NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors have asked the
Securities and Exchange Commission for information gathered
from an investigation of Merrill Lynch & Co's
It was unclear whether the SEC had already handed over information to the Justice Department's U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan, the Journal said.
Merrill recorded about $24 billion in write-downs during the second half of last year, mostly because of its exposure to subprime mortgage-related assets.
