^* This deliciously ironic moment went largely unnoticed by the media. “At yesterday’s hearing, Porush, calling himself ‘humbled and humiliated,’ apologized to Stratton’s customers, who he said ‘didn’t get a level playing field’ at the brokerage,” said Newsday, the only news media outlet to cover his May 2002 sentencing. Judge John Gleeson responded that he didn’t believe Porush was sorry.