Boston College法学院关于华商Thomas Sung案件的报道

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纽约唐人街国宝银行2015年被起诉，成为2008年美国金融危机后唯一一家被起诉的银行。这个故事拍成纪录片：Abacus: Small Enough to Jail，曾获得第90届奥斯卡奖提名。

下面的Boston College法学院关于Thomas Sung的报道即源于此案。

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#1 - Vera Sung, Jill Sung, Thomas Sung from ABACUS, a PBS Distribution release. Photo courtesy of Sean Lyness

Scapegoats

JUST WHAT LAY BEHIND THE NEW YORK DA’S AGGRESSIVE TARGETING OF A SMALL CHINATOWN BANK IN THE WAKE OF THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS? ABACUS FEDERAL SAVINGS, A FAMILY-RUN COMMUNITY INSTITUTION, BECAME THE SOLE BANK IN AMERICA INDICTED FOR PRACTICES THAT BROUGHT THE MORTGAGE INDUSTRY—AND THE ECONOMY—TO ITS KNEES. THE GIANT CULPRITS WERE DEEMED TOO BIG TO FAIL. BUT ABACUS WAS SEEN AS JUST RIGHT: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL. OR SO IT SEEMED. ALUMNAE VERA AND CHANTERELLE SUNG RELIVE THEIR FAMILY’S SAGA.

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY TONY LUONG  

Fifteen Chinese-Americans were handcuffed, chained together, and paraded by law enforcement down the narrow hallway of a New York City courthouse. Cameras flashed as they held on to each other, hunched over, trying to cover their faces. The date was May 31, 2012.

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http://lawmagazine.bc.edu/2018/01/scapegoats/?

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纪录片及简介：https://blog.wenxuecity.com/myblog/29065/202008/7870.html?

 

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