Judge Tosses Fraud Suit Against Ex-Fannie Official
November 30, 2012
For the third time in as many months, a federal judge has summarily dismissed a securities class action lawsuit against a former Fannie Mae executive. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon threw out the case against Leanne Spencer, Fannies former controller, brought nearly a decade ago by investors hoping to recover damages. Two Ohio pension funds the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System and the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio filed suit in 2004 related to a $6.3 billion overstatement of earnings against Fannie and three former GSE executives, including CEO Franklin Raines.