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On February 3-4, “Madoff,” ABC’s miniseries on Bernard Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme, will be aired at 8 pm Eastern. Madoff stars Richard Dreyfuss as Bernie Madoff and Blythe Danner as his wife, Ruth. via DVR Alert: ABC’s ‘Madoff’ Miniseries Airs February 3-4 | Compliance Week
Yesterday, a financial advisor who is the respondent in an SEC administrative proceeding announced that she is employing a new tactic to challenge the SEC’s controversial in-house court: refusing to attend. via Dawn Bennett Refuses to Attend ‘Kangaroo’ AP, SEC Proceeds Without Her | Compliance Week
A former Fannie Mae top executive didn’t mislead investors about the mortgage giant’s exposure to subprime mortgages just before the housing bubble burst and should not face a civil trial in Manhattan, his lawyer said Wednesday. Attorney John Keker asked U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty to dismiss civil fraud charges brought four years ago against […]
The acquittal of five Libor defendants is the latest blow to the Serious Fraud Office’s track record. While it has secured some high-profile sentences since its creation in the 1988, and its conviction rate last year was 78pc, a string of mis-steps has earned it a reputation as the ‘Seriously Flawed Office’ in some quarters. […]