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December 21, 2011 • Reprints

In his written testimony, Governor Corzine outlined numerous interactions with you during his tenure at MF Global dating back to May of 2010 of which you had not informed the committee. Please provide a complete accounting of all of your interactions with Governor Corzine since he joined MF Global.

It appears your interactions have included lecturing to his class on government regulation at Princeton, and attending a wedding and a conference. Why did you not feel early on that this relationship was a distraction? If these type of contacts caused you to “make a judgment” not to participate in the investigation, why did the same contacts not lead you “to make a judgment” when you were being lobbied by MF Global? Or does your recusal from CFTC enforcement matters go beyond your relationship with Governor Corzine?

Mr. Chairman, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of having a firm hand at the wheel of this nation’s regulator of the futures and swaps industry. That regulator also must know when to hand the wheel over to another if the appearance of a conflict of interest exists. I am astounded at your inability to do either completely, and by your refusal to let us know the scope of, or the reason for what you decided to do and not to do. Furthermore, it seems that it never occurred to you to think that your relationship with Governor Corzine would be “a distraction” until things began unraveling with MF Global. Please explain why if your relationship with Jon Corzine would cause “a distraction” during the MF Global investigation, it did not cause “a distraction” when you met with Governor Corzine to consider a rule-making that would affect MF Global’s business?

Based on your testimony, I understand that Commissioner Jill Sommers is now responsible for all CFTC enforcement matters related to MF Global. I request a full written summary of all matters since your statement of non-participation in which you have participated directly or indirectly in any matters related to the conduct of the investigation, possible enforcement action or potential regulatory recommendations regarding MF Global, Inc. or MF Global Holdings. These responses are necessary to provide a complete understanding of the scope of your non-participation and your timing of such action.

Thank you for your attention to these questions, and I look forward to your prompt response.

Sincerely

Pat Roberts

Ranking Member

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