William K. Black is a former senior deputy chief counsel at the federal Office of Thrift Supervision. During the savings and loan crisis of the late 1980s Black investigated accounting fraud. He spoke with Huffington Post Senior Reporter David Heath about how fraud can infiltrate entire corporations. » Related Story: At Top Subprime Mortgage Lender, Policies Were Invitation to Fraud

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