Mario Gabelli vowed to fight a civil lawsuit and the
The fact that the DOJ has now vowed to spearhead the lawsuit "in no way affects our determination to fight on and prevail on the merits," Gabelli said. Lanny Breuer, the lead lawyer for one of his companies charged in the suit,
Breuer also said the FCC has not cooperated with requests for documents that, he attested, would prove Gabelli's innocence. "We are confident that if and when the documents we seek are produced, they will resoundingly affirm our assertion throughout this case that the defendants complied in every way with FCC auction rules during every step of the process," Breuer told Reuters.
Although some analysts believe the lawsuit could distract Gabelli from running his funds effectively and sully his reputation, many don't think it will prompt investors to rush with redemptions to the exits because they will view the issue as totally separate from Gabelli's asset management firm. "Literally, this has no effect on the mutual fund business," Roy Weitz, publisher of
In fact, after news of the latest development in the lawsuit came out on Thursday, shares in Gabelli's company, Gamco Investors, rose 3.4% on the New York Stock Exchange to $41.51.
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