SEC, granted a motion by the SEC to dismiss a complaint filed requesting the production of documents related to an SEC examination of an investment adviser whose registration was revoked by the SEC and was defunct.

FORBES: No Freedom of Information When It Comes to Money Managers (November 1, 2000)

Why any trainee would lie about passing any registration examination is beyond me because these scores are part of a computerized database and are separately reported to the sponsoring member firm.

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