Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

Name: Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Director: Steve James
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-01-06T
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Neil Barofsky, Ti-Hua Chang, Jiayang Fan, Roman Fuzaylov, Polly Greenberg

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The incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent 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.

Actor: Neil Barofsky, Ti-Hua Chang, Jiayang Fan, Roman Fuzaylov, Polly Greenberg, Linda Hall, Don Lee, David Lindorff, Kevin Puvalowski, Chanterelle Sung

Director: Steve James

Years: 2017

Country: United States of America

Quality: HD

Production: Kartemquin Films, ITVS, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, FRONTLINE, Motto Pictures

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

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