10 Examples Of Obama's New SEC Nominee Being A Badass

Discussing the investigation with reporters, she said, “This is not something based on what somebody else said to them. It is an unusually strong record on which the commissioner acted.”

Source: Washington Post

The November 5, 1998 edition of the New York Times reads:

"A federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday returned a 238-count indictment charging Saudi exile Osama bin Laden with conspiring to bomb two U.S. embassies in Africa and with committing acts of terrorism against Americans abroad."

Source: Via Sun-Sentinel

"Ms. White represented the hospital chain HCA in an investigation by the S.E.C. and the Justice Department into whether Senator Bill Frist violated insider trading laws when he sold his stake in the company. The investigation was closed with no charges filed."

Source: New York Times

The blind Egyptian cleric led a plot to bomb the United Nations back in 1993. USA Today notes White "turned to a little-used seditious conspiracy statute from the Civil War era to prosecute the sprawling terrorism case."

Source: USA Today

"As a Debevoise partner, White has switched from her role of prosecuting alleged white-collar criminals to defending them – for instance, defending Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis against claims that he misled investors during the bank's merger with Merrill Lynch."

Source: The Examiner

Mary Jo White was apparently "furious" after hearing that Rich had been pardoned. According to the National Journal, "Though Clinton pardoned Rich, White got her chance to fire back when Attorney General John Ashcroft chose her to investigate Clinton’s 177 last-minute pardons and commutations."

Source: National Journal

In addition to the WTC bombing, he was also convicted for plotting to blow up American planes. Yousef is currently serving a life sentence – with an extra 240 years tacked on.

Source: New York Times

During the fallout from the hacking scandal, White was hired to represent directors at News Corp after the SEC began an investigation into whether the company violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Source: Bloomberg

"White also defended Time Warner, when Donald Trump sued its books division for defamation for publishing "TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald." A judge dismissed that case against Time Warner, which owns CNNMoney."

Source: Click On Detroit

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