Top SECer Recused Herself From Madoff Probe, After Going To His Niece’s Wedding
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 5th, 2009 5:37 am by HL
Top SECer Recused Herself From Madoff Probe, After Going To His Niece’s Wedding
Another interesting moment from the House committee hearings on the Bernard Madoff case. Lori Richards, the director of the agency’s Office of Compliance, Inspections, and Examinations, told the committee she recused herself from the Madoff probe because a former employee…
Lawmaker To SEC Lawyer: “We Thought The Enemy Was Mr. Madoff. I Think It’s You”
More great political theater from the Madoff hearings. Rep. Gary Ackerman, a New York Democrat, just reamed out the SEC’s top lawyer, Andy Vollmer, over Vollmer’s decision to decline to answer lawmakers’ questions about the SEC’s failure to catch Madoff….
Conservative “Stars” Come Out For Comstock
Yesterday we reported that Barbara Comstock — a key cog in the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy, dating back to the early Clinton years — is running for the Virginia statehouse. This morning, the DC Examiner offered a brief dispatch on a…