Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Genre: Documentary
Actor: Neil Barofsky, Ti-Hua Chang, Jiayang Fan, Roman Fuzaylov, Polly Greenberg
Director: Steve James, Tom Bergmann
Country: United States of America
Duration: 88
Quality: HD
Release: 2016
IMDb: 6.7
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 â and their bankâs legacy in the Chinatown community â over the course of a five-year legal battle.
