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Abacus : small enough to jail
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[United States] : PBS, 2017
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1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 90 min.)) : sd., col

ISBN/ISSN
MWT12182237, 12182237
LANGUAGE
English
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Directed by Steve James

With: Thomas Sung, Jill Sung, Vera Sung

From acclaimed director Steve James, this Academy Awardʼ Nominee, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail tells the saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud, the indictment and trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves - and their bank's legacy in the Chinatown community - over the course of a five-year legal battle

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CREDITS

James, Steve, 1955- television director

Sung, Thomas, 1935- interviewee

Sung, Jill, interviewee

Sung, Vera interviewee

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Additional Titles

TITLES

Small enough to jail

Frontline. Abacus : small enough to jail

Contained in (work): Frontline (Television program)

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SUBJECTS

Abacus Federal Savings Bank -- Trials, litigation, etc

Subprime mortgage loans -- Corrupt practices -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies

Mortgage loans -- Corrupt practices -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies

Commercial crimes -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies

Fraud -- New York (State) -- New York -- Case studies

Trials (Fraud) -- New York (State) -- New York

Financial institutions -- Law and legislation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Criminal provisions

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Chinese Americans -- Social conditions

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