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Jonathan Swift prophesied, “When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in a confederacy against him.” The question is, Will the US turn into Britain circa 1961? Or are there enough cracks in the system that the dawn can break through? As Dirty Harry put it, “Well to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I’ve kinda lost track myself.”
Paragon of Integrity Whitney Tilson Gets Laryngitis, Too
In the summer of 2006 Whitney Tilson took me to lunch, and invited me to speak at his…
Barry Minkow’s short trip from ex-felon to current-felon
Barry Minkow’s sudden return from ex-felon to current-felon has come as a surprise to some, but not to the Deep Capture team; for we have, over nearly four years, sought to raise awareness of Minkow’s place in a much broader, criminal stock manipulation ecosystem.
Rut Roh. The “Stock Manipulator” Meme Finally Escapes the Box. Somebody Call Somebody.
“Minkow’s manipulation of the market … caused a severe drop in the stock prices of a large local…
Memo to Barry Minkow and Sam Antar: Roll Early, Roll Often
An email Sam Antar sent on May, 2010 puked out of my junk email folder today. Note that…
The Honorable Gill Freeman Throws Book at Barry Minkow, Nicks Paymaster Sam Antar. Plus, A Question for Whitney Tilson, Minkow Paymaster #2
Barry Minkow spent last week in plea negotiations regarding a federal indictment on which he is hoping to…
Today’s “If Only There Were a Pattern” Moment: Sam Antar Crony Barry Minkow Still a Crook. Who Knew?
Today was a red-letter day for Barry Minkow and Sam Antar, who have provided DeepCapture so many Rosencrantz…
Deep Capture: The Elevator Pitch
Point #1: Agents in a marketplace first commit to a trade, and then exchange the property rights they…
Goldman Sachs Makes New Attempt at Humor With Old Canard
On Thursday Overstock, a company for which I work by day (and most evenings and weekends, too) issued…
On Grandmothers, Dog Food, and Wall Street Porsches (Bethany McLean, Fortune Magazine)
Readers may have noticed my relative absence of late. I assure you that the mission of DeepCapture is…
Michael Milken Redux: Insider Trading Indictments on the Horizon for SAC Capital and Others in its Destructive Network
SAC Capital and other hedge funds might finally pay the piper.