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Net widens in Galleon investigation

The biggest hedge fund insider trading case in US history ensnared more Massachusetts companies yesterday as federal investigators brought new charges against 14 people, including a Westwood investor. (Boston Globe, 11/5/09)

Lender’s ex-CEO must face fraud case

LOS ANGELES - Countrywide Financial Corp.’s former chief executive, Angelo Mozilo, must face a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit alleging he misled investors about the home lender’s deteriorating finances. (Boston Globe, 11/4/09)

Feeder fund investors may get tax relief

WASHINGTON - Tax relief for thousands of small, indirect investors in Bernard Madoff’s swindle and other fraudulent schemes appears close to Senate adoption as part of a broader bill to extend unemployment benefits. (Boston Globe, 11/3/09)

Madoff auditor pleads guilty; Denies knowledge of Ponzi scheme

NEW YORK - Bernard Madoff’s longtime auditor pleaded guilty to securities fraud charges yesterday, saying he failed to do his job to verify the disgraced money manager’s financial records but did not know Madoff was running history’s biggest Ponzi scheme. (Boston Globe, 11/3/09)