Epstein Secrets

f investors, and he was several reporting lines removed from the valuation, oversight and monitoring of the Funds. Epstein's decision to single out Spector as the responsible individual is puzzling at best. Second, Epstein's narrative ignores that, prior to investing with BSAM, he received extensive wri

ole, Epstein repeatedly refers to Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, the Funds' managers, as "indicted fraudsters." As Epstein is now no doubt aware, Cioffi and Tannin were acquitted of all charges on November 10, 2009. 10 Epstein also alleges — correctly — that Spector approved an investment of $25 mil

xchange Act (Against the Officer 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

r for Audit Quality. Cayne: James E. Cayne, a director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Bear Stearns during the Class Period. Cioffi: Ralph Cioffi, the Bear Steams trader who started and managed the High Grade Fund, a Managing Director of BSAM and a Director of BSC. CDOs: Collate

atements false and misleading. D. Warren J. Spector 482. As Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer and a director of Bear Steams, Defendant Spector participated in the issuance of, signed and certified as accurate and complete as required by Sarbanes-Oxley, Bear Steams' materially false and misl

y difficulties. I would say it's been, obviously there's a lot of market volatility but we've had no difficulties there." Barely two weeks earlier, Cioffi, a Senior Managing Director of BSAM and a member of Bear Stearns' Board of Directors, had written of the Funds' February results that "I can't belie