Regulatory Enforcement and Criminal Investigations in a World of Limited Resources: Marginal Cases and Missed Opportunities
September 5, 2012 | The Insider: White Collar Defense and Securities Enforcement
Over the past several years, it has become commonplace to hear the general public and pundits alike grouse about the lack of criminal prosecutions or regulatory enforcement proceedings arising out of the financial dislocations of 2007 and 2008. There are many reasonable responses to these complaints, and almost all of them – as representatives of the Department of Justice and SEC emphasized in recent media statements – start with the actual facts and evidence. Not surprisingly, [...]