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“Government shutdown” month (October 2013) has brought encouraging news from the SEC–including some good news you might not realize.<\/p>\n

On October 1, the SEC announced its first SEC whistleblower award of more than $1 million<\/a>. The Commission’s Office of the Whistleblowerer led by Sean McKessy awarded more than $14 million to a whistleblower who remains confidential. According to the SEC, the whistleblower’s information “led to an SEC enforcement action that recovered substantial investor funds.”<\/p>\n

Two weeks later, a Texas jury found against the SEC in its insider trading case against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Although some see the verdict as a setback for the SEC, the Commission needs to bring cases that it believes have merit. <\/p>\n

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