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- Full name: Charles Humphrey Keating Jr.NNDB: Charles Keating
- Born: December 4, 1923NNDB: Charles Keating
- Served under Richard Nixon administrationNNDB: Charles Keating
- Fought against pornography distributionNNDB: Charles Keating
- Other members of the Keating Five: Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, John Glenn, Donald Riegle Jr.
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Charles Keating is an American businessman, former politician and banker who was convicted of several financial crimes in the early 1990s. A group of five senators, known as the "Keating Five," all recipients of contributions from Keating, allegedly interfered with the investigation. The Senate Ethics Committee found three of them guilty of "inappropriate behavior"NYT1: 5 Senators Struggle to Avoid Keating Inquiry Fallout (November 22, 1989)
The Republican presidential nominee John McCain was one of the involved senators, and was criticized for "poor judgment."NYT: Bitter McCain Bids Ethics Panel To End Delay (October 23, 1990) John McCain referred to the scandal as one of the biggest mistakes of his political career.NYT2: For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk (February 21, 2008) Barack Obama's presidential campaign may use the scandal to discredit the Republican senator.Politico: Exclusive: Obama to hit McCain on Keating Five (October 6, 2008)
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@davidmesaaz Smaller S&L were fine. People like Charles Keating & Neil Bush wanted to compete w/commercial banks.
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Still looking for a copy of the memo in which Charles Keating said of a bank regulator, "Kill him dead". Scary stuff. #banking #keatingfive
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Today in 1991, the US Senate Ethics Committee issues a censure of senator Alan Cranston for his actions with S&L executive Charles Keating.
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ACORN caused the Savings & Loan crisis and framed Charles Keating, & the Keating 5 for it #acornfacts
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"Keaton Five" starring Beetlejuice himself as disgraced financier/Mapplethorpe foe Charles Keating #tvshowpunnames
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