- District Attorney Norman Kennedy: Money is something we all need. Often we need it desperately. Hard times, illness, debts - desire for new clothes or cars - force many of us into the grip of the most heartless of modern racketeers: The loan shark. There are a multitude of highly respectable finance companies, and building and loan associations; they have sterling reputations, built up through years of fair and just service to the public. But it is the loan shark - the crook on the criminal fringe - who takes advantage of the fine reputations of these others, and violates the public's trust. Let me show you the damage and suffering men like Stephen Hanley are causing in every city in this country.