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SEC Staff Releases Accounting Bulletin to Update Guidance on Pushdown Accounting

November 18, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant and Division of Corporation Finance today released a Staff Accounting[...]

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SEC Sanctions Two Former Defense Contractor Employees for FCPA Violations

November 17, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today sanctioned two former employees in the Dubai office of a U.S.-based defense contractor for[...]

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SEC Charges Three Penny Stock Promoters Behind Pump-and-Dump Schemes

November 17, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three penny stock promoters with conducting pump-and-dump schemes involving stocks they were touting[...]

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SEC Charges San Francisco-Based Penny Stock Company CEO for Defrauding Investors in Pump-and-Dump Scheme

November 17, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a San Francisco-based penny stock company CEO with defrauding investors by issuing false[...]

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SEC Charges Business Owner and Stockbroker in Maryland-Based Offering Fraud

November 14, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the owner of a Maryland-based real estate company with conducting an offering fraud[...]

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SEC Announces Agenda and Panelists for Small Business Forum

November 14, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda and panelists for next week’s Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital[...]

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SEC and SBA to Host Event on Small Business Capital Raising Prior to Small Business Forum

November 14, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission, in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, today announced they will jointly host an[...]

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SEC Announces Charges Against India-Based Operators of High-Yield Investment Scheme Using Social Media

November 12, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against two India-based operators of an alleged high-yield investment scheme seeking to[...]

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SEC Charges California Lawyer and Two Massachusetts Men Behind Scheme to Manipulate Stock of Sports Ticket Broker

November 06, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an attorney in Orange County, Calif., and two men in Massachusetts behind a[...]

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SEC Charges Allen Park, Mich. and Two Former City Leaders in Fraudulent Muni Bond Offering for Movie Studio Project

November 06, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against the City of Allen Park, Mich., and two former city[...]

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SEC Sanctions 10 Companies for Disclosure Failures Surrounding Financing Deals and Stock Dilution

November 05, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced enforcement actions against 10 companies for failing to make the required disclosures about[...]

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SEC Charges Two Canadian Citizens With Penny Stock Fraud Involving Tennessee Coal Mining Company

November 03, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a pair of Canadian citizens with conducting an international microcap fraud scheme by[...]

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