Periodically, there have been calls to merge the SEC and the CFTC. As the market crisis unfolded, for example, former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson proposed reforms which included merging the SEC and the CFTC. Many commentators thought the Madoff and …

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The SEC filed a settled action against TierOne Converged Networks, Inc., a wireless internet service provider, and its two principals, Kevin Weaver and Ronald Celmer. The case arose out of the sale of TierOne’s securities as private placements. A key …

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