During the Madoff Scandal, the SEC Goes After... The National Lampoon

by: Matt Stoller

Thu Dec 18, 2008 at 11:39

Apparently the SEC was busy in December going after some operators that tried to steal $68000 by manipulating the stock of the National Lampoon. Yup. Sixty eight thousand versus Bernie Madoff and the mortgage collapse and on and on and on. You can't make this up.

Ah, priorities.

Matt Stoller :: During the Madoff Scandal, the SEC Goes After... The National Lampoon

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During the Madoff Scandal, the SEC Goes After... The National Lampoon | 4 comments

Well the Lampoon folksa re guilty as hell. (0.00 / 0)

And deserve what they got, but yeah you have to wonder on the staffing decisions over at SEC.

by: Windowdog @ Thu Dec 18, 2008 at 11:26:58 AM CST

Please tell me that somehow P.J. O'Rourke is involved (4.00 / 1)

Oh please oh please.

by: TravisDisaster @ Thu Dec 18, 2008 at 11:28:35 AM CST

SEC admitted credible tips vice Madoff, can they say they have not (0.00 / 0)

received any other credible tips? would they please share those or start investigations? Or is the Cheney threat still powerful.

by: fuzed @ Thu Dec 18, 2008 at 13:09:54 PM CST

Don't forget Mark Cuban (0.00 / 0)

Now he's a serious threat.

by: CeeusBeeus @ Thu Dec 18, 2008 at 15:17:38 PM CST

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