questionmark Posted July 7, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 7, 2014 (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel said on Friday it should not have to comply with a federal regulator's demand for documents sought for an insider-trading probe involving the staff director of a subcommittee and a lobbyist. The House Ways and Means Committee argued in a court filing that U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe in New York should deny the Securities and Exchange Commission's attempt to subpoena documents from the committee and its healthcare subcommittee staff director Brian Sutter. The SEC went to court June 20 to enforce subpoenas it issued as it sought information related to a probe into whether Sutter leaked material nonpublic information about Medicare reimbursement rates to Mark Hayes, a lobbyist at Greenberg Traurig LLP. Read more And as usual: We are all equal....just some are a little more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babe Ruth Posted July 8, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 8, 2014 A fine example of how government holds itself above the law, the relevant constitutional language notwithstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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