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Pay-to-Play: One Size Might Not Fit All?

The recent case involving Wayzata Investment Partners and the SEC highlights the potential consequences of pay-to-play violations in the investment advisory industry. It also highlights the effects of slow-moving policy...more

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FEC Imposes Record Fine for Foreign Individual’s Role in U.S. Company’s Otherwise Lawful Contribution to a Super PAC

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U.S. companies are allowed to make contributions to super PACs, which is exactly what Wheatland Tube, LLC did in this case. However, the decision to contribute involved conversations with a foreign national, and that led to...more

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Physician, Heal Thyself: FEC Fines Doctors Group Thousands After Stunning Admission

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The Federal Election Commission (FEC or Commission) recently fined a New York-based physicians’ group thousands after the partnership admitted reimbursing physicians nearly $45,000 for federal political contributions. While...more

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Federal Court Issues Stiff Five-Year Sentences for FECA and FARA Violations

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A federal judge in California last month sentenced Imaad Zuberi, a California businessman, to five years for violating the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) and five years for violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act...more

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$456,000 Fine for FECA Violation? Federal Court Says OK.

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Former Florida Congressman David Rivera’s legal troubles continued to mount last month after a federal judge approved a $456,000 fine for his “knowing and willful” campaign finance violations. This long-running case is a...more

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