Spitzer was among a group of federal and state regulators who negotiated a $ 1.4 billion settlement with 10 brokerage houses to settle investigations of analyst conflicts of interest .
Spitzer was among a group of federal and state regulators who negotiated a $ 1.4 billion settlement with 10 brokerages over analyst conflict-of-interest allegations .
The 2 1 / 2-ton probe will plunge into the thick Jovian atmosphere today at 1 : 49 p.m. MDT , disintegrating moments later from the friction generated by its 108,000 mph free-fall .