Sean X. McKessy is an attorney for Phillips & Cohen. He was the first Chief of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower. Mr. McKessy helped establish the processes the office follows and the policies that guide the SEC whistleblower program. His office assessed and reviewed whistleblower tips, evaluated whistleblower award claims and made whistleblower award recommendations to the Commission.
Article: David Dayen Series on Naked Short Selling
Article - MediaDavid Dayen, a persistent chronicler of how oligarchs exploit the financial system to enrich themselves at the expense of others, writes about Chris DiIorio, a stock analyst who for 10 years has obsessively investigated how exactly he came to lose $1 million on one penny stock. A remarkable story ensues. All article in The Intercept.
The Money is Gone (22 September 2016)
Big Players, Little Stocks, and Naked Shorts (23 September 2016)
Naked Shorts Can’t Stay Naked Forever (24 September 2016)
Calling the SEC (25 September 2016)
Turning Up Like A Bad Penny (26 September 2016)
Were Paper Losses the Goal All Along (27 September 2016)
The Half Billion Glitch (28 September 2016)
