- December 5, 2012
- Corporate Crime Reporter
Troubled by the bank’s unwillingness to acknowledge and appropriately address this significant valuation problem, Ben-Artzi sought legal representation from [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] and reported the possible securities violations to the SEC’s Whistleblower Program.
“When Dr. Ben-Artzi first consulted with me, I was shocked by the size and scope of the alleged misconduct,” said Jordan Thomas, a former SEC Assistant Director and chair of the Whistleblower Representation Practice at [prior firm]. “This is exactly the type of significant and unreported securities violations that the SEC Whistleblower Program was intended to address. It is one of many high-profile matters in the pipeline.”