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Government

May 24, 2006

L.A. Firm's Settlement Marks SEC's First Use of Patriot Act

The Securities and Exchange Commission has brought its first enforcement action under the 2001 Patriot Act, accusing a Los Angeles securities firm of violating an anti-money-laundering provision of the law.

By Anna Oberthur
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      The Securities and Exchange Commission has brought its first enforcement action under the 2001 Patriot Act, accusing a Los Angeles securities firm of violating an anti-money-laundering provision of the law.
      The violation alleged in this case is technical and has nothing to do with terrorism, but at least one observer sa...

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