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NEWS ABOUT: Harry Markopolos

Harry Markopolos stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - The SEC's inspector general says the agency had plenty of chances to take down Bernie Madoff and whiffed on every one, Bloomberg reports. In a report released today, H. David Kotz writes that the SEC received "detailed and substantive complaints over the years to warrant a thorough and comprehensive... More »

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SEC • Christopher Cox • Ponzi scheme • Inspector General • Bernard Madoff • Mary Schapiro • Harry Markopolos • Securities and Exchange Commission • regulatory body • H. David Kotz

whistleblower speaks

 Get Ready 
 for Bigger, 
 Badder Bernies 

Ponzi schemer will soon look small-time

Aug 12, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you think you’re mad at Bernie Madoff, just wait. Harry Markopolos, who blew the whistle on Madoff, says there are more baddies out there who will make good ol’ Bernie “look like small time.” While speaking at a Southampton church, the fraud investigator predicted scandals related... More »

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fraud • Ponzi scheme • credit default swap • Bernard Madoff • Harry Markopolos • Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities

(Newser) - The fraud investigator who tried for a decade to convince the SEC to investigate Bernie Madoff will deride the board's "financial illiteracy" before a Congressional panel today, according to prepared testimony obtained by the Wall Street Journal. Whistleblower Harry Markopolos will also testify that investigating Madoff "posed great... More »

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investigation • fraud • SEC • Ponzi scheme • whistleblower • Bernard Madoff • Harry Markopolos

Madoff Whistleblower
Shrinks From Spotlight

Tenacious accountant stands to make book, film money, but just wants to move on

Jan 8, 09 12:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Harry Markopolos, the accountant who began warning the feds years ago about Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, wasn’t looking for the limelight, the Boston Globe reports. Not only is he testifying before Congress—he’s also been deluged by book and movie offers. His is “a remarkably compelling... More »

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fraud • SEC • accountants • Ponzi scheme • whistleblower • Bernard Madoff • Harry Markopolos • forensic accounting

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