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Press Types: Appearances
The World of Financial Crimes
Feb 2021 // Corporate Counsel Business JournalTom Ajamie joined Richard Levick in his podcast “In House Warrior” to discuss the world of financial crimes: how trusted […]
The Man Who Exposed Harvey Weinstein
Oct 2020 // "Gaining Perspective," hosted by Advisor PerspectivesTom Ajamie joined Advisor Perspectives’ Bob Huebscher in his podcast “Gaining Perspective,” to discuss recent developments in “top hat” deferred […]
Tom Ajamie Appears on CNBC’s The Exchange
Aug 2019 // CNBCTom Ajamie appeared on CNBC‘s The Exchange to discuss Madoff whistleblower Harry Markopolos’s accusation that General Electric committed accounting fraud. […]
Tom Ajamie Appears on MSNBC’s Velshi & Ruhle
May 2019 // MSNBCIn a spirited discussion on MSNBC’s Velshi & Ruhle program on May 15, 2019, Tom Ajamie discussed how President Trump’s […]
The Super Bowl of compliance: the attorney behind the big game
Jan 2017 // Compliance WeekJoe Mont | January 31, 2017 On Super Bowl Sunday, the game itself won’t be the only nerve-wracking test of […]
Families of terror victims sue Twitter for ‘aiding and abetting’
Jan 2017 // CNBCTom Ajamie joined CNBC’s Kelly Evans and Mike Santoli to discuss whether Twitter is justly being sued by family members […]
Tom Ajamie Speaks at ABA’s 9th Annual Arbitration Institute in Chicago
Jun 2016Tom Ajamie spoke alongside other nationally recognized arbitrators and arbitration panelists at the American Bar Association’s 9th Annual Arbitration Institute held […]
Tom Ajamie and Lance Roberts Discuss Financial Regulatory Reform
Apr 2016 // The Lance Roberts ShowTom Ajamie and Lance Roberts discuss the repercussions brought about by the repeal of Glass-Steagall, and how the financial industry […]
How to Avoid ‘Financial Serial Killers’ like Belfort, Madoff
Oct 2014 // The StreetGregg Greenberg at thestreet.com interviews Tom Ajamie about his book Financial Serial Killers and how investors can protect their savings […]
Treasury’s Tax Move Legal?
Sep 2014 // CNBCTom Ajamie joined CNBC’s Closing Bell team to explain whether lawsuits would be filed against the U.S. Treasury after changes […]
Financial Serial Killers
Sep 2014 // FraudTalk | VoiceAmericaTom Ajamie joined FraudTalk’s Chris Marquet to discuss investment fraud and the paperback release of his book Financial Serial Killers. Listen […]
Tom Ajamie Speaks at NYSBA’s Securities Arbitration and Mediation 2014
Mar 2014NYSBA held its Spring CLE Program, “Securities Arbitration and Mediation: Telling Your Story,” on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at The […]
JPMorgan, DOJ to Announce Details of Settlement
Nov 2013 // CNBCTom Ajamie explains the $13 billion JPMorgan mortgage settlement on CNBC.
Pitt, Ajamie Roundtable on SAC Capital Advisors
Nov 2013 // Bloomberg Television's Street SmartTrish Regan from Bloomberg Television interviews former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt and Tom Ajamie about the SAC hedge fund criminal […]
Arraignment in U.S. v. SAC Begins
Jul 2013 // CNBCCNBC anchors David Faber and Simon Hobbs interview Tom Ajamie about the consequences of the indictment of hedge fund SAC […]
SAC Indicted: Are Feds Getting Tough on Wall Street?
Jul 2013 // Nightly Business ReportAttorney Tom Ajamie talks to NBR about the case and whether these charges mean the government is getting serious about […]
Strong case against Cohen?
Jul 2013 // CNBCCNBC reporters Amanda Drury and Scott Wapner interview Tom Ajamie about the SEC’s decision to bring an administrative proceeding against […]
Enron’s Former CEO Has Sentence Cut to 14 Years
Jun 2013 // BBC World Business ReportThe BBC interviews Tom Ajamie about the reduction in prison sentences for financial criminals and the practical reasons for doing […]
Feds sue Bank of America over ‘hustle’ home loans
Oct 2012 // American Public Media's MarketplaceBank of America is in the crosshairs of federal prosecutors for mortgages sold by its Countrywide unit. In an interview […]
Can You Trust Wall Street?
Jul 2012 // CNBCIs the banking system stacked against the average investor? Tom Ajamie joins CNBC’s Closing Bell to explain and discuss the […]
The Best Buy Fallout
May 2012 // CNBCCNBC’s Closing Bell team invited Tom Ajamie to discuss the news that Best Buy executives may have withheld information from […]
Business Daily: Rewarding whistleblowers
Mar 2012 // BBC World ServiceThe best way to fight corporate crime is from within. The best witnesses are those with insider knowledge – whistleblowers […]
Mets owners settle Madoff suit
Mar 2012 // American Public Media's MarketplaceKai Ryssdal: Whatever other problems they’re going to have this year — say on the field come Opening Day in […]
SIPC Fights SEC’s Stanford Suit
Mar 2012 // Bloomberg RadioThe SEC has demanded that SIPC, the federally-mandated nonprofit that protects investors harmed by failed broker-dealers, start a claims process […]
Awaiting Jon Corzine’s Testimony
Dec 2011 // CNBCCNBC’s Fast Money invited Tom Ajamie and David Greenberg of Greenberg Capital to provide insight into former Senator and MF […]
Legal View on Jon Corzine’s Statement
Dec 2011 // CNBCTom Ajamie and CNBC’s Fast Money team discuss whether MF Global CEO Jon Corzine should testify or take the Fifth […]
Rogue traders
Sep 2011 // BBCThe Swiss investment bank UBS has set up a special committee to investigate how $2.3 billion of losses were made […]
Ajamie Says Shareholders May Have Good Claim Against UBS
Sep 2011 // BloombergTom Ajamie talks about UBS AG’s $2 billion loss from unauthorized trading at its investment bank. Ajamie speaks on Bloomberg Television’s […]
Goldman Sachs’ Legal Woes
Jun 2011 // CNBCOn the CNBC program The Kudlow Report, Tom Ajamie and John Carney discuss the consequences of a recent subpoena to […]
Manhattan DA Subpoenas Goldman Sachs
Jun 2011 // CNBCManhattan’s District Attorney has subpoenaed Goldman Sachs in connection with the company’s role in the housing market collapse. Tom Ajamie joins CNBC’s […]
Wiretaps May Play Big Role In Insider Trading Case
Mar 2011 // NPRRaj Rajaratnam, the billionaire founder of the Galleon Group hedge fund company, goes on trial in New York on Tuesday, […]
Smart Woman: Financial Serial Killers
Jan 2011 // WJCL | Fox28 | The Coastal SourceWith financial fraud on the rise, it’s more important than ever to make sure the money you do have is […]
Madoff: Two Years Later
Dec 2010 // CNBCTom Ajamie joins CNBC’s The Call in discussing how to protect yourself against future Madoffs and other financial serial killers.
Insider Trading Debate
Nov 2010 // CNBCShould insider trading be legal? Tom Ajamie joins Power Lunch’s Michelle Caruso-Cabrera to discuss the abolition of insider trading laws and its […]
Big Lots case adds to insider trading debate
Nov 2010 // American Public Media's MarketplaceBig Lots is accusing a research firm of going too far with trade secrets and in turn damaging the company’s […]
Is Wall Street Rigged?
Nov 2010 // CNBCIs Wall Street is rigged against the individual investor? Tom Ajamie joins the debate on CNBC’s The Call.
GM IPO: Taxpayers Lose?
Nov 2010 // CNBCTom Ajamie joins CNBC’s Power Lunch team to discuss the Treasury’s statements about the GM IPO.
Can Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac work out foreclosures without more debt?
Oct 2010 // American Public Media's MarketplaceTom Ajamie joins Marketplace’s Bob Moon to discuss today’s deadline for mortgage lenders to review their foreclosure procedures in the […]
Don’t Be a Financial Swindle Victim
Aug 2010 // BNNA recent report shows one out of five older Americans is a financial swindle victim. BNN speaks to Tom Ajamie, […]
Sniffing out the Swindlers
Aug 2010 // MSNBCSecurities lawyer Tom Ajamie joins MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan to discuss his new book Financial Serial Killers, Inside The World of […]
Investment Fraud on the Rise
Aug 2010 // MSNBCTom Ajamie joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe team to discuss the rise of investment fraud and his new book,Financial Serial Killers.
KUHF Business News: Interview with Tom Ajamie
Jul 2010 // KUHF-FM HoustonA Houston lawyer has co-written a book about financial scams, offering tips on spotting warning signs. A lot of the […]
Oil and Water
Jun 2010 // BBC World ServiceBusiness Daily’s Steve Evans speaks to Tom Ajamie, one of the top oil lawyers in Texas, and finds out what […]
Goldman Sachs
May 2010 // BBCBBC News presenter Matt Prodger interviewed Tom Ajamie about Goldman Sachs’ dealings in derivatives and its faint disclosure of its […]
More Market Regulation
May 2010 // CNBCAfter technical glitches forced the NYSE to temporarily halt trading, Tom Ajamie joined CNBC’s Power Lunch team to discuss whether […]
Lawyers Discuss Case Against Goldman
Apr 2010 // CNBCGoldman Sachs executives appear before a Senate panel, which alleges the firm used a strategy that allowed it to profit […]
Can Goldman Beat the Rap?
Apr 2010 // CNBCTom Ajamie joins CNBC’s Power Lunch team to debate the strength of the SEC’s case against Goldman Sachs for nondisclosure […]
Ruling to Put Spotlight on Fraud Cases
Feb 2010 // American Public MediaThe appeal of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling’s conviction in one of the country’s biggest accounting fraud cases is set […]
Thinking Like a Plaintiff
Nov 2009 // Corporate Counsel's 7th Annual General Counsel West Coast ConferenceTom Ajamie was a guest speaker at Counsel’s 7th Annual General Counsel West Coast Conference at the Fairmont in San […]
Anatomy of a “Sell” Call
Nov 2009 // CNBCTom Ajamie joins CNBC’s Michelle Caruso-Cabrera to discuss analysts’ conflicts of interest and the consequences of issuing a sell recommendation […]
Bear Trader Fallout
Nov 2009 // CNBCA jury acquits two Bear Stearns executives of charges that they mislead investors in the subprime mortgage crisis. Tom Ajamie […]
Insider Trading Reaction
Nov 2009 // CNBCTom Ajamie analyzes the recent wave of insider trading scandals with CNBC’s Bill Griffeth and the CNBC news team. Watch […]
Former AMD CEO Allegedly Linked to Galleon
Oct 2009 // CNBCFormer AMD Chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz has been named by the Wall Street Journal as the source of leaks […]
Inside an Insider Trading Case
Oct 2009 // CNBCHow will new aggressive efforts by prosecutors to enforce insider trading affect hedge funds? Tom Ajamie joins CNBC’s Larry Kudlow […]
Defensive Medicine
Sep 2009 // CNBCTom Ajamie debates with CNBC’s Dennis Kneale the issues of health care reform and medical malpractice. Watch the full video […]
Ratings Agencies Lose Free-Speech Claim
Sep 2009 // American Public MediaRatings agencies lose free-speech claim TEXT OF STORY Kai Ryssdal: From health care to finance now. The ratings agencies have […]
Feds Cracking Down Too Hard on Fraudsters?
Jun 2009 // CNBCThe year 2009 could go down in history as the year of the Ponzi scheme. The disgraced Bernie Madoff gets […]
Madoff Sentenced to 150 Years for Fraud
Jun 2009 // BBCBernard Madoff, the man responsible for one of the biggest frauds in US history, has been jailed for 150 years […]
Madoff Sentencing Part 2
Jun 2009 // CNBCBernard Madoff’s sentencing begins at a federal courthouse in Manhattan. Tom Ajamie and the CNBC news team discuss Madoff’s likely […]
Madoff to be Sentenced
Jun 2009 // CNBCBernard Madoff will be sentenced Monday, and Tom Ajamie, a securities law attorney; Andy Serwer, of Fortune magazine; and the […]
Madoff Victims Address Judge
Jun 2009 // CNBCVictims of Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff are addressing the judge that will sentence him. Tom Ajamie, a financial fraud attorney […]
Shareholder Rights: Moral vs. Legal
Jun 2009 // CNBCIn today’s Call of the Wild debate, Thomas Ajamie and Fred Tecce debate whether Apple should be forced to disclose […]
A Star Turn for AIG?
Jun 2009 // BBC World Business NewsA court battle over $4.3 billion has begun in New York – and it could lift the lid on what was […]
Attack on Silicon Valley
Jun 2009 // CNBCNew tax rules and other DOJ investigations are also taking aim at Silicon Valley. Tom Ajamie joins CNBC’s Dennis Kneale […]
Gunning for Google
Jun 2009 // CNBCThe Justice Department now wants publishers to give them information on deals they made with Google. Tom Ajamie joins Dennis […]
CEO Chilling Effect
Jun 2009 // CNBCWhy the Mozilo case may lead to CEO’s being reluctant to voice concerns, with Ralph Ferrara, Dewey & Leboeuf, Tom […]
Wall Street Under Pressure
Jun 2009 // CNBCWall Street is under pressure from the FDIC and the SEC. Thomas Ajamie, financial fraud attorney discusses whether regulators should […]
Doing Ethical Business in Europe: Are You Ready for Multi-Cultural Legal Operations?
Jun 2009 // Corporate Counsel's 21st Annual General Counsel ConferenceTom Ajamie was a guest speaker at Corporate Counsel’s 21st Annual General Counsel Conference held at the Marriott Marquis in […]
General Motors Bankruptcy Watch
May 2009 // CNBCCarl Horowitz, of the National Legal & Policy Center, and Tom Ajamie, a financial lawyer, discuss the fate of General […]
Intel Under Fire
May 2009 // CNBCThe European Commission has fined Intel a record $1.45 billion. Thomas Ajamie, a financial fraud attorney, and the CNBC news […]
Stanford Financial CIO Indicted
May 2009 // CNBCA federal grand jury has indicted the CIO of the Stanford Financial Group on two felony counts. Tom Ajamie, a […]
Inside Look: Ken Lewis’s Obligation
Apr 2009 // BloombergTom Ajamie gives some legal perspective on Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis and his recent claims that he was […]
Where’s the Rest of the Madoff Money?
Mar 2009 // American Public MediaTom Ajamie joins Marketplace’s Bob Moon to analyze the disgraced investor Bernard Madoff and his $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
Bernard Madoff’s Financial Scam and the Effect on Investors
Mar 2009 // CNBCThomas Ajamie discusses Bernard Madoff’s financial scam and the effect on investors. “Bernie is a psychopath…he is a financial serial […]
Uptick Rule Revival?
Mar 2009 // CNBCReinstating the SEC’s uptick rule for short selling is the topic of discussion on CNBC’s The Call. Tom Ajamie joins […]
Protecting Yourself From Investment Schemes
Feb 2009 // CNBCTom Ajamie, securities law attorney, joins Trish Regan and Larry Kudlow on CNBC’s The Call to talk about some protective […]
Stanford Financial Group Cost Investors Billions
Feb 2009 // Fox 26 NewsTom Ajamie shares his views on Fox 26 News with anchor Tom Zizka regarding the current efforts of federal officials in […]
Stanford Fraud Hurts Confidence
Feb 2009 // American Public MediaTEXT OF STORY Steve Chiotakis: First there was Bernie Madoff and his alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Now, flamboyant businessman […]
Texas Bank Fraud
Feb 2009 // Canadian Broadcasting CorporationIn the wake of Bernard Madoff, another financial scandal has hit investors. The most recent high-profile case is that of […]
Tom Ajamie Makes Guest Appearance on Streettalk Live
Feb 2009 // Streettalk LiveTom Ajamie and Lance Roberts discuss current issues in the financial market including Bernard Madoff and possible regulatory changes to […]
Cuomo Pushes for Merrill to Reject Bonus for Thain
Jan 2009 // Bloomberg RadioMuch criticism has been heard from New York’s Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo who wrote in a letter to Merrill […]
Tom Ajamie Makes an Appearance on Bloomberg TV’s On the Economy
Jan 2009 // Bloomberg TVTom Ajamie discusses with Bloomberg Television’s Kathleen Hays the Bernard Madoff case, the prosecutors’ efforts to repeal his bail, and […]
Abolish the SEC?
Dec 2008 // CNBCAbolish the SEC? Accusations of fraud against hedge fund manager Bernie Madoff have reignited debate over the SEC’s role and […]
Tom Ajamie Makes an Appearance on Bloomberg TV’s In Focus
Nov 2008 // Bloomberg TVBloomberg Television’s In Focus team discusses GM’s possible bankruptcy. Tom Ajamie joins host Deirdre Bolton in examining the company’s options […]
Tom Ajamie Discusses Corporate Bankruptcy on Fox Business News
Nov 2008 // Fox NewsThe Big Three appear to be the next in line for a government bailout. Fox Business News anchor Dagen McDowell […]
Next Step: Subpoena Time
Oct 2008 // CNBCFormer Lehman CEO Dick Fuld and other executives are subpoenaed by federal prosecutors. Tom Ajamie joins CNBC’s Charlie Gasparino and […]
Business Security: How to Prevent a Business Dispute from Resulting in Criminal Charges
Jun 2008 // American Chamber of Commerce of México: Reunión del Comité de SeguridadTom Ajamie gave a speech on business security before the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico’s Safety Committee in June […]
Some U.S. Public Companies Being Charged with Backdated Stock Options for Senior Executives
Mar 2007 // CNN in the MoneyVELSHI: All right. Something like 200 U.S. public companies under investigation over charges of backdated stock options for their senior […]