonely. Eighteen months after the collapse of the financial system, not one Wall Street Titan has joined the [Ponzi] King in the federal pen…Apparently no one at the Department of Justice (DOJ) or the FBI really cares about the greatest white-collar crime wave in the history of the world — even if it did rob average American of some $14 trillion dollars in lost wages, savings, and housing wealth. After eighteen months, it is difficult to point to one CEO from a major Wall Street bank, hedge fund, or fraudulent mortgage company who is behind bars.”

Compare that with the Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980’s:

“In the wake of the S&L crisis, Congress pushed regulators to investigate and prosecute. Congress also provided them with the resources to do the job. A series of strike forces based in 27 cities were staffed with 1,000 FBI agents and dozens of federal prosecutors.

The result? According to government statistics, no less than 1,852 S&L officials were prosecuted and 1,072 were jailed. Over 500 of these were top officers.

Bernie is lonely. I am sure the federal penitentiary can squeeze in hundreds of more bunk beds to accommodate his friends and colleagues from Wall Street. But it’s not going to happen until the FBI and the DOJ are given the resources they need, and a kick in the pants by Congress.”