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"Abacus: Small Enough to Jail" — Trailer

On September 12, 2017, FRONTLINE presents the broadcast premiere of "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail" -- the little-known story of the only U.S. bank prosecuted in relation to the 2008 financial crisis. Director Steve James ("Hoop Dreams," "The Interrupters") chronicles the Chinese immigrant Sung family’s fight to clear their names.

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