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SEC Charges Oregon-Based Defense Contractor With FCPA Violations

April 08, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Oregon-based FLIR Systems Inc. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by[...]

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Gregg E. Berman, Associate Director in the Division of Trading and Markets, to Leave SEC

April 08, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Gregg E. Berman, Associate Director of the Office of Analytics and Research[...]

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SEC Charges L.A.-Based Pacific West Capital Group With Fraud in Sale of Life Settlement Investments

April 07, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Los Angeles-based Pacific West Capital Group Inc. and its owner Andrew B. Calhoun[...]

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OCIE Director Andrew Bowden to Leave SEC

April 07, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Andrew Bowden, Director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE),[...]

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SEC Obtains Asset Freeze in Ponzi Scheme Involving Loans to Professional Athletes

April 07, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a former professional football player and others, alleging they operated[...]

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SEC Charges Firms and Individuals for Defrauding Investors in Cellular Licensing Scheme

April 06, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 12 companies and six individuals with defrauding investors in a scheme involving applications[...]

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SEC Charges Friends With Insider Trading on Acquisition of Cooper Tire

April 02, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two longtime friends who illegally profited from insider trading on news of a[...]

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SEC Charges North Carolina Executive With Fraud

April 01, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the owner and chief executive of a North Carolina business with defrauding a[...]

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SEC: Companies Cannot Stifle Whistleblowers in Confidentiality Agreements

April 01, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced its first enforcement action against a company for using improperly restrictive language in[...]

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SEC Charges Former Polycom CEO With Hiding Perks From Investors

March 31, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former CEO of Silicon Valley-based technology firm Polycom Inc. with using nearly[...]

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SEC Announces Fraud Charges Against Investment Adviser Accused of Concealing Poor Performance of Fund Assets From Investors

March 30, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against an investment adviser and her New York-based firms accused of[...]

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SEC Charges New York-Based Brokerage Firm With Faulty Underwriting of Public Offering by China-Based Company

March 27, 2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against a New York-based brokerage firm responsible for underwriting a public offering[...]

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