by John A. Jenkins | Aug 14, 2024 | FOIA, Litigation, News Media, SEC, Short-Selling
FOIAengine: How the “Bounty Hunter of Wall Street” Hedged His Bets As a young man, Andrew Left was a “real serious kid” – and very religious. He wanted to be a rabbi. But then, in his telling, Left saw a newspaper ad that said, “Earn $100,000.” “I thought, ‘Yeah,...
by John A. Jenkins | Jul 30, 2024 | Antitrust, FOIA, FTC, Law Firms, Pharmaceuticals
FOIA Requests Target Scott Sheffield, King of the Frackers, Amid Reports of a Criminal Referral This week, we’re looking into how antitrust enforcers used their approval of an oil-industry megadeal to send a message about white-collar criminality. It’s a cautionary...
by John A. Jenkins | Jul 17, 2024 | FOIA, Law Firms, SEC, Stock Market
The American Securities Association Uses a FOIA Lawsuit to Advance Its Agenda Two months ago, the two Republican members of the Securities and Exchange Commission blasted their own agency for what they called a meritless prosecution of stock exchanges. In a blunt...
by John A. Jenkins | Jul 10, 2024 | FOIA, Hedge Funds, Litigation, SEC
FOIA Requests Reveal Perils and Possibilities of the Consolidated Audit Trail, aka “Mass Surveillance” Imagine a time when anyone might be able to file a Freedom of Information Act request with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a complete audit-trail report...
by John A. Jenkins | Jun 13, 2024 | EPA, FOIA, Law Firms, Litigation, News Media
FOIAengine: ProPublica Reporter Made Dozens of FOIA Requests to EPA Before Dropping a Bombshell Minnesota-based 3M styles itself as a friendly, people-first company in the heartland of America, innovating through curiosity. Its 93,000 employees make all sorts of...
