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Closing Argument for the Defense: The People vs. SEC Division of Enforcement
securitiesdocket.com - 2/10/2009
Closing Argument for the Defense: The People vs. SEC Division of Enforcement
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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you have heard the People’s case against the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement. It now rests in your hands to decide whether this is a guilty party. In a span of less than one year, the public's assessment of the Enforcement ...
sec.gov - 2/17/2009
SEC Charges R. Allen Stanford, Stanford International Bank for Multi-Billion Dollar Investment ...
— sec.gov — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Robert Allen Stanford and three of his companies for orchestrating... a fraudulent, multi-billion dollar investment scheme centering on an $8 billion CD program. (more) SEC Charges R. Allen Stanford, Stanford International ...

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exchanges.nyse.com - 2/4/2009
How a Blog Might Have Stopped Madoff
— exchanges.nyse.com — Perhaps the biggest irony of the Bernard Madoff case is that Harry Markopolos, the investor-turned-investigator who for... years warned other investors and the Securities and Exchange Commission that Mr. Madoff was running a Ponzi scheme, today is ... (more) How a Blog Might Have Stopped Madoff

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sec.gov - 2/9/2009
Press Release: Enforcement Director Linda Chatman Thomsen to Leave SEC; 2009-22; Feb. 9, 2009
— sec.gov — The Enron investigation and the resulting actions against a number of large financial institutions including Citigroup, JPMorgan... Chase, and Merrill Lynch. The historic auction rate securities market settlements that will return more than $50 billion ... (more) Press Release: Enforcement Director Linda Chatman ...

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