Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Inspector General David Kotz testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, before the Senate Banking Committee hearing regarding Bernard Madoff. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Inspector General David Kotz testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, before the Senate Banking Committee hearing regarding Bernard Madoff.

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  1. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro listens during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  2. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro speaks during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  3. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro (L) listens during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  4. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro speaks during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  5. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro listens during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  6. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 30: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Schapiro (L) listens during a public roundtable meeting at the headquarters of SEC September 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. The meeting was to discuss possible measures to limit the short selling of stocks.
  7. US President Barack Obama speaks during an event celebrating the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, on October 14, 2009. Dedicated to improving civic education and educating about the role and importance of the US Senate and named after the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, the Institute will be located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts.
  8. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) puts his arm around Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as they speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking member U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) speaks during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) (2nd R) talks to Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) during a break in a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  12. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 01: Ranking U.S. Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) listen during a hearing on Capitol Hill October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee continued to vote on amendments to healthcare reform legislation.
  13. Everything in Bernard Madoff's study in his Palm Beach, Fla. home Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, is tagged for auction after the house was seized by the US government.
  14. Bernard Madoff's boat, Bull, cruises a waterway in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 as it waits to be sold at auction.
  15. Bernard Madoff's boat, Bull, cruises a waterway in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 as it waits to be sold at auction.
  16. Bernard Madoff's boat, Bull, features three small state rooms with bunk beds, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 rather than a large state room with regular size beds as it waits to be sold at auction in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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