Muckraker Markopolos: SEC Was “Captive Regulator” by Zachary Roth 02.04.09 | 5:39 am 0 Markopolos identifies another problem with the SEC: “They were a captive regulator. Mr. Madoff was too big,” he just told Congress. “They looked at Madoff and said: ‘he’s a big firm, we dont attack big firms.'” Send Tips Zachary Roth