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  • May 9, 2007

NYSE Reg fines firm $90,000

NYSE Regulation, the regulatory body of the New York Stock Exchange has announced that it has censured and fined RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. $90,000 for failing to establish written procedures regarding filing of suspicious activity reports.

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  • May 8, 2007

NFA bars introducing broker

The National Futures Association has permanently barred former associated person Adam Leon from NFA membership.

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  • May 8, 2007

Fidelity B-Ds fined for misleading G.I.s

NASD announced today that it has fined two Fidelity Investments broker-dealers $400,000 for preparing and distributing misleading sales literature promoting plans that were sold primarily to U.S. military personnel.

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  • May 8, 2007

Citigroup to pay $200,000 for unit’s misdeeds

Citigroup Inc. has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding one of its brokerage units that manipulated auctions involving municipal and corporate bonds.

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  • May 7, 2007

Zurich Capital Markets fined $16.8M

The Securities and Exchange Commission settled an administrative proceeding against Zurich Capital Markets Inc. for its role in financing to hedge fund clients that engaged in market timing of mutual funds and facilitating the "deceptive" trading tactics.

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  • May 1, 2007

NASD & CSE fine, suspend traders

NASD and the Chicago Stock Exchange Holdings Inc. announced that they have fined and suspended two traders for allegedly artificially inflating a stock's price.

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  • April 30, 2007

Distribution to start in Fannie Mae case

The Securities and Exchange Commission will begin distributing $357 million from its Fair Fund as part of its settlement with Fannie Mae on charges of fraud in connection with the preparation of its annual and quarterly statements.

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  • April 27, 2007

Oil company to pay $44M for violations

Baker Hughes Inc., an international provider of oil field products and services, has agreed to pay more than $44 million in fines, penalties, and disgorgement of illicit profits, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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  • April 26, 2007

Distribution begins in Jones settlement

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the distribution of a $79 million Fair Fund to current and former customers of Edward D. Jones & Co. LP.

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  • April 24, 2007

Ex-HealthSouth chairman to pay $81M

Former HealthSouth Corp. chairman Richard Scrushy will pay $81 million for his part in a $2.6 billion financial fraud under a judgment announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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  • April 24, 2007

Apple execs charged with backdating

Two former senior executives of Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif., were charged with improper stock option backdating by the Securities and Exchange Commission today.

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  • April 23, 2007

NFA fines California firm $100,000

The National Futures Association has ordered Forex International Investments Inc. and its principals, Imran Firoz and Alex Dekhtyar, to pay a $100,000 fine for several violations.

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  • April 23, 2007

SEC to pay $125M to PBHG investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a $125 million distribution to more than 254,000 investors hurt by fraudulent market timing in the PBHG Funds.