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|definition=When people who control (i.e. the CEO) a seemingly legitimate entity use it as a weapon to defraud.
|definition=When people who control (i.e. the CEO) a seemingly legitimate entity use it as a weapon to defraud.
|example=The S&L crisis was perpetuated by an epidemic of control fraud, whereby CEOs defeated and suborned internal and external controls to fraudulently report record profits and increase their personal wealth.
|example=The S&L crisis was perpetuated by an epidemic of control fraud, whereby CEOs defeated and suborned internal and external controls to fraudulently report record profits and increase their personal wealth.
|references=William K. Black, The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One, 2005.}}
|references=William K. Black, The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One, 2005.


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|-term=S&L
|term=S&L
|definition=A Savings & Loan depository institution, also known as a thrift. The principle purpose of these institutions is to make mortgage loans.
|definition=A Savings & Loan depository institution, also known as a thrift. The original purpose of these institutions was to make mortgage loans, though they have expanded
|example= I wanted to buy a house, so I compared the financing offered by my local S&L with my usual bank.
|example= S&L's are typically
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Revision as of 22:24, 4 August 2024

Glossary | People | William K. Black

Maintained by: Daniel Hawley

William K. Black is a law professor, criminologist, and former financial regulator.


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