Wall Street Folly » fraud http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:18:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 SEC case seems to be unraveling by the day as Paulson deputy said to have told ACA they were going short, and ACA’s own portfolio suggestions actually made the deal worse, not better; Goldman’s Gary Cohn said to be attending Obama’s Wall Street speech; Blankfein comes out swinging; Tourre to testify next week (unless he pulls out); Obama says Whitehouse didn’t discuss Goldman with the SEC; Obama’s keeping his Goldman campaign contributions http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/sec-case-seems-to-be-unravelling-by-the-day-as-paulson-deputy-said-to-have-told-aca-they-were-going-short-and-acas-own-portfolio-suggestions-actually-made-the-deal-worse-not-better-goldmans-gar/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/sec-case-seems-to-be-unravelling-by-the-day-as-paulson-deputy-said-to-have-told-aca-they-were-going-short-and-acas-own-portfolio-suggestions-actually-made-the-deal-worse-not-better-goldmans-gar/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:07:23 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10165 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/sec-case-seems-to-be-unravelling-by-the-day-as-paulson-deputy-said-to-have-told-aca-they-were-going-short-and-acas-own-portfolio-suggestions-actually-made-the-deal-worse-not-better-goldmans-gar/feed/ 0 Paulson reassured his investors that his CDO deal was ‘appropriate’; Rep Issa smells politics in the timing of the SEC’s Goldman charges; Blankfein going to DC next week; Goldman comes out swinging with their defense; Tourre now on leave, is deregistered in UK; Goldman’s made political donations to both parties; Goldman’s share buyback; SEC is defending ’sophisticated investors’ with this suit http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/paulson-reassured-his-investors-that-his-cdo-deal-was-appropriate-rep-issa-smells-politics-in-the-timing-of-the-secs-goldman-charges-blankfein-going-to-dc-next-week-goldman-comes-out-swinging/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/paulson-reassured-his-investors-that-his-cdo-deal-was-appropriate-rep-issa-smells-politics-in-the-timing-of-the-secs-goldman-charges-blankfein-going-to-dc-next-week-goldman-comes-out-swinging/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:56:33 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10158 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/paulson-reassured-his-investors-that-his-cdo-deal-was-appropriate-rep-issa-smells-politics-in-the-timing-of-the-secs-goldman-charges-blankfein-going-to-dc-next-week-goldman-comes-out-swinging/feed/ 0 Goldman’s earnings beat; Employees rally around Lloyd Blankfein, senior management; Deal said to have been ok’d by senior execs; FSA to probe Goldman; SEC’s vote was partisan at 3-2, split leads to questions about how strong case is; More timing questions; AIG looking for an angle to recoup cash; Dodd says Goldman “shenanigans’ would be barred in reform bill; Politician returning Goldman campaign contribution; John Paulson hedges his bets by giving to Dems, Republicans http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/goldmans-earnings-beat-employees-rally-around-lloyd-blankfein-senior-management-deal-said-to-have-been-okd-by-senior-execs-fsa-to-probe-goldman-secs-vote-was-partisan-at-3-2-split-leads-to/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/goldmans-earnings-beat-employees-rally-around-lloyd-blankfein-senior-management-deal-said-to-have-been-okd-by-senior-execs-fsa-to-probe-goldman-secs-vote-was-partisan-at-3-2-split-leads-to/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:14:55 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10153 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/goldmans-earnings-beat-employees-rally-around-lloyd-blankfein-senior-management-deal-said-to-have-been-okd-by-senior-execs-fsa-to-probe-goldman-secs-vote-was-partisan-at-3-2-split-leads-to/feed/ 0 SEC case against Goldman smoking gun or water pistol? (and gee isn’t the timing interesting?); If there is a case, were top Goldman guys involved not just Fab?; Fab’s email is key to SEC case (and so were the Bear Stearns hedge fund guys emails, and look where that got the SEC); A look at the word “Selected”; Goldman may face UK, German inquiries; UK’s Brown complains of “moral bankruptcy” of investment banking firms; Chris Whalen thinks that John Paulson could get dragged into the litigation http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/sec-case-against-goldman-smoking-gun-or-water-pistol-and-gee-isnt-the-timing-interesting-if-there-is-a-case-were-top-goldman-guys-involved-not-just-fab-fabs-email-is-key-to-sec-case-and/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/sec-case-against-goldman-smoking-gun-or-water-pistol-and-gee-isnt-the-timing-interesting-if-there-is-a-case-were-top-goldman-guys-involved-not-just-fab-fabs-email-is-key-to-sec-case-and/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:48:39 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10150 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/sec-case-against-goldman-smoking-gun-or-water-pistol-and-gee-isnt-the-timing-interesting-if-there-is-a-case-were-top-goldman-guys-involved-not-just-fab-fabs-email-is-key-to-sec-case-and/feed/ 0 Lehman Whistle-blower was booted after raising red flags; TARP fraud charges for former Park Avenue Bank head; Hedge funds could see big inflows this year; Former Merrill trader gets banned for position mismarks http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/lehman-whistle-blower-was-booted-after-raising-red-flags-tarp-fraud-charges-for-former-park-avenue-bank-head-hedge-funds-could-see-big-inflows-this-year-former-merrill-trader-gets-banned-for-positi/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/lehman-whistle-blower-was-booted-after-raising-red-flags-tarp-fraud-charges-for-former-park-avenue-bank-head-hedge-funds-could-see-big-inflows-this-year-former-merrill-trader-gets-banned-for-positi/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:55:27 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=9998 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/lehman-whistle-blower-was-booted-after-raising-red-flags-tarp-fraud-charges-for-former-park-avenue-bank-head-hedge-funds-could-see-big-inflows-this-year-former-merrill-trader-gets-banned-for-positi/feed/ 0 Bernie Madoff: SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro’s statement on the Inspector General’s report on how the SEC fucked up http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/09/bernie-madoff-sec-chairman-mary-schapiros-statement-on-the-inspector-generals-report-on-how-the-sec-fucked-up/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/09/bernie-madoff-sec-chairman-mary-schapiros-statement-on-the-inspector-generals-report-on-how-the-sec-fucked-up/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:29:46 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=8967 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/09/bernie-madoff-sec-chairman-mary-schapiros-statement-on-the-inspector-generals-report-on-how-the-sec-fucked-up/feed/ 0 Bernie Madoff: The inspector general’s executive summary on the SEC’s incompetence http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/09/bernie-madoff-the-inspector-generals-executive-summary-on-the-secs-incompetence/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/09/bernie-madoff-the-inspector-generals-executive-summary-on-the-secs-incompetence/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:21:35 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=8969 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/09/bernie-madoff-the-inspector-generals-executive-summary-on-the-secs-incompetence/feed/ 0 SEC charges Sky Capital CEO Ross Mandell and 5 others in multi million dollar boiler room scheme http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/07/sec-charges-sky-capital-ceo-ross-mandell-and-5-others-in-multi-million-dollar-boiler-room-scheme/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/07/sec-charges-sky-capital-ceo-ross-mandell-and-5-others-in-multi-million-dollar-boiler-room-scheme/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:55:00 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=8433 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/07/sec-charges-sky-capital-ceo-ross-mandell-and-5-others-in-multi-million-dollar-boiler-room-scheme/feed/ 0 FBI takedown: Six people arrested in a 10 year $100 million fraud http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/07/fbi-takedown-six-people-arrested-in-a-10-year-100-million-fraud/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/07/fbi-takedown-six-people-arrested-in-a-10-year-100-million-fraud/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:22:32 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=8425 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/07/fbi-takedown-six-people-arrested-in-a-10-year-100-million-fraud/feed/ 0 Cartoon: Ruth Madoff subway spoof http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/06/cartoon-ruth-madoff-subway-spoof/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/06/cartoon-ruth-madoff-subway-spoof/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:50:42 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=8333 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2009/06/cartoon-ruth-madoff-subway-spoof/feed/ 0