The SEC filed two financial fraud cases yesterday. Both are based on activity that is alleged to have occurred years ago. Both raise questions about effective law enforcement. The first, SEC v. Milne, Civil Action No. 3:08-CV-505 (D. Conn. April …

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In U.S. v. Stringer, No. 06-30100 (April 4, 2008), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the dismissal of a criminal indictment. The district court had dismissed the case based on the misconduct of the U.S. Attorney’s Office (“USAO”) and …

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