Year: 2016

The Commission brought a financial fraud action centered on misconduct seemingly drawn from its traditional cases in the area: sham agreements and round-trip transactions, all designed to artificially inflate the share price for a sale of securities. SEC v. Campion, …

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SEC Chair Mary Jo White announced that she will step down when the new administration takes over. That will leave the Commission with two sitting Commissioners unless there are confirmation hearings during the lame duck session which seems highly unlikely. …

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