Why Is Cuban Facing a Fine When Martha Faced the Slammer?
With Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban facing civil insider-trading charges (PDF) from the SEC, we got to wondering what it takes for se … more…
The Gutting of the SEC
We have heard plenty about how deregulation contributed to the market crisis. Far less noted is what might be called de-supervision. Rat … more…
SEC Oversight of Investment Banks Was in Shambles
Four years ago, the SEC made what appears to be a fateful decision. As ProPublica and others have reported, the commission exempted majo … more…
‘Flawed’ SEC Program Failed to Rein in Investment Banks
The Securities and Exchange Commission last week abolished the special regulatory program that it applied to Wall Street's largest inves … more…
SEC ‘Clarifies’ Accounting Rule, But Lobbyists Want More
Regulatory agencies moved on two fronts yesterday to help banks caught in the financial crisis. The first move -- asking Congress to inc … more…
SEC: Bomb Detector—Bought by Military—Was Front for Scam
Last year, while working at The Dallas Morning News, a colleague and I wrote a story about a purported explosives detection device calle … more…
November 20, 2008
Senate Probe to Look at Bond-Rating Firms Evan Perez, Wall Street Journal ($), November 20, 2008
SEC, DoJ Probe Wachovia, Golden West Karen Gullo and David Scheer, Bloomberg, November 20, 2008
November 19, 2008
Cuban Lays Out Defense to Insider-Trading Charges Kara Scannell and Leslie Eaton, Wall Street Journal ($), November 19, 2008
November 17, 2008
Sharpton Campaign Owes Nearly $500K for 2004 Presidential Run Devlin Barrett, AP, November 17, 2008
SEC Accuses Mark Cuban of Insider Trading New York Times, November 17, 2008
November 13, 2008
Regulators Probe Swap Brokers Liz Rappaport and Serena Ng, Wall Street Journal ($), November 13, 2008
