Mark Cuban Charged With Insider Trading for Involvement with ¨Loose Change¨

Mark Cuban Charged With Insider Trading for Involvement with ¨Loose Change¨

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one of a series of e-mail messages from Jeffrey B. Norris, an S.E.C. lawyer, accused the billionaire of being unpatriotic for helping to finance a movie “Loose Change.” In the e-mail message, sent from his S.E.C. e-mail address, Mr. Norris said he was informing Christopher Cox, the chairman of the S.E.C., of Mr. Cuban’s actions. “If this upsets you, I wonder how George Bush feels,” Mr. Norris wrote. “I assume that Mr. Cox would view your involvement with ‘Loose Change’ mmuch as I do. After all,

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“If this upsets you, I wonder how George Bush feels,” Mr. Norris wrote. “I assume that Mr. Cox would view your involvement with ‘Loose Change’ much as I do. After all, he served his country as a Republican congressman from Orange County for nearly 20 years and was appointed by President Bush.”

Scott W. Friestad, the S.E.C.’s deputy director of enforcement, said the investigation of Mr. Cuban’s trading began in early 2007, but declined to say what had set off the inquiry.

politically motivated SEC investigations and IRS audits, change! There´s nothing to see here folks. The president is above the law and the rest of us are just unindicted criminals.


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