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On the recordSeptember 9, 2009
The Securities and Exchange Commission's handling of the Madoff case is shocking, and reveals fundamental problems with the agency's operations, organization, and culture.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Critique of SEC's failures in handling the Madoff case.

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