Month: December 2009

The SEC filed a settled enforcement action against William Jacobson alleging that the former CEO of Atlas Mining Company employed two illegal stock schemes to try to prop up the struggling mining company. SEC v. Jacobson, Case No. 2:09-cv-00669 (D. …

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As the year draws to a close, SEC enforcement continues to focus on two of its staples for this year, insider trading and investment fund frauds. Last week, the Commission brought an aggressive insider trading case against two French citizens …

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