This week the SEC had a significant courtroom win in the jury trial of a financial fraud case, but another serious loss in its PIPE/hedge fund cases. Another settlement was announced in the auction rate securities probe, following the template …

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The Department of Justice, like the SEC, offers the prospect of credit in the charging process in exchange of self-reporting and cooperation. Like the Commission, DOJ defines the question of cooperation in terms of furnishing all the facts. Unlike the …

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