Let's not forget this gem in a memo from Summers:

>Dirty' Industries: Just between you and me, shouldn't the World Bank be encouraging MORE migration of the dirty industries to the LDCs [Least Developed Countries]? I can think of three reasons...

...I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that...

...I've always thought that under-populated countries in Africa are vastly UNDER-polluted

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summers_memo

Thank you for that tldr. Wow

What laws were broken here?

Parent post is being metaphorical. In this case you can read 'many crimes' as 'many incredibly, unbelievably stupid decisions'. Hope that helps

Any former resident of Soviet Union thinks Larry Summers is huge crime

Sounds more like incompetence.