I received a helpful email from Kristin Alexander at the Washington State Attorney General’s Office regarding my recent post about the NASAA task force investigating the Auction Rate meltdown. Kristin corrected me that the term “regulators” does not always equate to attorneys general. She also wondered about my claim that the Attorney General’s Office was […]
The Washington Attorney General’s Office and Auction Rate Securities: A Clarification
August 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Investing
Washington State Attorney General to Chase Auction Rate Brokerage Crooks
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Finance
I posted recently regarding how Rob McKenna’s office was being strangely quiet about ARS. Looks like they have joined 9 other states to probe 12 Wall Street firms about potential misdeeds. Based on the emails in evidence, these guys didn’t learn their lessons from the dot com days regarding research and what they say internally […]