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Second Circuit Holds That Primary Securities Fraud Violations Require Deception Attributable To the Defendant |
August 9, 2008
Previously published on July 24, 2008
In a recent decision addressing the meaning of deception under the federal securities laws, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the acquittal of David Finnerty, a former specialist on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange who had been charged with criminal securities fraud (United States v. Finnerty).
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