Matthew Lee (lawyer)
Matthew Lee | |
---|---|
Born | Fordham Law School |
Occupations | |
Notable credit(s) | Founded Inner City Press and Fair Finance Watch;[1] author of Predatory Bender[2] |
Matthew Lee is an American public interest
Lee is known for
Personal life
Lee was born in Washington, D.C., to parents of Chinese and Anglo descent. His father was in the
Career
After dropping out of Harvard, he volunteered with the
In 1987, Lee started Inner City Press, which he finances through Google Ads and LexisNexis.[11]
In 2000, Lee's investigation of the merger of US Bank and Firstar was followed by a Federal Reserve Board inquiry into the banks' practices.[12] In 2004, Lee's challenge to Citigroup's CitiFinancial Credit Co. resulted in Citigroup paying a $70 million fine.[3] As of 2005[update], Lee produced weekly reports on, and advocates concerning global banks such as HSBC.[13] In 2005-2006, Lee was engaged in litigation to deem the "citizens-only" provision of the Freedom of Information Act of Delaware (and ten other states) to be unconstitutional.[14]
In mid-2006, Lee published published allegations in Inner City Press of human rights abuses by the
In August 2011, Inner City Press published a UN internal plan for
In 2012, after Inner City Press's reporting on Sri Lanka, Syria and United Nations corruption, the
In 2012, Lee left the UNCA after unsuccessfully running against Giampaolo Pioli for president.[8]
In the Spring of 2013, in the US, Inner City Press and Fair Finance Watch raised fair lending issues regarding Investors Bank.[20]
Lee and Fair Finance Watch in October 2013 raised fair lending concerns regarding Mercantile Bank and its proposed acquiring of FirstBank. Mercantile later told the Security & Exchange Commission the issues Lee and FFW raised would result in a delay of the merger.[21]
In January 2016, Lee went to a United Nations briefing uninvited, posting on Twitter and live streaming the event, and refusing to leave starting an argument between Lee and United Nations press staff members and security officials. As a result, Lee's resident correspondent status at United Nations (UN) was downgraded to non-resident correspondent and his free office cleaned out, which Lee called an attempt to censor him. Some of Lee's fellow journalists said his reaction was a typical overstatement, that he has a persecution complex and that confrontations with Lee had led other journalists to call the police and United Nations security. Other journalists, including Notimex's Maurizio Guerrero, called the punishment excessive.[8]
In 2018, Inner City Press / Fair Finance Watch challenged a merger by
In 2023, Lee live-tweeted the Samuel Bankman-Fried trial.[4] In January 2024 he tweeted about the E. Jean Carroll v. Trump trial, and told Salon that 10 consecutive objections from Carroll's attorneys were sustained.[23]
References
- ^ "INNER CITY PRESS COMMUNITY ON THE MOVE INC". GuideStar. Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
- ^ Lord, Rich (December 11, 2003). "Review of Predatory Bender: A Story of Subprime Finance by Matthew Lee". Pittsburgh City Paper. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ^ from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ a b "Why the real star of Sam Bankman-Fried's trial is a one-man news operation called Inner City Press". Forbes. 2023-11-02.
- ^ a b c d Armstrong, Richard (2012-06-28). "Trouble in the UN Press Core: Is One Reporter a Bully or a Crusader? | World Policy Institute". World Policy Journal. Archived from the original on 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ a b Park, Michael (2015-03-25). "Journalist Who Exposes U.N. Corruption Disappears From Google". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ McGregor, Tom (2012-09-04). "What is Inner City Press? | UN Post". UN Post. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ a b c d e Kilgannon, Corey (2016-05-14). "After Frustrating Officials, a Longtime U.N. Blogger Has His Access Curtailed". Archived from the original on 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Matthew Lee - Ashoka - USA". Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
- ^ a b Darrach, Amanda. "The intrepid reporter who got expelled from the UN". Columbia Journalism Review.
- from the original on 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- Milwaukee Business Journal. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- from the original on 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ Farrell, Rita K. (May 12, 2006). "Court to Rule on Delaware Public Records Law". The New York Times. p. C10. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- The New Vision, 6/28/06
- ^ "UN 'plan for post-Gaddafi Libya' leaked". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the original on 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Strictly Business". Archived from the original on 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- ^ Schaefer, Brett (2012-06-19). "Good Journalism at the U.N.?". National Review Online. Archived from the original on 2012-06-19. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ a b "UN journalists threaten to expel reporter". the Guardian. 20 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Investors, Roma bank merger still awaiting regulator's approval". The Star-Ledger. April 30, 2013. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ Harger, Jim (2013-11-27). "Mercantile Bank says merger with Firstbank will be delayed by federal probe over minority lending". mlive. Archived from the original on 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ French, Howard. "Bank buyout challenged over lending record". Journal Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ^ Tandanpolie, Tatyana (2024-01-18). ""Did you not hear me?": Judge calls out Trump lawyer for flunking "Evidence 101" at trial". Salon. Retrieved 2024-02-02.