Social Issues

US Attorney General: Mortgage Mess Isn’t Enron Redux 

U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey ruffled the feathers of more than a few key Democratic lawmakers late Thursday, solidifying his earlier stance that he will not form a national task force to investigate the mortgage crisis — particularly, mortgage fraud. Fraud in mortgages allegedly has run rampant from borrowers all the way through to Wall Street investors, helping fuel a global financial crisis that many economists say has pushed the United States into a recession.