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to applicable clients and firm professionals. The ARAs are included in the AICPA's annual Audit and Accounting Manual ("AAM"). 345. In particular, Farber, Bear Steams' Senior Vice President-Finance and Controller, had previously been a partner with Deloitte. Accordingly, Farber should have had familia

Defendants) 214 COUNT III For Violations of Section 20A of the Exchange Act (Against Defendants Cayne, Schwartz, Spector, Molinaro, Greenberg, and Farber) 215 vi EFTA00316720 Case 1:08-cv-02793-RWS Document 102 Filed 02/27/09 Page 8 of 347 PRAYER FOR RELIEF 116 DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 218 vii

ear Steams. On August 5, 2007, he was also appointed COO. During the Class Period, when the price of Bear Steams' shares was artificially inflated, Molinaro sold 38,552 shares for a total realized value of $4,230,828. 28. Defendant Michael Alix ("Alix") was the Senior Managing Director and Global Head

sks" but that TM documents did not reflect "how the Company dealt with default risks." 106. Defendant Cayne, the CEO of the Company, and defendant Molinaro, the CFO of the Company, were aware of the SEC's concerns about Bear Steams risk management program. According to a February 8, 2008 presentation b

and 10-K. 124 EFTA00316852 Case 1:08-cv-02793-RWS Document 102 Filed 02/27/09 Page 140 of 347 501. The quarterly and annual reports signed by Farber repeatedly touted the Company's risk management, including its use of internally-developed models to derive the fair value of the Company's financi

mpliance Inspections and Examinations ("OCIE") 117 EFTA00316845 Case 1:08-cv-02793-RWS Document 102 Filed 02/27/09 Page 133 of 347 to Defendant Farber, who reported directly to Molinaro. The disclosure controls and procedures that Molinaro purportedly put in place should have informed him that the

tion with the Company's 2006 Form 10-K, Defendants Cayne and Molinaro executed the applicable Rule 302 certification. 358. Defendants Schwartz and Molinaro filed identical certifications with respect to the Company's 2007 Form 10-K. 359. As explained above and in the Company's regulatory filings, in d

2006 Earnines Conference Call 598. On December 14, 2006, Bear Steams held its fourth quarter 2006 earnings conference call, conducted by defendant Molinaro, the Company's CFO. During the call, Molinaro repeated the financial results set out in paragraphs 590 above. These statements were false and misle

rt to more accurately measure risk of loss." 726. In fact, the Company had undertaken no such review, and its Controller and Principal Accountant, Farber, had been repeatedly warned by government regulators that the Company's VaR models were inaccurate and out of date. According to the 2008 OIG Report

ed by, among others, 193 EFTA00316921 Case 1:08-cv-02793-RWS Document 102 Filed 02/27/09 Page 209 of 347 defendants Greenberg, Cayne, Schwartz, Farber and Molinaro. The Form 10-K made misrepresentations regarding the Company's financial results, risk management practices, exposure to market risk,

aterial respects the financial condition." 188 EFTA00316916 Case 1:08-cv-02793-RWS Document 102 Filed 02/27/09 Page 204 of 347 733. Cayne and Molinaro also certified that the Company had: resigned such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial report

tements and certifications were materially false and misleading when made. 5. November 14, 2007 Write Downs 736. On November 14, 2007, Defendant Molinaro announced that Bear Stearns would write down $1.2 billion of its assets in the fourth quarter. However, Molinaro misleadingly attempted to reassure