Year: 2016

Two attorneys, with fiduciary duties to their clients by virtue of their role as escrow agents, served not as the protector of client funds, but enablers of a fraudulent scheme. The plot was uncovered by OCIE during an inspection of …

SEC Charges Attorneys Who Implemented Fraud Scheme Read More »

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Deputy AG Sally Yates defended the DOJ corporate cooperation policy she with which she is identified in remarks this week. That policy requires business organizations to identify individuals and furnish the evidence regarding their misdeeds to earn cooperation credit. Ms. …

This Week In Securities Litigation (Week ending May 13, 2016) Read More »

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