Ellen Segal Huvelle

Judge Rejects Citigroup-SEC Settlement Over Mortgage Losses

AP | By MARCY GORDON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A federal judge said Monday she's not ready to approve the government's $75 million settlement with Citigroup Inc. of civil charges it m...

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Bank Settlements: Judges Take A Stand, Shift Focus To Individual Responsibility

Huffington Post | Adam J. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jed Rakoff has been called many things: a maverick, a prosecutor, a hero, and acerbic. As a judge on cases involving high finance, his rulings have of...

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Will Anyone Be Punished for Citibank's $40 Billion Subprime Lie?

Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zach Carter

Laws are only as good as the regulators who enforce them. If the SEC believes in the charges it brought against Citi executives, it should be working with prosecutors to pursue a criminal case.

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Yemeni Guantanamo Detainee Ordered Released By US Judge

AP | NEDRA PICKLER and DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the United States to release a prisoner from the Guantanamo detention center who said he fears f...

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