SEC bars CCO associated with alleged trading scheme
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Kyle Brasseur2020-08-26T16:27:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission has permanently barred the former chief compliance officer of a once-registered brokerage firm for her role in an alleged fraudulent unauthorized trading scheme.
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