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Spencer Bachus: “It was a colossal and historical failure by the entity that is supposed to be the lead watchdog for these investors, the…”

On the recordJune 5, 2012
It was a colossal and historical failure by the entity that is supposed to be the lead watchdog for these investors, the SEC.
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Spencer Bachus
Alabama

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Bachus critiques the SEC's failure in the Madoff case.

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