What a stir Gary Aguirre created when he began making noise that his investigation into insider trading at Pequot Capital was quashed by SEC higher-ups when Aguirre suggested that the scheme may have involved Wall Street heavyweight, John Mack, patriarch of Morgan Stanley.

Aguirre claimed that he was told in no uncertain terms to leave Mack alone, a course of action he was disinclined to accept.. In the ensuing flap saw a fired (and fired-up Aguirre) turn whistleblower and testify before congress about conflict of interest issues at his former employer.

Well, Mr Aguirre is still hitting hard on what he believes are serious issues with the SEC's enforcement regime. Characteristically, he doesn't pull any punches in this interview with The Guardian.

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-- MDT

Labels: corruption, Gary Aguirre, homeland security, John Mack, whistleblower