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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInRuth Madoff Booted Out of Manhattan Apartment, Destination Unknown
Ruth Madoff was evicted from her multimillion dollar East Side penthouse today, as five federal marshals seized the property this afternoon. The NY Daily News reports that it is unknown where Madoff went or where she will live now. As discussed here, Ruth Madoff has been unable to get any landlord to rent to her. […]
July 9 Webcast: “2009 Mid-Year Review – Securities Litigation and Enforcement”
On July 9, 2008, Securities Docket will host a webcast entitled, “2009 Mid-Year Review – Securities Litigation and Enforcement.” The webcast, which is part of BrightTalk’s Securities Litigation Summit, will be a follow-up and update to the popular “2008 Year in Review” we presented in January 2009, which was viewed by over 325 of you. […]
Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedIn.com: 500 Members Strong and Counting
In September 2008, a couple of weeks after we started our Securities LItigation and Enforcement group on LinkedIn, we noted here that the group had already surged to 56 members. We added “Let’s get it up to 500 or so and see what interesting uses we can put it to.” Well, guess what? The group […]
Sequenom Discloses SEC Inquiry Into Announcement of SEQureDx Down Syndrome Test
On June 30, 2009, Sequenom disclosed in a Form 8-K that a day earlier, on June 29, it received written notification that the SEC has initiated an investigation relating to Sequenom’s April 29, 2009 announcement regarding its SEQureDx Down syndrome test. Sequenom stated that it intends to cooperate fully with the SEC and is conducting […]
FSA’s New Structure Will Create International Division, Integrate Enforcement and Financial Crime Divisions
The UK’s Financial Services Authority announced today that it will soon implement a new operational structure “designed to better align its internal operating model to its core activities of identifying and mitigating risk, supervision and enforcement.” FSA stated that the changes will take effect on October 1, 2009, and will incorporate “the lessons learned from […]
Securities Docket A.M. News Wire for July 2, 2009
Group of 5 Pension Funds Appointed to Lead Securities Class Action Against Bank of America. http://bit.ly/rcU90 # Judge Names Goodwin Procter Partner David B. Pitofsky Receiver in Madoff Feeder Fund Suit. http://bit.ly/1a8wRN # WaPo: SEC Lawyer Issues Specific Warnings About Madoff’s Firm in 2004. http://bit.ly/PhE79 # Trustee’s Total of Madoff Losses Nears $3 Billion. http://bit.ly/ejk2a […]
WaPo: SEC Lawyer Issued Specific Warnings About Madoff’s Firm in 2004
Genevievette Walker-Lightfoot, a lawyer in the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, warned superiors as far back as 2004 about irregularities at Bernard Madoff’s firm, but she was told to focus on an unrelated matter, the Washington Post reports. The Post reports that Walker-Lightfoot sent e-mails specifically stating that information provided by Madoff during […]