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FINANCE: Bankruptcy report of real estate firm shows hazard of commuting with commerce
World Magazine - Asheville,NC,USA
Much recent controversy stems from the mid-March report by bankruptcy examiner Pat Huddleston. It points fingers at many CMI principals, particularly former President Cecil Brooks — who died in late June — and one-time Chief Financial Officer John Ottinger Jr. Ottinger rejoined the company as interim CEO in late 2007.... read more
Big fraud cases put focus on disclosure
InvestmentNews - New York,NY,USA
Pat Huddleston, chief executive of Investor's Watchdog LLC in Marietta, Ga., said that too much information has been expunged from [FINRA's] BrokerCheck. His firm, which conducts investigations for both investors and advisers, has put together its own database that includes expunged information.... read more
Ponzi schemers can detect testing by wary investors
Grand Junction Sentinel - Grand Junction,CO,USA
And not just wrong, but worse: They do exactly what Ponzi operators expect and want them to do, said Pat Huddleston, an enforcement-branch chief for the Securities and Exchange commission from 1992 to 1996 and now an attorney and ... read more
Madoff investors find accounts offer no protection
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas,NV,USA
As baby boomers retire, many are moving their savings from employer accounts with limited investment options into self-directed accounts. But too many do so without checking out the advisers or the investments they peddle, said Pat Huddleston, a former Securities and Exchange Commission official who now runs Investor's Watchdog, a Marietta, Ga. firm that runs checks on brokers. That makes the accounts ripe for rip-offs, he said. ... read more
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