mary jo white – Tickle The Wire

Ex-U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White Confirmed as Head of SEC

allan12 years ago12 years ago01 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com With little fanfare, the Senate on Monday confirmed former federal prosecutor Mary Jo White as head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. CNN Money reported that White, 65, was confirmed without a roll call vote. She is currently head of litigation at the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton in…

NY U.S. Atty’s Office Goes More Global Since 2004

allan14 years ago14 years ago02 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com From reputed Jamaican drug lord Christopher Coke to notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan has become aggressively global, indicting international figures from around the world, the New York Times reports. Since 2004, the Times’ Ben Weiser reports that the office has sent prosecutors to 25-plus…