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H. David Kotz


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April 2010: "But until the release of the report Friday by SEC Inspector General H. David Kotz, it was not publicly known how often the SEC's Fort Worth office failed to follow up on credible concerns about Stanford's activities."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/16/AR2010041604891.html

May 2009: "The SEC's inspector general, H. David Kotz, has tangled with the agency frequently since his appointment in 2007. He summarized the investigations in reports The Post requested through the Freedom of Information Act. In the report on the suspicious stock trades, he recommended the agency adopt new protections to guard against abuses."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/16/AR2009051602359.html

Relationships

RoleNameTypeLast Updated
Organization Executive (past or present) Peace Corps Organization May 19, 2009
Organization Executive (past or present) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Organization May 19, 2009
Appointed/Selected by Commissioner Christopher Cox Esq. Person May 19, 2009

Articles and Resources

Date Fairness.com Resource Read it at:
Apr 17, 2010 SEC suspected R. Allen Stanford of Ponzi scheme 12 years earlier, report says

QUOTE: The Securities and Exchange Commission knew that Texas-based financier R. Allen Stanford was probably running a Ponzi scheme 12 years before it halted the fraud, potentially costing investors more than a billion dollars...The SEC's inspector general said that top officials in the agency's Fort Worth office favored pursuing as many simple cases as possible rather than taking on more challenging ones like that presented by Stanford.

 Washington Post
Sep 02, 2009 Report Details How Madoff’s Web Ensnared S.E.C.

QUOTE: “despite numerous credible and detailed complaints,” the S.E.C. never took “the necessary, but basic, steps to determine if [Bernard L.] Madoff was operating a Ponzi scheme.”

 New York Times
May 17, 2009 Watchdog Digs Into Conduct At SEC: Reports Focus on Use of Influence And Stock Trades

QUOTE: A Securities and Exchange Commission official attempted "to intimidate and influence" a family member's broker on multiple occasions by invoking her position, potentially violating agency rules, according to the agency's inspector general.

 Washington Post