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The cover-up is virtually always worse than the underlying conduct. History is replete with instances where improper or even wrongful conduct was severely aggravated by an effort to conceal the conduct. That is precisely the case of former investment adviser …

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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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