On February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that it will not be issuing any fines or penalties or taking any other enforcement actions against any...more
3/4/2025
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On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the government’s motion to stay a nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) issued by a federal judge in Texas (Texas...more
2/24/2025
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The SEC published its 2015 Annual Report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program. The report indicates the SEC received 3,923 tips in fiscal year 2015, compared to 3,620 tips in fiscal year 2014. From fiscal year 2012, the...more
The SEC recently commenced a settled enforcement action against an investment adviser, R.T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc., for cybersecurity matters. Press reports indicate this is the first such case of its kind. ...more
9/24/2015
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The SEC announced a deferred prosecution agreement, or DPA, with a former hedge fund administrator who helped the agency take action against a hedge fund manager who allegedly stole investor assets. According to the SEC’s...more