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SEC v FERDINAND RUSSO, RUSSO SECURITIES, INC., et al Click to find out why . . .



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CaseNo: 80, Defendant: Ferdinand Russo, Russo Securities, Inc., Lawrence I. Mascera, Mascera & Company, Inc.; Glenn Robert Lawrence, Administrative Law Judge File No. 3-8573, Plaintiff: SEC, UniqueCaseRef: SEC>80, Russo, Cooper, Russo Securities, Opinion Letter, Respondents, Exchange Act, Bonds, Commission, Reset, Debentures, Market, Mascera, Pursuant, Nyse, Price, Cooper Companies, Nationally Recognized Investment, Investment Banking Firm, Violation, Patrick Russo, Recognized Investment Banking, Testimony, Fred Russo, Administrative Proceeding, Ferdinand Russo, Fitzpatrick, Reset Provision, Allegations, Misconduct, Remedial Action , ContentID: 120245702

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1 1995-12-11 SEC ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE DECISION
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1 . SEC ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE DECISION

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
COOPER
RUSSO SECURITIES
OPINION LETTER
RESPONDENTS
EXCHANGE ACT
BONDS
COMMISSION
RESET
DEBENTURES
MARKET
MASCERA
PURSUANT
NYSE
PRICE
COOPER COMPANIES
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED INVESTMENT
INVESTMENT BANKING FIRM
VIOLATION
PATRICK RUSSO
RECOGNIZED INVESTMENT BANKING
TESTIMONY
FRED RUSSO
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
FERDINAND RUSSO
FITZPATRICK
RESET PROVISION
ALLEGATIONS
MISCONDUCT
REMEDIAL ACTION
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                         INITIAL DECISION RELEASE NO. 80

                         ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
                         FILE NO. 3-8573




                     UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                            Before the
                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION





                              :
In the Matter of              :
                              :
FERDINAND RUSSO,              :    INITIAL DECISION
RUSSO SECURITIES, INC.,       :    DECEMBER 11, 1995
LAWRENCE I. MASCERA, and      :
MASCERA & COMPANY, INC.       :
                              :









APPEARANCES:   Sarah A. Smith for the Division of Enforcement,
               Securities and Exchange Commission

               Simon S. Kogan for Respondents Ferdinand Russo and
               Russo Securities, Inc.

BEFORE:        Glenn Robert Lawrence, Administrative Law Judge




SNIPPETS:
  • SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  • RUSSO SECURITIES, INC.,: DECEMBER 11, 1995
  • MASCERA & COMPANY, INC.:
  • the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to determine
  • whether allegations of misconduct against the respondents are
  • true and what if, any, remedial action would be appropriate in
  • Respondents Ferdinand Russo and Russo Securities, Inc.,--in furnishing Cooper Companies, Inc.
  • Indenture aided and abetted Cooper's violation of Section 10
  • pursuant to Section 15of the Exchange Act since July 1979.
  • Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the National Association of Security
  • The Cooper Companies,
  • Its common stock and 10 5/8% Convertible Subordinated Reset
  • Debentures due 2005 (the "debentures" or "bonds") are traded on
  • ---------FOOTNOTES------------The reset provision of the indenture provides that "he Company
  • that the Debentures should bear in order to have a market value equal to 75% of their
  • With respect to the Russo Securities' opinion letter,
  • from the prior day's closing price of 74 1/2.
  • Fred Russo, vice president, compliance and financial
  • --Robert Fitzpatrick, respondents' expert, testified that he had never heard the term
  • Malcolm Stewart, the Division's expert, indicated that the definition of "nationally
  • ---------FOOTNOTES------------The witness varied in his estimate compared to the testimony
  • Patrick Russo was at all relevant times president of Russo
  • IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT this administrative proceeding is
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