"The fraudulent conduct at issue here was egregious and long-running, " the SEC said.
But, like many criminal organizations, things got worse when CAIR officials were confronted with clear evidence of Days' fraudulent conduct.
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These two lawsuits followed an earlier lawsuit which had also alleged that CAIR's fraudulent conduct amounted to racketeering, a federal RICO crime.
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These two lawsuits follow an earlier lawsuit which had also alleged that CAIR's fraudulent conduct amounted to racketeering, a federal RICO crime.
But, like many organizations accused of wrongdoing, things got worse when CAIR officials were confronted with clear evidence of Days' fraudulent conduct.
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Earlier this month the AG sued JPM for fraudulent conduct he said Bear Stearns engaged in prior to banks purchase of the firm in 2008.
An open issue that remains is whether the SEC can seek an extension of the five year statute of limitation where a defendant acts to affirmatively conceal the fraudulent conduct.
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The Madoff case also highlights the need to improve the exchange of information within FINRA and between the SEC and FINRA, including the sharing of information about potentially fraudulent conduct at member firms.
In recent cases brought under sections 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission has alleged that there was fraudulent conduct but does not allege that the defendant acted with scienter.
Class actions are a vehicle through which individuals harmed by fraudulent conduct of companies and Wall Street firms can seek redress as a large group, thus sharing the costs and expenses, which they could not do if they all brought their own individual suits.
Sheila Nemazee is also trying to shield two Italian properties--an apartment in Rome purchased in 2004 for 1.65 million euros and a farmhouse in Puglia purchased in 2006 for 1.75 million euros-- from federal prosecutors, saying they were purchased with funds that were not tied to any fraudulent conduct and belong to her under both New York and Italian law.
And those on whose watch this conduct occurs are also potentially liable: If they knew about the backdating, they're participants in fraudulent and unlawful conduct.
"The current statutory offences are too specific to offer a comprehensive definition, while the common law offence of conspiracy to defraud is so wide that it offers little guidance on the difference between fraudulent and lawful conduct, " it said.
In that case, the court dismissed the RICO counts concluding that CAIR's conduct as alleged was fraudulent but not a technical violation of RICO.
The move comes after New York State Judge Joseph Teresi ruled that the PC maker had engaged in "misleading, deceptive and unlawful business conduct, " that included false advertising, fraudulent financing schemes, and failure to provide warranty services and rebates.
But the Star Players overcame this through "brute force" and conduct that was "nothing short of abuse and bordering on fraudulent actions, " according to the lawsuit.
"Dell has engaged in repeated misleading, deceptive and unlawful business conduct, including false and deceptive advertising of financing promotions and the terms of warranties, fraudulent, misleading and deceptive practices in credit financing and failure to provide warranty service and rebates, " Justice Joseph C.
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