SEC(Madoff): "Why are you taking a mid-level staff person..."

[katty]

more: http://www.nypost.com/seven/01072009/business/the_sec_watchdog_who_missed_madoff_148984.htm

The Securities and Exchange Commission's New York watchdog, under fire for failing to uncover Bernard Madoff's alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme - despite a dead-on tip by a whistleblower - yesterday tearfully defended herself, arguing that she and the agency did the best job possible.

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"Why are you taking a mid-level staff person and making me responsible for the failure of the American economy?" an upset Meaghan Cheung, with eyes tearing up, told The Post.

"I worked very hard for 10 years to make a career, and a reputation, and that has been destroyed in a month," said Cheung, who was the SEC's branch chief of the New York enforcement division during that unit's earlier probe of Madoff's brokerage business.

The 37-year-old has been singled out by whistleblower Harry Markopolos as the woman who failed to detect the scam despite his lengthy warnings.

[jsamuel]

1. What about me? It isn't fair... I've had enough, now I want my share!

Can't you see? I wanna give, but just take more than you give.

[DJ13]

2. Lady, you suck at your job, stop crying

[aquart]

3. Reputation gone, bank account intact?

Can't work up sympathy.

[screembloodymurder]

4. She's absolutely right.

Cox did nothing to back up those who questioned his pals.

[disndat]

5. This is like missing the 800

pound elephant in the sitting in the living room. How many other Madoff "elephants" did the SEC missed.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Once again, we hear the classic narcissistic meme:

"Why are you picking on ME?"

So you fail at your job and now you are a ....victim?