In SEC enforcement actions, with only rare exceptions, the applicable statute of limitations is ten years, beginning when the conduct giving rise to the claim occurred, not when it was discovered by authorities. SEC enforcement cases don't get better with age
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unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 6 years after the commission of the offense
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No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for a securities fraud offense, unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted within 6 years after the commission of the offense
Plenty of time Dixon, Corporate officers & BOD Beginning August 16, 2021
Just spoke again to my corporate legal on a matter we previously discussed & the above (would be up to SEC's legal team (after considering complainant's attorneys arguments for said once case was initiated or Ongoing) whether they would enforce the extra 4 years. & Frankly speaking I'd wager my corporate/SEC legal team is far more knowledgeable than
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Ichim time to educate you, your supposed SEC attorney & @webster2000 ;-)