Bank and Thrift Criminal Fraud: Information on Justice's Investigations and Prosecutions

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Justice's investigations of criminal bank and thrift fraud, focusing on: (1) the recorded number of prosecutions and the number of investigations and cases that U.S. Attorneys declined to proceed with; (2) the amounts of fines and restitution that the government collected; and (3) the adequacy of Justice's resources.