UPDATES! Can the SEC, the Treasury, or my company take away stock option gains, restricted stock, and performance shares after accounting fraud has occurred?

In enforcement actions, the SEC has gone after option or stock profits gained by senior executives at prices that were inflated by financial fraud. Recent legislation, such as the Dodd-Frank Act, makes this type of enforcement action even more likely...

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