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SEC Charges Two Men With Fraud in Fake Trading Accounts Scheme

September 05, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two Michigan men with fraud for their roles in a fake accounts scheme perpetrated[...]

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SEC Charges Cannabis Investment Fund and Founder in Fraudulent Scheme

September 05, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Texas-based investment fund and its founder with defrauding investors with false promises[...]

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SEC Names Rebecca J. Olsen as Director of the Office of Municipal Securities

September 04, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Rebecca J. Olsen has been named Director of the agency's Office of[...]

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SEC Charges Telecommunications Expense Management Company With Accounting Fraud

September 04, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a telecommunications expense management company for its use of fraudulent accounting practices that[...]

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Sanofi Charged With FCPA Violations

September 04, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Paris-based pharmaceutical company Sanofi has agreed to pay more than $25 million to[...]

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Agencies Extend Comment Period for Proposed Rule Simplifying and Tailoring the “Volcker Rule”

September 04, 2018

Joint Release Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemCommodity Futures Trading CommissionFederal Deposit Insurance CorporationOffice of the Comptroller of[...]

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SEC Charges Buffalo Advisory Firm and Principal With Fraud Relating to Association With Barred Adviser

August 30, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against a Buffalo, New York, investment advisory firm and its owner for[...]

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SEC Charges Florida Cash Advance Company, Former CEO With Defrauding Retail Investors

August 29, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against 1 Global Capital LLC and its former chief executive officer for allegedly[...]

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SEC Charges NFL Player and Former Investment Banker With Insider Trading

August 29, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a professional football player and a former investment banker with insider trading in[...]

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SEC Charges Moody’s With Internal Controls Failures and Ratings Symbols Deficiencies

August 28, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Moody’s Investors Service Inc., one of the nation’s largest credit ratings agencies,[...]

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Legg Mason Charged With Violating the FCPA

August 27, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay over $34 million to resolve an SEC charge[...]

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Transamerica Entities to Pay $97 Million to Investors Relating to Errors in Quantitative Investment Models

August 27, 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against four Transamerica entities for misconduct involving faulty investment models and ordered the[...]

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