According to media reports late Thursday, the name of the man who lit the fuse on the Refco bomb was Peter James, the company's new controller.

Via Bloomberg:

Bennett's deception -- missed by regulators, Refco's auditors, Thomas Lee Partners and IPO investors -- was discovered at the beginning of October by Peter James, the company's new controller. "I was working late one night and it hit me,'' says James, who started work at Refco on Aug. 3 as the company approached its IPO. "I was a fresh pair of eyes.''

Eureka...

The Bloomberg article also has extensive details regarding all the key players who've emerged thus far in the ongoing Refco investigation. Well worth a read.

-- MDT

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