I share the sentiment - the real question is, are there any solid connections and evidence of any wrongdoing?
I have no idea at all about this, I am not making any allegations and have no knowledge of wrongdoing by anyone....
...but here are some interesting questions all you conspiracy theorists might like to ask:
- The ex-SEC guy now @ Yorkville was previously involved with the NASD management supervision, I think when Madoff was also in power on the NASD Board - is there any connection?
- Was there any connection between this SEC guy and Madoff after he left the SEC and joined Yorkville, before the Madoff Ponsi scam came out?
- Is there any link between the billions of share-trades in FMDAY stock Madoff did and the PR puffs that came out of FMDAY, in terms of all the pump 'n dump?
- Who provided the "boileroom" operation to do the pumping - and who paid them to do it?
- When FMDAY did its PR releases, is there any evidence of communications of an "insider trading" nature and those that then benefited from the pump 'n dump?
- At what level does Yorkville relate to O'Leary - ie if the SEC investigation does find a case to answer, how far is it likely to reach in terms of Yorkville parachuting in "their team" to run companies like FMDAY and their conduct when in control?
- Has anyone asked Madoff about all this - and does he have any tales he is willing to tell in return for a more comfortable cell?
- Would serious forensic accounting @ FMDAY turn up anything interesting in terms of what the management knew, when they knew it, and what they said publically at the same time - or what they said to new investors - and does "save harbor" really cover it?
- There were a significant number of Reg S placements - were they all legit?
- If FMDAY funding from Yorkville was $$$ from PIPE funds, were Yorkville inside their regulatory obligations in terms of risk profile - and did they correctly disclose the real risk @ FMDAY to the PIPE investors?
If any of these questions throws up anything interesting, you might just on the road to Orange boilersuits....