Year: 2016

It can happen to anybody. The SEC has brought what seems like an almost endless string of investment fund and offering fraud actions. Typically small, unsophisticated investors, often known to the fraudster, are targeted with sales pitches of extravagant returns. …

SEC Halts Scheme By IM Who Bilked Off-Shore Investment Manager Read More »

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The D.C. Circuit handed down the first circuit court decision ruling on the Appointments Clause question concerning the retention of SEC ALJs. The court concluded that there was no violation of the Clause. The SEC brought an action this week …

This Week In Securities Litigation (Week ending August 12, 2016) Read More »

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