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Investigation of Failure of the SEC to Uncover Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme

Report of 31 August 2009 by the SEC’s Inspector General, in over 450 pages.

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31 Aug 2009
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OIG-509
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the SEC never conducted a competent and thorough examination or investigation of Madoff for operating a Ponzi scheme and that, had such a proper examination or investigation been conducted, the SEC would have been able to uncover the fraud.1

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  1. 31 Aug 2009 Investigation of Failure of the SEC to Uncover Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme
  2. 31 Aug 2009 SEC Office of Inspector General authored Investigation of Failure of the SEC to Uncover Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme
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  1. Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Failure to Identify the Bernard L. Madoff Ponzi Scheme and How to Improve SEC Performance (Senate hearing, S. Hrg. 111-368), U.S. Senate, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (via the Government Publishing Office), 10 Sep 2009. Primary record
    the SEC never conducted a competent and thorough examination or investigation of Madoff for operating a Ponzi scheme and that, had such a proper examination or investigation been conducted, the SEC would have been able to uncover the fraud.
    OVERSIGHT OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION’S FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THE BERNARD L. MADOFF PONZI SCHEME AND HOW TO IMPROVE SEC PERFORMANCE
    On August 31, 2009, we issued to the SEC Chairman a comprehensive report of investigation in the Madoff matter containing over 450 pages of analysis.
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