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March 12, 2008 9:11 AM PDT

Eliot Spitzer and the Internet bubble

by Steve Tobak

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Eliot Spitzer, Governor of N.Y.

(Credit: N.Y. State)

Five years ago, then N.Y. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer was involved in an investigation into conflicts of interest between research and investment banking at ten of the nation's top investment firms during the Internet bubble.

The landmark $1.4 billion settlement helped put Mr. Spitzer on a fast track to the governor's mansion, but that's not the whole story. ... Read More

Topics:: CEOs,; Governance,; Scandals

Tags:: Internet bubble,; Eliot Spitzer,; Sanford Weill,; Jack Grubman,; Citigroup,; Salomon Smith Barney,; AT&T,; scandal,; fraud,; investment banks,; conflict of interest

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Steve Tobak is a marketing consultant and former chip industry executive. Train Wreck provides insight into dysfunctional corporate behavior, among other things. When he's not airing the industry's dirty laundry, Steve likes to hang around the house, make believe he's working, and drive his wife crazy. Find out more at www.invisor.net or email Steve at trainwreck@invisor.net. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.

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