Add to that the fact that the books were cooked
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32845-2005Apr6.html
and don’t forget Andrew Cuomo
http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-08-05/news/how-andrew-cuomo-gave-birth-to-the-crisis-at-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac/
‘Cooking with Cuomo’. Sounds like a promising title. ;)