Sunday, August 14, 2011

SEC PAYS BONUS FOR FAILURE


SEC Awarded Bonus to Employee Who Failed to Uncover Madoff Ponzi Scheme, IG Says 
By Pete Winn 
CNSNews.com
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $1,200 bonus in 2010 to an SEC employee who played a key role in an examination and an investigation that failed to uncover investment counselor Bernie Madoff’s $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

In a report released August 2, SEC Inspector General H. David Kotz disclosed that during a general review of SEC bonuses earlier this year, his staff uncovered the fact that one of the key participants in both a 2005 examination and a 2006 investigation of Madoff had received the $1,200 cash award in April 2010.

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