Features Scapegoats Just what lay behind the New York DA’s aggressive targeting of a small Chinatown bank in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis? Abacus Federal Savings, a family-run community institution, became the sole bank in America indicted for practices that brought the mortgage industry—and the economy—to its knees. The giant culprits were deemed too big to fail. But Abacus was seen as just right: small enough to jail. Or so it seemed. Alumnae Vera and Chanterelle Sung relive their family’s saga. By Jeri Zeder
Features The Freedom Fighter Raised in the crucible of Communist Romania, scholar Vlad Perju mounts an inspired global campaign against the foes of constitutional democracy. By Jeri Zeder
Evidence Wrongful Conviction Saving the innocent, one trying exoneration at a time. By Vicki Sanders and Leah Herscovici ’18
Alumni News ‘Law Is Not Magic’ As a financial services executive, Kevin Carome ’82 deals with regulations every day and does so with judgment—not wizardry. By Maura King Scully
Alumni News Generations Robert S. Creedon Jr. ’67, his daughter Jennifer A. Creedon ’97, her cousin John “Jack” Creedon ’04, and his wife Alyssa Murphy Creedon ’03.
In Closing It’s Time Unicorns Grew Up For start-ups, maturity is spelled ‘IPO.’ By Professor Renee M. Jones
