One can argue that the March 16, 2023 FAQ wasn't the first time FINRA publicly addressed $MMTLP... It was actually the January 24, 2023 announcement of Jessica Hopper's (FINRA's then Head of Enforcement) departure! Why? -Hopper was at FINRA much longer than Cook. She might've genuinely cared about her job. -She tried to integrate Supervision, Regulation and Enforcement, but there's no indication that Enforcement was involved in any of meetings or FOIAs regarding MMTLP. -Because when you watch the Madoff hearings, Enforcement gets grilled pretty badly! -Cook spoke so highly of her in the departure PR. It's like he was grateful that she didn't blow everything up. -She appears once in a FOIA, but it's a conversation between the SEC's Head of Examinations, Kevin W. Goodman, and Robert W. Cook, asking about the Departure PR. Why would Kevin W Goodman be interested in Jessica Hopper? -Because Goodman is in charge of the SEC's FSIO (the department that allegedly checks to see if FINRA is following their own rules). -Hopper being in charge of Enforcement (making sure that FINRA rules and securities laws are followed) means that Goodman's ability to ignore FINRA's alleged foul play, is contingent upon Hopper keeping quiet concerning anything she might've learned that might've led to her deciding to leave. Now look at what Cook says in the FOIA... "Kevin-as discussed." What did they discuss? Clearly they didn't want a paper trail but it was obviously about Hopper since it appears he attached the PR that was published that day. Here's what I think! Maybe Goodman and Cook floated the idea that leaving FINRA and likely forgoing her soon to be fully vested pension, might lead to her landing a cushy remote job with a signing bonus and a higher salary somewhere else. Just a theory! And another reason this could be plausible is Marshall Gandy is in the same SEC division of Examinations as Goodman... Gandy comes from the same SEC Fort Worth office that investigated the reverse merger and eventually brought the charges against Brda, Palikaras and Metamaterials. Gandy also used to work for FINRA. But maybe this is all a reach, forget I said anything! @DOJCrimDiv @FBIDirectorKash @FBIDDBongino