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'''Henry Cisneros''' was the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the [[Clinton administration]].
'''Henry Cisneros''' was the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the [[Clinton administration]].
In 1995 he was indicted on 18 counts of [[conspiracy]], false statements and obstruction of justice. He was pardoned by President [[Bill Clinton]] in January 2001.
In 1995 he was indicted on 18 counts of [[conspiracy]], false statements and obstruction of justice. He was pardoned by President [[Bill Clinton]] in January 2001.
Congressional investigators also found Cisneros, along with Clinton HHS Secretary [[Donna Shalala]] and former [[DNC]] Chairman [[Christopher Dodd]], received special preferential treatment in securing personal [[Fannie Mae]]-backed home loans from Countrywide Mortgage lending during the subprime mortgage meltdown, widely accepted as the underlying cause of the [[Financial crisis of 2008]].<ref>[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Foversight.house.gov%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F07%2FCountrywide-112th-Report-7.3.12-1207-PM.pdf&ei=BAw1UdSkKKXhyQHlg4BY&usg=AFQjCNE-SVDLajjQNZyjxsZGuBXxtlqO-g&sig2=YCxVZiHOe405Ru8bRNY_gw&bvm=bv.43148975,d.aWc How Countrywide Used its VIP Loan Program To Influence Washington Policymakers,] House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, July 5, 2012.</ref>
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