Filed by KOSU News in US News.
November 23, 2009

The Obama administration has launched the Financial Fraud Task Force to investigate issues related to the economic crisis. The Department of Justice will lead the task force’s efforts to combat fraud in such areas as mortgage lending, stimulus spending and the government’s bailout of the financial sector. Host Liane Hansen talks with Department of Justice Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli, who will be one of the leaders of the task force. Copyright 2009 National Public Radio