Former tech exec to pay $97K for impeding SEC whistleblower
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Aaron Nicodemus2022-04-13T16:47:00
David Hansen, co-founder of Las Vegas-based software company NS8, agreed to pay $97,523 to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission that he impeded a whistleblower’s attempt to communicate with the agency about a securities law violation.
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