Reply #1: From Dennis's letter to SEC:

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"If the SEC did indeed begin an inquiry in 2006 and was called off by another agency, our subcommittee will demand that the SEC reveal the name of that agency which told it not to enforce federal laws which protect investors," said Chairman Kucinich.

Negroponte was granted authority over wavers in May 2006; the inquiry was "called off" around October.