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News BriefMorgan Stanley to pay $249M in SEC, DOJ fraud settlements
Morgan Stanley agreed to pay approximately $249 million as part of settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice to resolve an admitted fraud scheme involving block trades perpetrated, in part, by a former senior employee at the firm.
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News BriefSDNY launches whistleblower pilot program
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York took its efforts to encourage voluntary self-disclosure a step further with the launch of a whistleblower pilot program for individuals involved in nonviolent offenses.
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ArticleSenate confirms U.S. attorneys to lead SDNY, EDNY
The Senate confirmed Damian Williams and Breon Peace to lead U.S. attorney’s offices in Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively. Williams becomes the first Black prosecutor to ever lead the SDNY.
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ArticleFormer FTE Networks CEO, CFO charged with accounting fraud
The former chief executive officer and chief financial officer of telecommunications company FTE Networks were arrested and charged with accounting fraud among a series of other alleged crimes.
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ArticleSEC Chair Clayton’s SDNY nomination may melt in harsh spotlight
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton will be in for the fight of his life to secure a nomination to become the next U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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ArticleLike it or not, Clayton caught up in Trump machine
SEC head Jay Clayton has largely stayed out of the spotlight … until now, as he finds himself embroiled in a controversy that wasn’t of his own making. Such is life as a cog in the Trump machine.
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ArticleDon’t let Trump’s actions lower the bar for checks and balances
The fact that President Trump is so unabashedly bold about holding his finger on the scales of justice should remind CCOs that ethics and rules can’t be bent for political (or business) gain.
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Former chief of SDNY Criminal Division joins Mayer Brown
Daniel Stein, former Chief of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, will join the law firm Mayer Brown as a partner in the litigation and dispute resolution practice, where he will lead the firm’s global regulatory and investigations group and serve ...