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Securities Fraud, Recidivism, And Deterrence, Jayne W. Barnard
Securities Fraud, Recidivism, And Deterrence, Jayne W. Barnard
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Legal scholars have expended considerable energy on the study of high-level securities fraud violators-Ken Lay, Bernie Ebbers, Dennis Kozlowski, etc. There has been little attention, however, to the perpetrators of "retail" securities fraud-the con artists who sell bogus stock over the Internet, orchestrate elaborate pump-and-dump schemes, and create a never-ending array of purportedly "risk free" investment opportunities. Collectively, and in a cruel mockery of capitalism, these offenders extract hundreds of millions dollars from investors each year. In this article, Professor Barnard examines this group of offenders, focusing particularly on those who recidivate-often moving from state to state and scheme to …
Creative Sanctions For Online Investment Fraud, Jayne W. Barnard
Creative Sanctions For Online Investment Fraud, Jayne W. Barnard
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