Madoff fraud probes 'a failure' Madoff欺诈案调查“宣告失败”
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The US financial watchdog mishandled a string of probes into the business of convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff, an investigation1 has found.

一项调查发现,美国金融监督机构不能处理已判刑的诈骗犯Bernard Madoff产业的一系列调查。

Bernard Madoff was given a 150-year sentence in June
Bernard Madoff was given a 150-year sentence in June

It said the Securities and Exchange Commission bungled2(拙劣地工作,失败) five investigations3 despite many complaints over 16 years about the $65bn (£40bn) fraud.

However, the SEC inspector4(检察长) general's report found no evidence of improper5 ties between the agency and Madoff.

Madoff, 71, was jailed for 150 years at the end of June.

He admitted defrauding6 thousands of investors7 through a Ponzi scheme which he said had been running since the early 1990s.

'Regret'

SEC enforcement staff had "almost immediately caught [Madoff] in lies and misrepresentations(虚假的陈述,诈称), but failed to follow up on inconsistencies(不一致,矛盾)", the report said.

They had also rejected offers from whistleblowers(告发者) to provide additional evidence, it added.

SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said that the report, by David Kotz, "makes clear that the agency missed numerous opportunities to discover the fraud".

"It is a failure that we continue to regret, and one that has led us to reform in many ways how we regulate markets and protect investors."

A congressional hearing in February severely8 criticised five high-ranking SEC officials for their failure to stop Madoff earlier - three of them have now left the agency.

Madoff's firm was investigated because it made exceptional returns, but no irregularities were officially reported.

It was the global recession which in effect prompted Madoff's demise9(死亡), as investors, hit by the downturn, tried to withdraw about $7bn from his funds and he could not find the money to cover it.

The list of Madoff's victims includes film director Steven Spielberg's charitable foundation, Wunderkinder - but school teachers, farmers, mechanics and many others have also lost money.



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1 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查,调查研究
参考例句:
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
2 bungled dedbc53d4a8d18ca5ec91a3ac0f1e2b5     
v.搞糟,完不成( bungle的过去式和过去分词 );笨手笨脚地做;失败;完不成
参考例句:
  • They bungled the job. 他们把活儿搞糟了。
  • John bungled the job. 约翰把事情搞糟了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3 investigations 02de25420938593f7db7bd4052010b32     
(正式的)调查( investigation的名词复数 ); 侦查; 科学研究; 学术研究
参考例句:
  • His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查,但没有发现什么。
  • He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
4 inspector q6kxH     
n.检查员,监察员,视察员
参考例句:
  • The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
  • The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。
5 improper b9txi     
adj.不适当的,不合适的,不正确的,不合礼仪的
参考例句:
  • Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
  • Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。
6 defrauding f903d3f73034a10d2561b5f23b7b6bde     
v.诈取,骗取( defraud的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Second is the actor regards defrauding of the wealth as object. 第二,行为人以骗取钱财为目的。 来自互联网
  • Therefore, DELL has the motive and economic purpose of intentionally defrauding the Chinese consumers. 因此,戴尔公司存在故意欺诈中国消费者的动机和经济目的。 来自互联网
7 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者,出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
8 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地
参考例句:
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
9 demise Cmazg     
n.死亡;v.让渡,遗赠,转让
参考例句:
  • He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.他赞扬协会的目标,但预期这一协会很快会消亡。
  • The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.战争道致这个行业就这么突然垮了。
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