TiVo Alert, May 12, 9 pm ET: PBS’ FRONTLINE Presents “The Madoff Affair.” http://bit.ly/rWqtG 1 hr ago Judges set May 8 deadline for SEC and USAO to reveal information regarding global settlement in Dreier proceedings. http://bit.ly/188X0T 1 hr ago Pang wants SEC to end case alleging Ponzi scheme. http://bit.ly/hbgCl 2 hrs ago Fox Business News Video: Did the SEC Ignore…
PBS’ FRONTLINE announced that it will air “The Madoff Affair” on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at 9 P.M. ET on PBS. According to its press release, “through exclusive television interviews with those closest to Madoff’s operation, veteran FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith unearths the details of the world’s first global Ponzi scheme—a deception that lasted longer, reached wider and cut deeper…
In this video, Fox Business News’ Adam Shapiro examines whether the SEC missed warnings from Allen Stanford’s clients and employees on investment practices going back seven years.
A copy of the Government Accountability Office’s March 31, 2009 Report to Congressional Requesters entitled, “Greater Attention Needed to Enhance Communication and Utilization of Resources in the Division of Enforcement” is available here.
The June issue of Vanity Fair has a 9,000-word article co-authored by Bernard Madoff’s secretary of more than 20 years, Eleanor Squillari. Squillari reveals more about Madoff’s well-publicized bizarre behavior and the craziness that went on at Madoff’s firm through the years. According to a preview of the article, Squillari discusses: Bernie’s personality: Madoff handled stress by lashing out…
Hector Sants, the FSA’s CEO, said in a speech in London yesterday that penalties imposed by the FSA on financial companies and individuals who violate regulations have been too small in the past. The FSA will be examining over the next few months how to change its framework to impose higher penalties that will help achieve “credible deterrence,” he said.…