Supreme Court: SEC can recoup ill-gotten profits, with caveats
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-06-22T17:53:00
The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the SEC’s authority to recoup profits obtained from fraudulent schemes but limited the scope of what can be sought through disgorgement.
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