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The Twelve Days of Compliance

Posted on December 22, 2009December 18, 2009 by Doug Cornelius
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Sing it with me:

On the first day of compliance,
my audit gave to me:
Madoff in a prison jumpsuit.
madoff
.
.
On the second day of compliance,
my audit gave to me:
Two legal frauds,
and Madoff in a prison jumpsuit.
dreier 2
.
On the third day of compliance,
my audit gave to me:
Three background checks,
Two legal frauds,
and Madoff in a prison jumpsuit.
markopolos
.
.
On the fourth day of compliance,
my audit gave to me:
Four enforcement letters,
Three background checks,
Two legal frauds,
and Madoff in a prison jumpsuit.
schapiro
.
.
On the fifth day of compliance,
my audit gave to me:
Five Ponzi schemes.
Four enforcement letters,
Three background checks,
Two legal frauds,
and Madoff in a prison jumpsuit.
Charles Ponzi
.
.
On the sixth day of compliance,
my audit gave to me:
Six governance lapses,
Five Ponzi schemes.
Four enforcement letters,
Three background checks,
Two legal frauds,
and Madoff in a prison jumpsuit.
mozillo
.
.
On the seventh day of compliance,
my audit gave to me:
Seven black swans a swimming
Six governance lapses,
Five Ponzi schemes.
Four enforcement letters,
Three background checks,
Two legal frauds,
and Madoff in a prison jumpsuit.
black swan
.
.
On the eighth day of compliance,
my audit gave to me:
Eight bribes in billing
Seven black swans a swimming
Six governance lapses,
Five Ponzi schemes.
Four enforcement letters,
Three background checks,
Two legal frauds,
and Madoff in a prison jumpsuit.
blago
.
.
On the ninth day of compliance,
my audit gave to me:
Nine trades a-troubling
Eight bribes in billing
Seven black swans a swimming
Six governance lapses,
Five Ponzi schemes.
Four enforcement letters,
Three background checks,
Two legal frauds,
and Madoff in a prison jumpsuit.
troubling trades
.
.
On the tenth day of compliance,
my audit gave to me:
Ten laws a-changing,
Nine trades a-troubling,
Eight bribes in billing,
Seven black swans a swimming,
Six governance lapses,
Five Ponzi schemes.
Four enforcement letters,
Three background checks,
Two legal frauds,
and Madoff in a prison jumpsuit.
barney frank
.
.
On the eleventh day of compliance,
my audit gave to me:
Eleven accounting errors,
Ten laws a-changing,
Nine trades a-troubling,
Eight bribes in billing,
Seven black swans a swimming,
Six governance lapses,
Five Ponzi schemes.
Four enforcement letters,
Three background checks,
Two legal frauds,
and Madoff in a prison jumpsuit.
satyam
.
.
On the twelfth day of compliance,
my audit gave to me:
Twelve data breaches,
Eleven accounting errors,
Ten laws a-changing,
Nine trades a-troubling,
Eight bribes in billing,
Seven black swans a swimming,
Six governance lapses,
Five Ponzi schemes.
Four enforcement letters,
Three background checks,
Two legal frauds,
and Madoff in a prison jumpsuit.
data-theft
.
madoff

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