The companies don't really "outwit" the SEC. Some exploit loopholes; there're lots of ways to screw your shareholders legally. Apart from that, the SEC doesn't have the time or the money to go after all of the scams. They hope that by bringing attention to particularly outrageous cases, they'll have warned people.
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