SEC enforcement head Avakian to step down by year’s end
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Aaron Nicodemus2020-12-10T21:38:00
Stephanie Avakian, who led the Division of Enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission for the past four years, announced she will leave at the end of the year.
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