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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInWhat is EDGAR and why do we care if it was hacked? | WUWM
The acronym of the day is EDGAR, which stands for Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval. It’s a platform created and run by the Securities and Exchange Commission. It could also be known, though, as the latest hacking victim in this economy. The SEC made the disclosure late last night that it’d been breached and added […]
U.S. Attorney Who Launched Novel Va. Financial and Securities Fraud Task Force to Step Down – Compliance Week
Neil H. MacBride, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, announced last week that he will be stepping down next month. In June 2010, MacBride made news when his district launched a novel financial fraud Task Force that asserted jurisdiction over most securities fraud because the SEC’s EDGAR database is physically housed in […]
Why the Eastern District of Va. Has Jurisdiction Over Securities Fraud
Yes, Virginia, you do have jurisdiction over securities fraud.