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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Tuesday, 24 April 2012 [View all]Demeter
(85,373 posts)6. SEC accuses two former CalPERS board members of fraud
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-sec-calpers-m,0,3038562.story?track=rss
The Securities and Exchange Commission today sued two former members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, alleging they "induced" investment firms to pay fees in exchange for receiving contracts to handle investments for the pension fund.
Named in the lawsuit were Federico R. Buenrostro, a former CalPERS chief executive, and Alfred J. R. Villalobos, a former board member and a Los Angeles deputy mayor in the 1990s. They are accused of scheming to defraud private investment firm Apollo Global Management of $20 million in fees in return for placing CalPERS investments with Apollo.
The civil action seeks them to return any ill-gotten gains, pay financial penalties and be permanently enjoined from violating federal securities laws....
ONLY TWO? THAT'S NOT BAD FOR THE CORRUPT US.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today sued two former members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, alleging they "induced" investment firms to pay fees in exchange for receiving contracts to handle investments for the pension fund.
Named in the lawsuit were Federico R. Buenrostro, a former CalPERS chief executive, and Alfred J. R. Villalobos, a former board member and a Los Angeles deputy mayor in the 1990s. They are accused of scheming to defraud private investment firm Apollo Global Management of $20 million in fees in return for placing CalPERS investments with Apollo.
The civil action seeks them to return any ill-gotten gains, pay financial penalties and be permanently enjoined from violating federal securities laws....
ONLY TWO? THAT'S NOT BAD FOR THE CORRUPT US.
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