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Securities

Jun. 4, 2009

SEC Is Set to Sue Ex-Execs At Countrywide

The Securities and Exchange Commission may file civil fraud charges against former Countrywide Financial Corp. chief executive Angelo Mozilo and two other former top executives as early as this week, sources say.

By Gabe Friedman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - The Securities and Exchange Commission may file civil fraud charges against former Countrywide Financial Corp. chief executive Angelo Mozilo and two other former top executives as early as this week, according to lawyers familiar with the investigation.

And a federal prosecutor has apparently stepped up a criminal inquiry into the matter as well, according to sources who spoke on the condi...

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