Who has been cordially invited to cooperate with federal securities authorites?
Kirlin Securities for one. They are facing potential disciplinary action from the NASD regarding alleged stock manipulation.
A former Citigroup executive, for another. Victor Menezes, former head of emerging markets for Citigroup is in the hot-seat regarding a 2002 sale of Citigroup shares.
Morgan Stanley also received a notice. The wells notice stems from Morgan Stanley's alleged witholding of evidentiary emails in response to a lawsuit brought by Revlon chairman Ron Perleman. Perleman contends that Morgan Stanley aided Sunbeam in inflating sales figures prior to Perleman picking up a load of Sumbean shares in a stock exchange.
Perleman is seeking nearly 3 billion in damages and according to company filings, Morgan Stanley has set aside $360 million in reserves to fight the suit. The judge in the Perleman case has already sanction Morgan Stanley over the email issue.
-- MDT
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