Google will then ask for verification details for the listed people, like a phone number and e-mail address.

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They are often used to ask for basic facts and assessments: e.g.

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But in December, Calandra told his company that the San Francisco office of the SEC had asked for records of his stock trades, newsletters and e-mails, prompting Marketwatch to launch its own investigation and ask Calandra for his brokerage records.

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Manzella says that the e-mails and calls went on for months and that after many sleepless nights, he decided to ask his supervisor for help.

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