8 Trillion!!

 That's the estimated damage from securities fraud that the Miami Herald reported on August 4, 2002 in the article titled, "Wanted: Angry Investors".  To put it another way, that's $28,427.07 for every man, woman and child in the United States.

How could this have happened?  Who's to blame?  And how can you be a part of this exciting legal action?

Who's to blame?

Thousands of investors were defrauded of their life savings by greedy companies who were showed flagrant disregard for the interests of their clients. 

What are they worth?
Company			Market Cap ($B)
	Salomon Smith Barney (CitiGroup)		146.0
	J.P. Morgan Chase		36.5
	Goldman Sachs		32.7
	Merrill Lynch		29.6
	Credit Suisse First Boston		23.7
	Prudential-Bache		16.1
	Bear Stearns		5.7

	So what did they do?
	Unsuitable Recommendations
	Conflicts of Interest – Analysts vs. Investment Banking
	Misrepresentation/Omission (aka lying)
	IPO "Spinning"
	Excessive trading (aka “churning”)
	Misappropriation (aka stealing)
	Unauthorized investments
	Failure to follow instructions