Ted Kaufman: “It is not hyperbole to say that on criminal justice issues for I do not know how many years, you are the person that…”

In the words of Ben Bernanke, America was on a course for 'a cataclysm that could have rivaled or surpassed the Great Depression.'

You are one standard, bright, consistent star that we know we can always turn to.

Widespread cheating and fraud of the sort that drove the speculative housing and derivatives securities bubbles are anathema to public confidence in the markets.

If criminal conduct contributed to the financial meltdown, then the people responsible should be investigated, prosecuted, and sent to prison.