Former SEC official denies Madoff ‘conflict’

Former SEC general counsel David M. Becker said Thursday he has been wrongly criticized for helping steer SEC policymaking related to the Bernard Madoff fraud even though his mother's estate included an account with Madoff.

"I didn't think I had a conflict," Becker said in testimony to Congress. "I did precisely what I was supposed to do," he said, noting that he told the SEC chairman about the account and consulted an SEC ethics officer, who advised him that he could participate in the policymaking.

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Brad Plumer 23 Sep, 2011


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