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Former U.S. Attorneys Johnny Sutton and John Ratcliffe Join New Ashcroft Law Firm
Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft continues to build out his unique new law firm on a national level. The model for the law firm, which thus far appears to be based on Ashcroft teaming up with former U.S. Attorneys in different states, was advanced again today as Johnny Sutton, the former U.S. attorney for [...]
Former GC of Peregrine Systems Sentenced to One Day in Custody Plus Six Months Home Detention for Role in Alleged Fraud
Richard Nelson, the former general counsel of Peregrine Systems, has been sentenced to one day in custody and six months of home detention for his role in an alleged accounting fraud at the company. The National Law Journal reports that Nelson also was ordered to pay a $20,000 fine and provide 200 hours of community [...]
SEC Official in Fort Worth, Texas Accused of Assaulting Police Officer
In Fort Worth, Texas, police say a high-ranking official in the SEC’s Forth Worth office has been accused of assaulting a police officer. The AP reports that Police Sgt. Pedro Criado says J. Kevin Edmundson, Associate Director in the SEC’s Fort Worth Regional Office, was arrested downtown Saturday after he resisted officers who intended to [...]
Securities Docket News Wire for April 21, 2009
Archived Version and Materials Now Available For Today’s SEC Enforcement Update Webcast (April 21). http://bit.ly/6DUPA #sdx # Copy of the Special Inspector General for TARP’s Quarterly Report to Congress. http://bit.ly/1bsxRM #sdx # SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance Offers More Guidance on Rule 10b5-1. http://bit.ly/zPqRe #sdx # Report: Sens. Schumer and Shelby to Offer Amendment Adding [...]
Archived Version and Materials Now Available For Today’s SEC Enforcement Update Webcast (April 21)
The archived version of today’s webcast (“SEC Enforcement Update: A Wounded Animal is a Dangerous Animal”) is now available here. In addition, the slides from today’s webcast are also available here.
Today’s Webcast (April 21): Materials Available Here for “SEC Enforcement Update: A Wounded Animal is a Dangerous Animal”
The presentation materials for today’s webcast (2 pm Eastern) entitled “SEC Enforcement Update: A Wounded Animal is a Dangerous Animal” are now available here.
Copy of the Special Inspector General for TARP’s Quarterly Report to Congress
A copy of the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program’s Quarterly Report to Congress dated April 21, 2009 is available here (see link below). The report notes that the Special Inspector General for TARP has initiated nearly 20 preliminary and full criminal investigations to date. Although the details of [...]
Report: Sens. Schumer and Shelby to Offer Amendment Adding $20 Million to SEC’s Budget for Enforcement
Senators Charles Schumer (N.Y.) and Richard Shelby (Ala.) are reportedly adding an amendment on the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act that would add $20 million to the budget of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Glenn Thrush of Politico reports that the bill is expected to be taken up by the Senate this week. According to [...]
Singapore: Securities Regulator Files First-Ever Civil Lawsuit for Insider Trading
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has sued a former employee of WBL Corporation for alleged insider trading. The Business Times reports that the insider trading case marks the first time MAS has ever acted as the plaintiff in a lawsuit. In previous cases, MAS has imposed fines without court action after the individuals admitted to [...]
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal in Gilead Sciences Case
The U.S. Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will not hear a plea to clarify the issue of “loss causation.” SCOTUSblog reports that on Monday, the Court refused to hear a plea that it clarify the amount of proof that investors must produce to show that a decline in the price of stock they bought [...]