Mark Mitchell
68 posts
A Ponzi Scheme that is Bigger than Bernard Madoff’s
Bernard L. Madoff’s fraud is “stunning,” says the SEC. It is a crime of “epic proportions.” But, says…
December 13, 2008
Free World Airs Short Sale Scandal; America Blocks the Signal
You don’t read about it in the American press, but major news organizations in just about every other…
Mr. President, Settle the Trades
The new president must ensure that Wall Street delivers what it sells
Wall Street Journal Reports that Short Selling Fueled Panic
A Wall Street Journal shows that short selling fueled financial panic. But the story is much bigger than that.
November 25, 2008
Live On CNBC: Naked Shorts “Causing” Market Mayhem
History was made last night. At 9:30 pm, CNBC broadcasted these words: “naked short selling is what’s causing…
Email Illuminates “Deep Capture” of the SEC
By some quirk of human psychology, it remains difficult for a certain segment of the population to accept…
November 18, 2008
The SEC Scandal You Don’t Read About in the Papers
The media fails to cover the full story of an SEC scandal
Deutsche Bank Sold Massive Amounts of Phantom Stock
Floyd Norris of Times Misses Story About Phantom Stock at Deutsche Bank
Naked Shorts Frolic While Financial System Fries
“Morgan Stanley shares have been under extraordinary pressure as of late, for no apparent fundamental reason, as we…
October 10, 2008
CNBC Spectacle Precedes Naked Short Massacre
So the SEC today lifted its ban on short-selling, and all but declared open season for law-breaking naked…