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SEC Charges Utah-Based Retirement Plan Administrator With Defrauding Investors

April 30, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against a Utah-based retirement plan administrator who[...]

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SEC Charges Six Individuals With Insider Trading in Stock of E-Commerce Company Prior to Acquisition by eBay

April 25, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former executive with insider trading in advance of eBay’s acquisition of the[...]

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SEC Issues Stop Order to Prevent Northern California Company From Issuing Stock Under Amended Registration Statement

April 23, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a stop order to prevent a Northern California-based company from issuing stock after[...]

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SEC Charges Former Stock Promoter With Defrauding Investors in Florida Real Estate Venture

April 23, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed fraud charges against a former Florida-based stock promoter currently serving a two-year prison[...]

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SEC Charges Technology Company Insider in California With Tipping Confidential Information Exploited by Hedge Funds

April 23, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed insider trading charges against a former accounting manager at Nvidia Corp. who tipped[...]

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Mauri Osheroff to Retire After Nearly 40 Years at SEC

April 23, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Mauri L. Osheroff, associate director for regulatory policy in the Division of[...]

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SEC Charges a Former Biopharmaceutical Company Executive and Two Others with Insider Trading

April 21, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former biopharmaceutical company executive and two others with insider trading on confidential[...]

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SEC Halts Pyramid Scheme Targeting Dominican and Brazilian Immigrants

April 17, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that on Tuesday it filed charges against the Massachusetts-based operators of a large[...]

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SEC Proposes Rules for Security-Based Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Participants

April 17, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted yesterday to propose new rules for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap market[...]

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SEC Charges Former BP Employee with Insider Trading During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

April 17, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former 20-year employee of BP p.l.c. and a senior responder during the[...]

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SEC Charges San Diego-Based Investment Adviser

April 15, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against a San Diego-based investment advisory firm, its chief executive officer, chief[...]

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SEC Names David Gottesman as Deputy Chief Litigation Counsel

April 15, 2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of David J. Gottesman as deputy chief litigation counsel in the[...]

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