The entire basis, the primary AXIOM of government is to "serve and protect" (by setting policies and enforcing laws that "serve and protect" citizens).

If an individual con-artist, like, Bernie Madoff or these guys gets caught running a scam, they get thrown in prison.

HOWeVer, if a number of large institutional con-artists, like, AIG and Goldman-Sachs and Capital-One and Moody's, gets caught running a scam, they get multi-million dollar bonuses AND an OFFICIAL FREE-PASS from the justice department. AND FREE-MONEY-HANDOUTS FROM THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF.

Evidenced by, THIS and THIS,

Basically, "too-big-to-fail" also means "too-big-to-prosecute".

This is what I found the most shocking of all,

In 1999, when Holder was deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration, he wrote a memorandum titled “Bringing Criminal Charges Against Corporations.” The memo states that prosecutors should take “collateral consequences” into account when “conducting an investigation, determining whether to bring charges, and negotiating plea agreements.” The memo got more attention after the 2008 financial crisis when it became clear that big bank executives would not face criminal prosecution. LINK

But to answer your question more directly, BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST SCAMS OF ALL TIME, AND IT'S NOT OVER. IT'S STILL HAPPENING. AND PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.

PLEASE MOVE YOUR MONEY INTO A LOCAL CREDIT-UNION.