What did Lehman Brothers do illegally?

What did Lehman Brothers do illegally?

It was a gimmick. Lehman misused an accounting trick called Repo 105 to temporarily remove the $50 billion from its ledgers to make it look as though it was reducing its dependency on borrowed money and was drawing down its debt. Lehman never told investors or regulators about it. Apr 23, 2012

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