01/27/2009
Ninth Circuit Holds That SEC Can Use Civil Investigation to Tee Up Criminal Investigation
U.S. v. Stringer, 535 F.3d 929 (9th Cir. 2008)
Brief Summary
When conducting parallel civil and criminal investigations, the federal government may take steps to keep potential defendants participating in the civil investigation from learning of the criminal investigation.
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