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SEC Announces Cherry-Picking Charges Against Investment Manager

June 29, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Wisconsin-based investment advisory firm and its owner accused of[...]

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SEC Charges KKR With Misallocating Broken Deal Expenses

June 29, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) with misallocating more than $17 million in[...]

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John Roeser Named Associate Director of the Office of Market Supervision

June 25, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has named John C. Roeser as Associate Director and deputy head[...]

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SEC Charges Microcap Promoter With Illegally Selling Penny Stock Shares

June 23, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a microcap promoter with illegally selling more than 83 million penny stock shares[...]

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SEC Obtains Asset Freeze Against China-Based Trader for Suspicious Activity Last Week

June 23, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today obtained an emergency court order to freeze the assets of a trader in China[...]

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SEC Charges Unregistered Brokers in EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

June 23, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two firms that illegally brokered more than $79 million of investments by foreigners[...]

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SEC Charges Microcap Oil Company, CEO, and Stock Promoter With Defrauding Investors

June 18, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Texas-based oil company and its CEO with defrauding investors about reserve estimates[...]

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SEC Charges 36 Firms for Fraudulent Municipal Bond Offerings

June 18, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced enforcement actions against 36 municipal underwriting firms for violations in municipal bond offerings.[...]

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SEC Charges Investment Adviser and Mutual Fund Board Members With Failures in Advisory Contract Approval Process

June 17, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a mutual fund adviser, its principal, and three mutual fund board members with[...]

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China-Based Company and CEO To Pay $55.6 Million for Inaccurate Disclosures

June 17, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a $55.6 million settlement with Focus Media Holding Limited and CEO Jason Jiang[...]

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SEC Announces Enforcement Action for Illegal Offering of Security-Based Swaps

June 17, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an enforcement action against a company that illegally offered complex derivatives products to[...]

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SEC Charges Investment Adviser With Fraudulently Funneling Client Assets to Companies in Owner’s Interest

June 17, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Massachusetts-based investment advisory firm and its owner for funneling[...]

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