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Tuesday
Nov012011

FBI, DOJ To Investigate MF Global's Theft Of Client Funds

Before we get to the story, here are two good editorials on Corzine and MF Global:

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NBC New York

Federal prosecutors and the FBI are set to join the inquiry into what happened to hundreds of millions of dollars invested with a securities firm headed by former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, officials familiar with the case told NBC New York.

The Justice Department involvement comes as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodities Future Trading Commission have said their own inquiry is underway into the collapse of the brokerage firm, MF Global Holdings Ltd.

The head of the Chicago Mercantile exchange said Tuesday that the firm broke rules requiring it to keep clients' money and company funds in separate accounts.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara declined to comment Tuesday as did DOJ spokesmen in New York and Washington. An FBI spokesman also declined to comment.

An SEC spokesman said there are “possible deficiencies in customer futures segregated accounts held at the firm.”  The Securities Investor Protection Corporation has announced liquidation of MF Global is now underway.

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Reader Comments (3)

Nov 2, 2011 at 12:00 AM | Registered CommenterDailyBail
Yeah right! Like they will do something about it. Corzine will walk like all the rest. This is cheap posturing on the part of DOJ and FBI. They have better things to do like spy on and disparage law abiding citizens. This will receive some press to make things look good and then legally disappear when new headlines appear. Nothing is going to become of this. Criminal States do not prosecute fellow criminals they only go after their enemies.
Nov 2, 2011 at 2:15 AM | Unregistered CommenterRaytom
They probably needed a million to buy a new shredder to cover up yet another zionist crime on the USA.
Nov 2, 2011 at 11:14 AM | Unregistered CommenterHelp US

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