While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission polices markets in America, regulators around the globe have been actively investigating and bringing civil and criminal securities fraud enforcement cases. Canada • The much discussed insider trading cases of former investment banker …

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The FCPA evolved out of the Watergate scandal, a series of SEC fraud enforcement actions and the volunteer program crafted by then SEC Enforcement Director Stanley Sporkin. Under that program, over 400 companies admitted making questionable foreign payments to obtain …

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