Posted on September 13th, 2011 in Fraud, Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
The Guardian 'Defiant' hedge fund fraudster Raj Rajaratnam could face harsher term The Guardian Raj Rajaratnam leaves court in May after being convicted of fraud and conspiracy in Wall Street's biggest insider trading trial for years. Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images The hedge fund manager convicted of conducting America's biggest … What Is A Fair Sentence for Raj Rajaratnam? Forbes all 22 news articles
6abc.com Officials warn of flood-related scams 6abc.com Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly says that the most common topics for consumer complaints following disasters include home repair scams , government loan or grant schemes, fraudulent disaster-related fund raising efforts and concerns about … Pa. AG concerned with post-flood scams Legal News Line all 2 news articles
Posted on September 9th, 2011 in Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
New York Times Deloitte Hides From SEC Behind Chinese Wall Over Longtop Forbes I have been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Financial Times, Forbes, BusinessWeek, American Lawyer, California Lawyer, American Banker, Columbia Journalism Review, The Times of London, the Guardian, and the Financial … SEC takes Deloitte China unit to court Malaysia Star all 36 news articles
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Do your homework and avoid getting scammed Calgary Herald Avoiding a home renovation scam seems to be on the mind of a lot of people. A recent list of the top inquiries to the Better Business Bureau of Canada had eight of the top 10 related to the … Score a Job – Not a Scam : BBB Advises Job Hunters to be on the Lookout for the … KATC Lafayette News all 25 news articles
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BBC News Amar Singh's Tihar jailmates India Today Amar would be the immediate neighbour of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is an accused in the mining scam , and CWG organising committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot. The others lodged in the same ward include CWG scam accused VK Verma … Live! News as it happens Rediff all 498 news articles
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kjrh.com Stop harassing calls kjrh.com Also, if you write a letter stating you should only be contacted by snail mail, the collector has to honor that and not call you at home or work . You can also sign up to get breaking news and scam warnings direct from the Better Business Bureau. Score a Job – Not a Scam : BBB Advises Job Hunters to be on the Lookout for the … KATC Lafayette News all 6 news articles
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Fairfield Police Arrest Contractor in Paving Scam The Daily Fairfield Tommy Mitchell, 56, was charged with doing home repair work without a license last week, police say. FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Police arrested an unlicensed contractor they suspect of performing unsafe work in Fairfield last week. … Man busted for home improvement scam WTNH Cops charge contractor with home -improvement scam in Fairfield Ct Post all 4 news articles
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Posted on September 5th, 2011 in Fraud, Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Protect taxpayers from the waste, fraud and abuse of wartime contracting The Seattle Times The absence of a bureaucratic template to protect taxpayer interests echoes the financial collapse on Wall Street and the subprime mortgage debacle. Organized, moneyed interests lobbied hard to water down the rules and discourage any enforcement. … Libya, Inc: Coming Waste, Fraud and Other Forms of Plunder on a Grand Scale Bay Area Indymedia $ 60bn to pockets of war contractors Press TV The All-Time 10 Worst Military Contracting Boondoggles Mother Jones all 31 news articles
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Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Libya, Inc: Coming Waste, Fraud and Other Forms of Plunder on a Grand Scale Bay Area Indymedia It's theft on the grandest scale, stealing unknown trillions, dwarfed only by much greater stolen Wall Street amounts. In Iraq and Afghanistan alone, America “lost billions of dollars to waste and fraud ….and stands to repeat that in future wars … $ 60bn to pockets of war contractors Press TV The All-Time 10 Worst Military Contracting Boondoggles Mother Jones all 23 news articles
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MyFox Los Angeles Perry Used Jet of Donor Facing Fraud Probe myfoxny.com (The Wall Street Journal) – Texas Gov. Rick Perry and his family have made presidential campaign trips aboard a jet owned by a wealthy contributor who is under investigation for possible securities fraud by Texas regulators and the US Securities and … Perry used jet of donor facing fraud probe Daily Caller Perry Used Jet of Donor Who Faces SEC Probe Wall Street Journal all 17 news articles
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Fox News Perry Used Jet of Donor Who Faces SEC Probe Wall Street Journal The investigation focuses on whether Life Partners provided inaccurately short estimates of insured people's life spans, a matter that was the subject of a Wall Street Journal article last December. The company has denied any wrongdoing and has said it … Perry Used Jet of Donor Facing Fraud Probe MyFox Dallas Perry used jet of donor facing fraud probe Daily Caller all 21 news articles
Posted on September 2nd, 2011 in Fraud, Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
USA Today The 10 Worst Military Contracting Boondoggles Mother Jones In effect, USAID paid a Wall Street firm beaucoup bucks to fiddle while the Afghan market burned. “USAID staff learned of serious bank problems from reading about them in the Washington Post. Deloitte never notified the agency,” the contracting … Study Finds Extensive Waste in War Contracting Wall Street Journal all 987 news articles
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Posted on September 2nd, 2011 in Fraud, Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
Globe and Mail Big Banks Face Suits on Mortgage Bond Losses Wall Street Journal The suits are likely to allege that mortgages that were securitized by Wall Street firms and other issuers misled investors about the quality of the loans. The FHFA filed the first of what could be around one dozen lawsuits in July against UBS AG, … THE FEDS TO SUE BIG BANKS OVER MORTGAGE FRAUD IN HOUSING COLLAPSE Sky Valley Chronicle Why the US is right to sue its own big banks MoneyWeek (blog) all 558 news articles
Posted on September 1st, 2011 in Fraud, Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
Chasing Madoff! Philadelphia Inquirer BY GARY THOMPSON By Tirdad Derakhshani Most of us know about Bernie Madoff's stunning, decades-in-the-making $50 billion Wall Street fraud scheme and the evil it wrought on thousands of investors when it finally collapsed in 2008. … Whistle-blower Harry Markopolos disheartened by Bernie Madoff probe in … Philadelphia Daily News all 5 news articles
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New York Times Wall Street Trader Sentenced to 66 Months Hedge Fund Net A former Wall Street trader has been sentenced to 66 months in prison for insider trading. Drimal was also sentenced on Wednesday by US District Judge Richard Sullivan to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay over $11 … Former Wall Street trader sent to prison for five-and-a-half years and ordered … Daily Mail Zvi Goffer pleads for mercy, says he has changed FierceFinance Galleon Group Trader Craig Drimal Sentenced To 66 Months In Prison Forbes all 38 news articles
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OpEdNews Feingold backs Schneiderman Politico (blog) Unfortunately, rather than holding them accountable, some politicians still want to let Wall Street off the hook. Iowa's Attorney General Tom Miller and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner are pushing for a nice, big gift to the banks: immunity from … Feingold's Progressives United Creates AG Call Tool for Foreclosure Fraud … Firedoglake The Man Who May Bring the Banksters to Justice (If They Don't Break His Knees … Huffington Post NY AG Schneiderman Gets Support Fighting Next “Bank Bailout” OpEdNews AMERICAblog (blog)
Sheriff: Beware of Home Repair Scams Patch.com McHenry County residents are advised to be on the alert for home repair scams that are occuring in the area. Recently, sheriff's officers responded to an incident in Marengo where the elderly victims were distracted by the offenders who claimed that … Officials warn of home repair scam Northwest Herald Sheriff's office warns residents about home repair scams TribLocal all 5 news articles
Kansas City Star Watch out for contractor scams after Irene Today’s Sunbeam – NJ.com If you have damage to your home or a tree down in your yard please do not allow someone to solicit work from you unless they produce a New Jersey license proving they have a legitimate business. Do not have any work done before you received a written … DA Rice: Beware of Phony Contractors, Cleanup Scams Patch.com Rebuilding after Irene? Watch for contractor scams The Associated Press Williams: Homeowners Should Use Caution when Hiring Contractors in Wake of … RealEstateRama (press release) all 155 news articles
Posted on August 31st, 2011 in Fraud, Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
Daily Mail Madoff to Gasparino: You're a 'Hatchet Man' Fox Business Madoff wrote me in one of our first emails that he “is building an Entrepreneur course” around his experiences starting his electronic trading business, and his role in creating the largest electronic market on Wall Street , the Nasdaq stock market. … 2005 Letter to the SEC from Harry Markopolos Explaining that Bernie Madoff's … GuruFocus.com Bernie Madoff: I'm innocent of £30bn scam Mirror.co.uk Guns, squirms and steals The Economist (blog) St. Louis Jewish Light
ABC2 News BBB warns company could scam people who've already been ripped off once ABC2 News The Better Business Bureau warns its happening and ABC2 News Joce Sterman explains how in this week's Scam Alert. You'll find work at home scams all over the web, with claims you can make thousands without ever leaving your home . … Score a Job – Not a Scam : BBB Advises Job Hunters to be on the Lookout for the … Willcox Range News all 3 news articles
ABC2 News BBB warns company could scam people who've already been ripped off once ABC2 News The Better Business Bureau warns its happening and ABC2 News Joce Sterman explains how in this week's Scam Alert. You'll find work at home scams all over the web, with claims you can make thousands without ever leaving your home . … Score a Job – Not a Scam : BBB Advises Job Hunters to be on the Lookout for the … Willcox Range News all 3 news articles
msnbc.com DA Rice: Beware of Phony Contractors, Cleanup Scams Patch.com “In the aftermath of this major storm, it is essential that everyone be wary of scam artists promising immediate debris removal and home repairs,” Rice said. “Some insist on advance payment for work they never do, quote outrageous prices, … Watch out for contractor scams after Irene Today’s Sunbeam – NJ.com Rebuilding after Irene? Watch for contractor scams The Associated Press all 168 news articles
Officials warn of home repair scam Northwest Herald These types of scam artists may also enter written contracts with victims and then ask for more money after a job such as seal coating or roof repairs is completed, Lt. Popovits said. Tips to protect yourself include: Do not have unsolicited work done … Sheriff's office warns residents about home repair scams TribLocal all 5 news articles
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Reuters U.S. probes Oracle on African deals: report Reuters … the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Agents in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Washington field office and fraud prosecutors in the Justice Department's Criminal Division are handling a criminal … Report: US Said to Be Investigating Oracle's Africa Deals PCWorld Bribery Charges Brought Against Oracle TMC Net US Regulators Probe Oracle Dealings In Africa: WSJ RTT News PC World Magazine all 76 news articles
West Virginia Record Attorney general warns of potential hurricane scam Baltimore Sun 29, Gansler's office said damaging storms are often followed by scam artists who promise to perform home improvement work and then don't. The office warned against people who use high-pressure sales tactics, demand up-front payment and demand an … Officials warn of cleanup scams Delmarva Daily Times all 8 news articles
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Broward-Palm Beach New Times (blog) Man sentenced to 5 years for Ponzi roles UPI.com Stephen Caputi, former co-owner of Cafe Iguana, pretended, in scams , to be a banker, a Wall Street Journal reporter and a plaintiff in a fictitious lawsuit, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Thursday. Caputi's lawyer, Hy Shapiro, … Fla. Ponzi scheme poser gets 5 years in prison MiamiHerald.com Scott Rothstein buddy sentenced to 5 years in prison for pretending to be a banker Orlando Sentinel all 34 news articles
Posted on August 25th, 2011 in Fraud, Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
Boston Globe Madoff: I'm a Victim, Too Fox Business The fraud came crashing down, of course, in the fall of 2008, when the big European banks, fearing the Wall Street financial meltdown, began to abandon him and withdrew more money than he could raise. Madoff doesn't mention how his “terrible mistake” … Bernie Madoff Tells Gasparino He's a Victim of Wall Street Wall Street Pit Chasing Madoff Boston Globe Chasing Madoff Directed by Jeff Prosserman Exclaim! Bloomberg
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Orlando Sentinel Fla. Ponzi scheme poser gets 5 years in prison MiamiHerald.com He earlier pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy. Prosecutors say Caputi posed as a banker to assure investors in the $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme that their money was safe. Caputi also pretended to be a lawsuit plaintiff and acted as a Wall Street … Scott Rothstein buddy sentenced to 5 years in prison for pretending to be a banker Orlando Sentinel all 21 news articles
Posted on August 24th, 2011 in Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
The L Magazine Chesto: A real-life Hollywood thriller MetroWest Daily News There's the dogged team of heroes, coming up against one brick wall after another. There's the well-connected Wall Street wizard who plows forward with his devious plans untouched, year after year, wrecking more victims' lives. … “Chasing Madoff” long before feds did CBS News Madoff's whistleblower's next 15 minutes of fame NECN Unmasking Bernie Madoff The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. Wicked Local (blog)
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ABC News Potential scammers complicate the task of looking for a job South Coast Today Job seekers should be extremely cautious when considering offers to get rich while never leaving home — an unlikely scenario that scam artists sometimes use as a ruse. While legitimate companies sometimes allow employees to work from home , … Granite Girl – Life In The Cloud: How To Avoid Being Scammed WJON News all 23 news articles
Posted on August 23rd, 2011 in Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
The Guardian Goldman Sachs braced for legal battles over financial crisis The Guardian Photograph Charles Dharapak/AP Goldman Sachs, the embattled investment bank, will face an array of legal claims focusing on its conduct during the financial crisis, one of Wall Street's most feared lawyers warned last night. … Goldman Sachs in Eye of Wall Street Storm Examiner.com Goldman Sachs CEO Lawyers Up Amid DOJ Investigation Forbes Goldman Sachs CEO hires criminal defense lawyer Los Angeles Times Wall Street Journal
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Wicked Local (blog) “Chasing Madoff” long before feds did CBS News I thought it was Wall Street and I found out it was actually chasing bad guys on Wall Street , so it was totally different then what I expected, but now I have found my calling,” Markopolos said. As for Madoff, he is currently in a North Carolina jail … Unmasking Bernie Madoff The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. Chasing down Eliot Spitzer – not Bernie Madoff – on the same night at the JFK … Wicked Local (blog) August 26th Premiere of Documentary “Chasing Madoff” Whistleblowers Protection Blog (blog) all 7 news articles
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Democracy Now Matt Taibbi's Must-Read Hatchet Job on the SEC Business Insider I did not see on his latest piece, “Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes?” on businessinsider so I decided to post it. Against National Archive rules, the SEC has been destroying documents from MUI (investigations that did not result in … Covering Up Wall Street Crimes: Matt Taibbi Exposes How SEC Shredded Thousands … Democracy Now all 2 news articles
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Globe and Mail Goldman Sachs CEO Lawyers Up Amid DOJ Investigation Forbes I'm a reporter on the Investments and Wall Street beat. Before joining Forbes, I wrote about everything (Seriously-everything) related to financial advisors for a trade pub called Registered Rep. I find Wall Street fascinating. … Goldman Chief Hires Outside Counsel Amid Probes Wall Street Journal Goldman Sachs CEO hires criminal defense lawyer Los Angeles Times Under Fire, Goldman Sachs CEO Hires Top-Notch Attorney Fox Business The Guardian
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Daily Mail Ex-Duane Reade CEO Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison For Fraud Wall Street Journal Prosecutors had claimed that for nearly five years starting in late 2000, Cuti and Duane Reade's then-Chief Financial Officer William Tennant misrepresented the company's financial performance to meet internal projections and Wall Street expectations. … Former Duane Reade CEO Sent to Prison and Fined $5M For Something Other Than … New York Observer all 182 news articles
SME Times CBI's allegations ''silly'', based on ''assumptions'': MD of KTV Deccan Herald Ahmad informed CBI Special Judge OP Saini that the investigating agency did not do its home work and was making allegations based on assumptions. “The CBI want to see every thing from the prism of the present FIR (first information report) in the case. … 2G scam : Kalaignar TV MD says CBI's allegations silly, presumptuous Daily News & Analysis all 33 news articles
Posted on August 20th, 2011 in Fraud, Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
The Man Who Knew Bernie's Secret Barron’s After seeing the documentary Chasing Madoff, most Americans will wish there were more people on Wall Street like Harry Markopolos, the independent fraud investigator, who a decade ago stumbled upon Bernard L. Madoff, then just a billion-dollar … New Doc Looks at Madoff Whistleblower Hedge Fund Net MASS. MARKET: Chasing Madoff paid off after all The Patriot Ledger all 8 news articles
Posted on August 19th, 2011 in Fraud, Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
BBC News The SEC and Wall Street : Cozier Than You Thought Money Morning … thus whitewashing the records of countless financial firms and Wall Street players – some of whom played a key role in the financial collapse of 2008. Some of the destroyed files included a 2002 inquiry into financial fraud at Lehman Brothers, … Is the SEC Covering Up Fraud at America's Biggest Banks? NASDAQ Report: SEC has destroyed Wall Street probe records for 20 years USA Today SEC Accused of Destroying Files Wall Street Journal BNET (blog)
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RollingStone.com Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes? RollingStone.com That, it now appears, is exactly how the Securities and Exchange Commission has been treating the Wall Street criminals who cratered the global economy a few years back. For the past two decades, according to a whistle-blower at the SEC who recently … Matt Taibbi: The SEC's 'Orwellian' Wall Street Cover Ups Huffington Post all 3 news articles
Posted on August 17th, 2011 in Fraud, Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
Globe and Mail Rating The Wall Street Ratings Agencies Vermont Public Radio Partnoy used to work in derivatives on Wall Street and now studies the markets and financial regulation. He says he didn't think much of S&P's decision. “It's not a major downgrade to default levels — they're not saying the US is going to default,” he … Feds Investigating Standard & Poor's for Mortgage Fraud Gather.com all 825 news articles
New York Daily News From the briefcase Cherokee Tribune The company also issued third-quarter profit guidance that fell well below Wall Street estimates and said back-to-school shopping is starting later this year. It declined to offer a full-year outlook amid stock market turmoil fueled by fear about the … 2010 Mortgage Fraud Report Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) Wacky Wall Street week…Mortgage fraud …Powerball winners 9&10 News all 276 news articles
New York Daily News Business Briefcase: Finance, housing, corporate news Charleston Post Courier The company also issued third-quarter profit guidance that fell well below Wall Street estimates and said back-to-school shopping is starting later this year. The company reported net income of $14 million for the three months ended July 30. … 2010 Mortgage Fraud Report Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) Wacky Wall Street week…Mortgage fraud …Powerball winners 9&10 News all 293 news articles
New York Daily News Wacky Wall Street week…Mortgage fraud …Powerball winners 9&10 News WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has stepped up investigations of mortgage fraud , but says the problem remains widespread. One real estate firm says more than $10 billion in loans were made last year using phony data. The FBI says the most common schemes … 2010 Mortgage Fraud Report Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) all 293 news articles
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MinnPost.com (blog) Medical journals retracting more research CNN (blog) The number or retractions is going up according to a Wall Street Journal investigation conducted by Thomson Reuters. It says there were only 22 retractions in 2001, but 339 last year – a fifteenfold increase. John Budd's research also shows an increase … Scientific fraud and journal article retractions ScienceBlogs (blog) Scientific Retractions: A Growth Industry? Corante Surge in scientific retractions raises troubling questions MinnPost.com (blog) all 7 news articles
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MarketWatch SEC Launches New Whistleblower Program CNBC.com For the first time, SEC whistleblowers will be eligible for massive bounties for tips on corporate and Wall Street fraud . People who bring in reliable new information about frauds of $1 million or more will be eligible for payouts of between ten and 30 … US SEC says will fix whistleblower rule if any problems Reuters all 9 news articles
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The Atlantic Wire Scientific Retractions: A Growth Industry? Corante The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article based on data from Thomson Reuters on the frequency of retracted papers. It seems to be increasing dramatically: Since 2001, while the number of papers published in research journals has risen 44%, … Surge in scientific retractions raises troubling questions MinnPost.com (blog) all 4 news articles
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Globe and Mail SEC Makes Charges in Waukesha School District Fraud Case Patch.com “Our thanks go to the SEC for taking a stand against Wall Street firms who took advantage of our school district and our hard working board members, teachers and staff, all of whom were just trying to fund promised benefits in a responsible way,” said … Firm accused of defrauding 5 Wis. school districts The Associated Press SEC Sues Stifel Over Wisconsin School Losses Tied to $200 Million of CDOs Bloomberg SEC says brokerage firm defrauded school districts Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Forbes all 298 news articles
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Posted on August 10th, 2011 in Fraud, Wall Street Scams | Comments Off
Fox News IPad covers made from Madoff's clothes are hot items Los Angeles Times Redemption for Bernard L. Madoff, sitting in a North Carolina prison serving a 150-year sentence for financial fraud , is unlikely. Wall Street denizens are snapping up iPad covers made from the Ponzi scheme … First fraud , now fashion: iPad covers made from Bernie Madoff's clothes become … Daily Mail Author Diana Henriques Reports on Bernard Madoff, 'The Wizard of Lies' Knowledge@Wharton all 49 news articles
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Madison Woman Falls For Internet Scam WISC Madison Madison police said a Madison woman has fallen victim to an Internet scam in an effort to find a job. Police said the woman replied to a job posting on Craigslist regarding a Madison-based position that involved medical work that could be done at home . … Woman loses $1675 in job scam , police say Capital Times (blog) all 11 news articles
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Telegraph.co.uk How Serious a Crime Is Insider Trading? New York Times (blog) Prosecutors, on the other hand, maintain in their filing that Mr. Rajaratnam “operated as a billion-dollar force of deception and corruption on Wall Street .” The truth most likely lies somewhere in between. It will be up to Judge Richard J. Holwell to … Rajaratnam sentencing may be a fight to the death Reuters Lawyers of hedge fund tycoon plead for lenient US sentence Telegraph.co.uk Send Rajaratnam to Prison for Two Decades or More, US Urges Main Justice Firstpost