(Reuters) - Speaking to reporters after the verdict was announced, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the United States attorney here whose office brought the case against Black and three co-defendants, said the result sent a clear message to boardroom criminals that "if you take liberties and break the law with other people's money, there are going to be serious consequences."
The effort to stamp out corporate wrongdoing was born five years ago this week, when President George W. Bush signed an executive order establishing a multi-agency Corporate Fraud Task Force in the wake of multibillion-dollar scandals at Enron and WorldCom.
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The effort to stamp out corporate wrongdoing was born five years ago this week, when President George W. Bush signed an executive order establishing a multi-agency Corporate Fraud Task Force in the wake of multibillion-dollar scandals at Enron and WorldCom.
Read more at Reuters.com Bonds News
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