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• Madoff: The Godfather's legacy

  —Sox First

  One year after his arrest, it seems that Bernard Madoff has got himself a nice little gig in jail. The Wall Street Journal reports that Madoff who has been behind bars now for more than five months has reinvented himself as the "Godfather" or "The Don". The WSJ notes: "Inmate" [...]

  Posted: December 12, 2009, 1:51am EST
  

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• SEC v. Chais: SEC's Own Failures as an Affirmative Defense to Alleged Violations of Federal Securities Laws

  —theRacetotheBottom

  In a complaint filed on June 22, 2009 (“Complaint”), the SEC alleged Stanley Chais, a money manager who managed three funds (“Funds”) that invested substantially all assets with Bernard Madoff, committed securities fraud by (1) misrepresenting involvement in managing investors’ assets and (2) disseminating account statements containing false information.  The [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 8:00am EST
  by Benjamin Hager

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• The Guilty CPA

  —Skeptical CPA

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  "David Friehling, a former accountant, pleaded guilty to fraud and other charges in connection with his auditing work for the firm of convicted swindler Bernard Madoff. However, Mr. Friehling denies knowing anything about the underlying Ponzi scheme. Instead, Mr. Friehling, 49 years old, said he failed to conduct independent audits" [...]

  Posted: December 05, 2009, 10:46am EST
  by Independent Accountant

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• The SDNY Circus Continues

  —Skeptical CPA

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  "Armed with informants, wiretaps, and sophisticated software tools, the [SEC]--still smarting after missing Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme--is determined to raise its game. 'It would be wise for investment advisers and corporate executives to look closely at [the Galleon] case and consider what lessons can be learned and applied to their" [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 10:37am EST
  by Independent Accountant

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• Madoff on the SEC

  —Skeptical CPA

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  "Bernard Madoff was dismissive of a compliance examiner involved in a [SEC] inspection into his firm, calling the man a 'blowhard' who talked tough, but didn't look at anything. ... [David Kotz's] report found that the SEC received six substantive tips over 16 years, but still failed to detect the" [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:07pm EST
  by Independent Accountant

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