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FTX Auditor Prager Metis Settles SEC Charges For Negligence
by Gunnar Larson 05 Oct '24

05 Oct '24

FTX Auditor Prager Metis Settles SEC Charges For Negligence <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1879741?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Carolina Bolado The former auditor of Sam Bankman-Fried's defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX agreed Tuesday to pay $1.95 million to resolve allegations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of misconduct in FTX audits and, in a separate case, violations of auditor independence rules. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1879741?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1879741?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Autism Played Role In Bankman-Fried Case, 2nd Circ. Told
by Gunnar Larson 05 Oct '24

05 Oct '24

Autism Played Role In Bankman-Fried Case, 2nd Circ. Told <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1881256?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Elliot Weld A group of experts on neurodiversity told the Second Circuit that Sam Bankman-Fried, who has said he has autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, may have been hurt at trial by a "cognitive and communication style" that at times frustrated the trial judge. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1881256?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1881256?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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BREAKING: Star Witness Against Bankman-Fried Gets 2 Years In FTX Case
by Gunnar Larson 05 Oct '24

05 Oct '24

BREAKING: Star Witness Against Bankman-Fried Gets 2 Years In FTX Case <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1882033?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Pete Brush A Manhattan federal judge sentenced former cryptocurrency executive Caroline Ellison to two years in prison Wednesday, crediting her decision to testify against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried but saying the $11.2 billion fraud was too big to warrant a "get out of jail free card." Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1882033?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1882033?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Trump Media's COO Resigns As Stock Is Released To Investor
by Gunnar Larson 04 Oct '24

04 Oct '24

Trump Media's COO Resigns As Stock Is Released To Investor <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1886706?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Tom Zanki The parent of Donald Trump's social media platform had a busy Thursday, announcing that its chief operating officer has resigned and separately disclosing that it released nearly 800,000 shares to a backer of the vehicle that took Trump's entity public in connection with a court order. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1886706?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1886706?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Insights From FRC's Report On Good Corporate Governance
by Gunnar Larson 04 Oct '24

04 Oct '24

Insights From FRC's Report On Good Corporate Governance <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1882567?nl_pk=a94fc…> Although the Financial Reporting Council’s recent report on private companies opting to follow the Wates principles has identified improvements, it is important for organizations to provide transparent disclosures and avoid boilerplate, tickbox filings, says Tessa Hastie at BCLP. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1882567?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1882567?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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FCA Charges 2 Brothers With Insider Dealing
by Gunnar Larson 04 Oct '24

04 Oct '24

FCA Charges 2 Brothers With Insider Dealing <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1886375?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Christopher Crosby The U.K.'s financial watchdog charged two men with insider dealing in London on Thursday over allegations they pocketed £110,000 ($144,230) by profiting off confidential information on oil and gas stocks over a four-year period. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1886375?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1886375?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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New UK Anti-Fraud Law Could Fuel Prosecution Of Individuals
by Gunnar Larson 04 Oct '24

04 Oct '24

New UK Anti-Fraud Law Could Fuel Prosecution Of Individuals <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1879858?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Alex Davidson The new "failure to prevent fraud" offense that is likely to take effect in 2025 was written to target large companies that do not have internal controls to prevent such crime, but lawyers are warning clients that bosses will be expected to help pursue individual fraudsters Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1879858?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1879858?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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140 Highlights to BY ELECTRONICMAIL Jorge Dopico, Esq. Chief Attorney Attorney Grievance Committee Supreme Court, Appellate Division First Judicial Department 180 Maiden Lane, 17th Floor New York, New York 10038 AD1-AGC-newcomplaints@nycourts.gov RE: Complaint by Former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Against Attorney General Letitia Ann James, Joon Kim, Esq., and Anne Clark, Esq.
by Gunnar Larson 04 Oct '24

04 Oct '24

140 Highlights to BY ELECTRONICMAIL Jorge Dopico,Esq. Chief Attorney Attorney Grievance Committee Supreme Court, Appellate Division First Judicial Department 180 Maiden Lane, 17th Floor <https://www.google.com/maps/search/180+Maiden+Lane,+17th+Floor%0D%0A+New+Yo…> New York, New York 10038 <https://www.google.com/maps/search/180+Maiden+Lane,+17th+Floor%0D%0A+New+Yo…> AD1-AGC-newcomplaints(a)nycourts.gov RE: Complaint by Former Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Against Attorney General Letitia Ann James, Joon Kim, Esq., and Anne Clark, Esq. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EOzEmOpxCBNfThWYqPPDaV0evqGFVFTd/view?usp=… A. INTRODUCTION. I am the 56th Governor of the State of New York and write to bring to the Attorney Grievance Committee’s (“Committee”)attention certain professional misconduct by New York Attorney General LetitiaAnn James (“AGJames” or the “Attorney General”),and two Special Deputies to the First Deputy Attorney General appointed by AG James, Joon Kim, Esq., and Anne Clark, Esq., to assist in an investigationof allegations of sexual harassment against me.1 The Complaint arises from the Office of the Attorney General’sinvestigationand related August 3, 2021“Report of InvestigationIntoAllegationsof Sexual HarassmentBy GovernorAndrewM. Cuomo” (the “Report”). A copy of the Report is attachedhereto as “ExhibitA.”

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Four Highlights to REPORT OF INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES
by Gunnar Larson 04 Oct '24

04 Oct '24

Today Gunnar got out of bed and realized he has to stage a Pershing Square type of success out of the Middle East: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49778. AG James, once human rights start paying for themselves, everything changes. What was happening in Chelsa during this investigation is being hid from New Yorkers just like the Steele Dossier but WORSE. Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson must keep his integrity Mr. Mayor Adams. And my situation is far more impactful than sneaking into first class... AG James, can you please confirm that the current Superintendent is not up to worse to the four highlights here? Gunnar ---- Four Highlights to REPORT OF INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZCy-8lHFc0AAihuWP8UpXg0LC4CkLnw_/view?usp=… EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We, the investigators appointed to conduct an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, conclude that the Governor engaged in conduct constituting sexual harassment under federal and New York State law. Specifically, we find that the Governor sexually harassed a number of current and former New York State employees by, among other things, engaging in unwelcome and nonconsensual touching, as well as making numerous offensive comments of a suggestive and sexual nature that created a hostile work environment for women. Our investigation revealed that the Governor’s sexually harassing behavior was not limited to members of his own staff, but extended to other State employees, including a State Trooper on his protective detail and members of the public. We also conclude that the Executive Chamber’s culture—one filled with fear and intimidation, while at the same time normalizing the Governor’s frequent flirtations and gender-based comments—contributed to the conditions that allowed the sexual harassment to occur and persist. That culture also influenced the improper and inadequate ways in which the Executive Chamber has responded to allegations of harassment.1 ---- Executive Assistant #1’s Hesitation to Report Governor Cuomo’s Conduct Executive Assistant #1 repeatedly testified that she felt she had to tolerate the Governor’s physical advances and suggestive comments because she feared the repercussions if she did not.183 She did not feel she could tell anyone, including her colleagues and her direct supervisors.184 In addition, the Governor had specifically told her—with respect to the selfie they took together—that she was not to share it or tell anyone about it other than Ms. McGrath.185 Executive Assistant #1 testified that she needed the income (including the overtime pay received from working on weekends), particularly as she was going through a divorce and was focused on not risking losing her job.186 Executive Assistant #1’s hesitance to report the Governor’s conduct was also informed by her observation of the Executive Chamber’s reactions to other women’s allegations against the Governor. In mid-to-late December 2020, Executive Assistant #1 personally witnessed what she felt were the Executive Chamber’s efforts to discredit the allegations of Ms. Boylan against the Governor, including by repeatedly describing Ms. Boylan as “crazy” and by trying to get Ms. Boylan’s personnel files to the press.187 Executive Assistant #1 recalled that Ms. DeRosa, Richard Azzopardi (the Senior Deputy Communications Director and Senior Advisor to the Governor at the time), and at times Linda Lacewell (the Superintendent of the Department of Financial Services) would be in Ms. DeRosa’s office during that period.188 They described Ms. Boylan as crazy and having a political agenda, and talk about shutting down Ms. Boylan’s allegations quickly.189 On or around December 13, 2020,190 while Executive Assistant #1 was assisting the Governor at the Capitol, she observed that Mr. Azzopardi was asked to retrieve a box from Beth Garvey, Senior Counsel and Senior Advisor to the Governor at the time, which Executive Assistant #1 helped carry from the Counsel’s Office to the Front Office in the Capitol.191 From the context of the discussions happening around that time, Executive Assistant #1 understood that the box contained documents relating to Ms. Boylan.192

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Linda A. Lacewell
by Gunnar Larson 04 Oct '24

04 Oct '24

Subject: Linda A. Lacewell https://new.mta.info/people/linda-lacewell Recommended by: Governor Appointed on: June 20, 2019 Term expired: January 1, 2023 Committee assignments: B&T (Chair), NYCT-MTA Bus, Finance, Corporate Governance, Diversity Linda A. Lacewell currently serves as Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services. Lacewell previously served as Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Governor. In that role, she oversaw Executive Chamber operations, as well as ethics and law enforcement matters. Before that, Lacewell was Executive Director of a cancer foundation initiative in Culver City, California. Lacewell also served as Chief Risk Officer and Counselor to Gov. Cuomo, where she built and implemented the first statewide system for ethics, risk, and compliance in agencies and authorities. Lacewell was formerly Special Counsel to the Governor, as well as the architect of OpenNY, a state-of-the-art open data initiative. She also served as special counsel to Attorney General Cuomo, where she oversaw the public pension fund pay-to-play investigation and the out-of-network health insurance investigation, both of which led to nationwide systemic reform. Lacewell spent nine years as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, including two years on the Enron Task Force, and received the Henry L. Stimson Medal and the Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service. Lacewell earned her B.A. from New College of the University of South Florida and her J.D. with honors from the University of Miami School of Law. She clerked for a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Lacewell serves as an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law, teaching ethics in government, and previously served as an adjunct professor of law at Fordham University School of Law, teaching international criminal law.

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