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David Rocker
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The Pendulum Swings
On balance, 2006 was a very dark time for the market reform movement, as every charge was followed by a blistering counter-charge, and every lunge answered by a quick parry.
SEC Enforcement Chief Linda Thomsen Joins Davis Polk. Somebody Call Kreskin.
As a rule, I avoid criticizing individual public servants. Elected officials are fair game, in my view, but…
Email Exposes Short Seller Plot to Destroy a Public Company
This is Part 3 of an ongoing series. Read Part 1 Read Part 2 A few years ago,…
The word on TheStreet.com
One of the central theses of The Story of Deep Capture, Mark Mitchell’s epic work of media criticism,…
December 18, 2008
5,000 Words About An Obscure Bad Newswire Reporter
The ever cuddly Carol Remond (“I’m going to shred this guy to bits,” she said of Deep Capture reporter Patrick Byrne) has published yet another defense of criminal naked short sellers. In a recent column for Dow Jones Newswires, Carol writes that the SEC should think twice about cracking down on the criminals because some of the people (she names four) who have complained about illegal naked short selling have run into legal problems of their own.
Michael Steinhardt – “When the Bad Guys Came to Town”
I feel the same strange admiration for Michael Steinhardt as one would for an old mobster sitting in…
March 12, 2008