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Chief Operating Officer Jeffery Heslop to Leave SEC

January 27, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced SEC Chief Operating Officer Jeffery Heslop will leave the agency in February. Mr.[...]

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Citigroup Paying $18 Million for Overbilling Clients

January 26, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Citigroup Global Markets has agreed to pay $18.3 million to settle charges[...]

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Citigroup Paying $18 Million for Overbilling Clients

January 26, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Citigroup Global Markets has agreed to pay $18.3 million to settle charges[...]

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SEC Charges Two Former Och-Ziff Executives With FCPA Violations

January 26, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two former executives at Och-Ziff Capital Management Group with being the driving forces[...]

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SEC Charges Two Former Och-Ziff Executives With FCPA Violations

January 26, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two former executives at Och-Ziff Capital Management Group with being the driving forces[...]

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Brokerage Firm Charged With Gatekeeper Failures Related to Pump-and-Dump Scheme

January 25, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced administrative proceedings against New York-based brokerage firm Windsor Street Capital and its former[...]

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SEC Uncovers Cherry-Picking Scheme, Charges Investment Adviser Behind It

January 25, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a Massachusetts-based investment adviser agreed to be banned from the securities industry[...]

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Timothy L. Warren, Associate Director of Enforcement in Chicago Office, to Retire After 30 Years of Service

January 24, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Timothy L. Warren, Associate Director of Enforcement in the Chicago Regional Office,[...]

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Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Charged With Misleading Investors About Forex Trading Program

January 24, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Citigroup Global Markets have agreed to pay[...]

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Shipping Conglomerate and Former CFO Charged With Failure to Recognize Hundreds of Millions in Tax Liabilities

January 23, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged shipping conglomerate Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) and its former chief financial officer Myles[...]

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SEC Announces Fraud Charges, Asset Freeze in Alleged Nursing Home Investment Scheme

January 23, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges and an emergency asset freeze obtained against a businessman in South[...]

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SEC Announces $7 Million Whistleblower Award

January 23, 2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $7 million split among three whistleblowers who helped[...]

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