Revolving door between SEC, law firms spins at dizzying speed

More than 200 ex-SEC lawyers went back to agency on behalf of clients

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"… ncy’s investigation of the $8 billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Allen Stanford. After leaving the SEC, Barasch repeatedly attempted to represent Stanford …"

"… Stanford. After leaving the SEC, Barasch repeatedly attempted to represent Stanford in connection with the regulator’s investigation, even though he was tol …"

"… old by the agency’s ethics office that his previous involvement with the Stanford investigation prohibited him from doing so.Nonetheless, the internal watch …"

"… reported that in September 2006—well within two years of his departure—Stanford hired Barasch to “represent it in connection with the SEC’s investigat …"

The political donation histories of Obama’s potential new justices

By Aaron Mehta

When word leaked Thursday night that Supreme Court Justice David Souter is planning to retire after this court term ends, it took about 30 s

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"… rican on the Supreme Court.Kathleen Sullivan, who was formerly the head of Stanford’s law school, donated the maximum amount of $2,300 to both Obama and Hil …"

"… election efforts last year totaling $550.Pamela Karlan, a law professor at Stanford University, has nine contributions, all to Democrats. Interestingly, befor …"

Brokerage regulator’s portfolio, practices remain secret

By Laurel Adams

Watchdog groups have long called for more oversight of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a quasi-governmental, self-regul

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"… ing in high-profile cases such as those involving Bernard Madoff and Allen Stanford.FINRA, which is funded by the same entities it regulates, has about $1.4 b …"

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SEC watchdog: Becoming political appointee would jeopardize White House probe

By John Solomon

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s independent watchdog says a Congressional effort to convert his position into a presidential appoin

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"… d 12 years of opportunities to uncover an alleged Ponzi scheme by R. Allen Stanford and failed to prevent the fleecing of Bernard Madoff’s investors.His lat …"

Cyber profits add up to secretive success story

By Nathaniel Heller

WASHINGTON, August 15, 2000 — The story of David Shaw and his company begins far from Wall Street and Washington, on the West Coast. Born in

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"… on the West Coast. Born in Chicago and raised in California, Shaw attended Stanford and earned his Ph.D. in computer science in 1980. Many of his peers at Sta …"

"… ord and earned his Ph.D. in computer science in 1980. Many of his peers at Stanford would later become the core innovators of the information boom of the 1990 …"

"… he Internet and e-commerce to Shaw's blend of computer-based finance. From Stanford he made his first shift to the East Coast, taking a teaching position in C …"

Was 1998 tobacco pact a bad deal for some U.S. states?

Some states might have collected more through cigarette tax

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"… distribution system, smokers in many states, including Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia, are paying $100 million more for tobacco due to higher pric …"

"… nance projects including state capitol renovation and prison construction. North Carolina used three-quarters of its settlement funds to support tobacco production, …"

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Reform reading: SEIU, ProPublica, Columbia Law School

Ben Hallman recommends financial reform news from around the web....

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"… ion away from his report criticizing the agency’s investigation of Allen Stanford’s alleged $7 billion Ponzi scheme. That report came out the same day."It …"

Reform, watched

Want to give an economist a fit? Insist that supply is “better” than demand. Or, as we recently discovered, ask for a quick take on the new

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"… tions about when, under what circumstances, and at whose direction remain. Stanford economist Darrell Duffie wonders if the FDIC has the guts to take control …"

Madoff lesson: More investor protections needed

By Julie Vorman

Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme holds many painful lessons for regulators and investors. Among them: It’s time for the Securitie

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"… means “we need to do it for all Americans and all frauds, not just for a Stanford fraud or a Madoff fraud.”Created by Congress in 1970, SIPC is an odd hyb …"

Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part four

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — Throughout his political career, Bill Bradley has defined himself by what he is not. ...

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"… m which Bradley culled a network of influential fund-raisers and advisers. Stanford Asian Studies Professor Dan Okimoto, Bradley’s college roommate and one …"

"… years. Okimoto is a professor at the Institute of International Studies at Stanford University and has interacted quite often over the years with Bradley, pri …"

"… s in America.Okimoto was instrumental in getting Bradley a teaching job at Stanford after Bradley left the Senate. Bradley “had offers everywhere, it just w …"

"… offers everywhere, it just worked out that he was interested in coming to Stanford. My colleagues were very excited at the possibility of bringing him.” It …"

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