FBI Public Service Announcement Uses Michael Douglas to Deter Insider Trading

Editor’s Note: Rather than actually go out and ACTUALLY arrest the hundreds, if not thousands of overt criminals that are running wild on Wall Street, the FBI has opted instead to wheel out aging Hollywood icon Michael Douglas in a vain effort to scare traders and bankers into giving themselves up. Clearly in this instance, the Federal authorities do not have the balls to dispense real justice and save the American people from the financial slaughter which is currently plaguing our nation.

FBI.gov
February 28, 2012

This morning the FBI announced a new public service announcement featuring Michael Douglas, soliciting tips and information on securities fraud and insider trading. This is part of the continued push—and focus on a top FBI priority—to root out criminal behavior in the marketplace.

“Integrity and fairness are paramount to the success of our markets. Today’s announcement brings us closer to that objective” said FBI Assistant Director in Charge Janice K. Fedarcyk. “The FBI will continue to pursue those who cheat the system; Operation Perfect Hedge and the Galleon probe are two recent examples of our ongoing efforts.”

Michael Douglas: “In the movie Wall Street I played Gordon Gekko, a greedy corporate executive who cheated to profit while innocent investors lost their savings. The movie was fiction, but the problem is real. Our economy is increasingly dependent on the success and integrity of the financial markets. If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is.”

Also released today is undercover video from the 2010 Walt Disney Co. investigation, when a secretary and her boyfriend attempted to sell quarterly earnings reports to two undercover FBI agents in New York.

Anyone with information on securities fraud or insider trading is asked to call the FBI in New York at 212-384-1000. As always, tipsters may remain anonymous.

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This article was posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 12:14 pm

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