- But Who Will Investigate the Investigators??
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=axdKTwH9MywQ
"... U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton in Manhattan on April 10 reversed his December ruling that prevented investors from filing the request. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Justice Department and the Securities Investor Protection Corp. opposed the investors’ request ..."
http://www.davemanuel.com/2007/08/07/think-that-the-sec-is-corrupt-meet-gary-aguirre/
" ... The story starts with Pequot Capital. Pequot Capital is a multi-billion dollar hedge fund that is run by Arthur Samberg.
Arthur Samberg is a rich and powerful man with many connections. One of those connections was John Mack, current chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley and also known as "Mack the Knife." Mack is very friendly with the Bush Administration, and is a major Republican party contributor. John Mack is probably one of the most powerful men in America...
The SEC identified 17 "suspicious" transactions involving Pequot Capital (oh really?). The SEC decided to just focus on a few of the transactions, including the Heller Financial purchase. Gary Aguirre, a fresh SEC hire who was on a one year probation, was assigned to the case ...
This is where attorneys for Pequot and Morgan Stanley stepped in. They took their conversations straight to the Director and Associate Director of the SEC. Gary Aguirre's bosses, who had just recently strongly supported his case, suddenly had an about-turn. SEC managers ordered the investigation to be narrowed ..."
http://www.streetinsider.com/Contributors/Halliburton+(HAL)+Announces+Settlement+of+DOJ+and+SEC+Foreign+Corrupt+
Halliburton (HAL) Announces Settlement of DOJ and SEC Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigations
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