380 Millionen Dollar an veruntreuten Geldern rangieren zwar inzwischen in der Peanuts-Liga, doch möglicherweise ist der neue Skandal um den Wall Street- Anwalt Marc Dreier so etwas wie ein Indikator für eine ganze Welle, die im Gefolge der anderen Risenskandale bald losgetreten werden könnte. Auf jeden Fall wird es für weiteres Misstrauen sorgen bei allem, was mit der völlig korrumpierten Wall Street-Kultur zu tun hat. Ganze Anwaltbüros versinken innerhalb von Tagen im Chaos:
Lawyer Seen as Bold Enough to Cheat the Best Investors
In court last week, prosecutors said their count so far put the money missing at $380 million, most of it lost by hedge funds and other investors who had bought promissory notes that were flat-out fictions.
In recent days, Dreier L.L.P., the Park Avenue law firm that Mr. Dreier founded, has been plunged into chaos. At least $35 million in escrow that was to have been held by the firm seems to be missing, the authorities say, and nearly all of its 250 lawyers are now looking for work.
As the Dreier firm’s lawyers rummage through the law firm’s books, which had been until recently Mr. Dreier’s exclusive preserve, they are finding that bills have not been paid in months. Their health insurance is in default and the firm will not be able to make its $2.6 million payroll on Monday, lawyers there say.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12…er.html?_r=1&ref=business
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