after a bombshell accusation from harry marcopoulos, defending the struggling company, calling it stockman report, could this be a case of market manipulation or what if he was actually right? dickinson wright partner, former securities and exchange commission and enforcement lawyer also ceo harvey pitt, former exchange commissions chairman. gentlemen, welcome to both of you. what did you think at first blush about all of this? harv harvey, we'll start with you. >> i think this is pretty much a grandstand play by marcopoulos he has gone public with very loaded allegations that were designed to have an impact on the market on the other hand, of course, there is a fundamental question about whether or not his allegations are correct. and until that's known, i think it's hard to categorize him as having been a manipulator. >> do you think to look not only into markopolos' actions but the accounting underneath? >> absolutely. i agree with harvey and to your poi point, becky with respect to ge, the impression is the s.e.c. is looking at that already but also whether markopolos' activities were,