Word: inspectors
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...billion CD sticky wicket to Bernie Madoff's $50 billion decades-long lie, it seems each new day brings another round of financial madness, and yet no one person or government agency seems to be moving fast to find a cure. But the Securities and Exchange Commission's Inspector General, David Kotz, is all ears for one group with answers: Wall Street's whistleblowers...
Then there's Laura Goldman, another lone voice in the wilderness of Wall Street enforcement. Goldman, who blew whistles on such notable investment frauds as First Jersey Securities, Bayou Hedge Fund and Lydia Capital, among others, now has the full attention of SEC Inspector Kotz's office. In all, Goldman says she has alerted the SEC over 30 times and, despite its cold shoulder, through one means or another she has seen 25 of those tips lead to fraud charges being filed...
...Became Inspector General of the Department of the Interior...
...Obama announced his selection of Devaney, currently inspector general at the Department of the Interior, as chairman of the new Recovery Act Transparency and Accountability Board. Devaney will work with Vice President Joe Biden to monitor for wasteful spending and issue periodic reports to the public. It's a familiar watchdog role for the long-time government servant. During his tenure at Interior, Devaney uncovered the shady dealings of disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, an investigation that eventually led to Abramoff's imprisonment and the resignation of Interior's no. 2, J. Steven Griles, for lying under oath about...
...Earl has doggedly pursued waste, fraud and mismanagement [and] has the reputation of being one of the best inspector generals that we have in this town. I can't think of any more tenacious and efficient guardian of the hard-earned tax dollars the American people have entrusted us to wisely invest." - Barack Obama...