Crypto Founder Reacts to Bond Manager Leech's SEC Fine

“We will leave it there. The SEC fine stands per Reuters, and the parrot remains a person of interest. Good night.” — Gloria Vance, on air

On air: Gloria Vance on The Recap
Published 7:03 PM ET, Tuesday, October 6, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Reuters: “Former star US bond manager Leech fined by SEC, following guilty plea in 'cherry-picking' case”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 7:03 PM ET on The Recap, by Gloria Vance; aired 2 times.
Topics: Asia, Europe, US.
BBN covered this story before: Treasury Yields Top 5%; Glasgow Space Boom; Saudi Case (October 5).

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ReutersFormer star US bond manager Leech fined by SEC, following guilty plea in 'cherry-picking' case

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorReuters reports former star bond manager Leech was fined by the SEC after pleading guilty in a cherry-picking case.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorJoining us is a crypto founder from an undisclosed island.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWelcome, Mr. Okonkwo-Bell. Founder of Sunken Ledger Protocol. Where exactly are you tonight? And please don't say Delaware.
Obadiah Okonkwo-BellGloria, I'm somewhere warm with excellent Wi-Fi and no paperwork. Legally, I'm a cloud. Clouds can't be served.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCherry-picking means allegedly handing the winning trades to favored accounts and the losers to everyone else. Per Reuters, he pleaded guilty. Your reaction?
Obadiah Okonkwo-BellHonestly, it's adorable. In my industry we don't pick cherries. We sell the whole orchard, then the orchard's token, then a sad little pit.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat is not the defense you think it is. I have been asked to leave six embassies, and even they had better compliance.
Obadiah Okonkwo-BellCompliance is a feeling, Gloria. I once audited myself and the auditor was my cousin's parrot. It gave us a clean bill.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSo your auditor is a parrot. And the parrot's name, for the record?
Obadiah Okonkwo-BellGary. And Gary squawked something about missing funds, but I told everyone it was a bullish noise. Wait. Was that on air?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt was. Sir, are you telling this network that funds went missing and a parrot knew?
Obadiah Okonkwo-BellNo! I mean, temporarily unlocated. My lawyer says never say the word missing. I'm going to go stare at the ocean now.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWe will leave it there. The SEC fine stands per Reuters, and the parrot remains a person of interest. Good night.