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SEC Missed Stanford Warning Signs

Minor fines levied for violations that should have been red flags

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 19, 2009 5:24 AM CST

(Newser) – Years of SEC probes into the Stanford Group's finances resulted in wrist-slaps for violations that experts believe should have been huge red flags for investigators, the New York Times reports. The firm, suspected of engaging in an $8 billion fraud, paid out just $60,000... Read full story »

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