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The SEC gets the case it’s been waiting for in Silicon Valley | TechCrunch

By Securities Docket on October 18, 2016, 9:12 am

It’s a nearly ideal scenario for the SEC, which is investigating Theranos and widely expected to use a case against it to expand its mandate into Silicon Valley’s startup ecosystem. The truth is while the SEC has long been viewed as a force in the public markets, it also has the authority to chase after private companies that engage in any “act or omission resulting in fraud or deceit in connection with the purchase or sale of any security.” And lately, Wall Street’s top cop is finding Silicon Valley too high-profile a target to resist.

via The SEC gets the case it’s been waiting for in Silicon Valley | TechCrunch

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