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Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has completed the first in a series of disbursements from a Fair Fund that will return approximately $321 million to more than two million investors who were harmed by undisclosed market timing in the Alliance mutual funds complex. The

Speech by SEC Chairman: Address to Practicing Law Institute’s 2009 SEC Speaks by Chairman Mary L. Schapiro U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Ronald Reagan International Trade Center Washington, D.C. February 6, 2009 Thank you for that kind introduction, Linda [Thomsen]. It is great to be with you today and to see so many familiar faces.

Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary L. Schapiro announced today that David M. Becker will return to the agency later this month as its General Counsel and Senior Policy Director. Mr. Becker previously served as SEC General Counsel from January 2000 to May 2002 after joining the SEC

Release No. 59365 / February 6, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), of trading of the securities of BIH Corporation (“BIH”), of Fort Myers, Florida at 9:30 a.m. EST on February 6, 2009, and

DENVER (LAWFUEL) – Christina Elizabeth Szele, age 35, of Woodside, New York, was sentenced this afternoon by U.S. District Court Judge John L. Kane to serve 5 years probation for interference with a JetBlue flight crew, Acting U.S. Attorney David M. Gaouette, and FBI Special Agent in Charge James Davis announced today. Szele was ordered

DENVER (LAWFUEL) – Urbano De Jesus-Daniel, age 39, a Mexican national caught in Montrose, Colorado, was sentenced Tuesday by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel to serve 65 months (over 5 years) in federal prison for unlawful reentry of an aggravated felon and for violating his supervised release in a 2002 criminal matter.

WASHINGTON, DC (February 6 – LAWFUEL) — Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that Gary Bronstein, Partner in the firm’s Financial Institutions Team, will lead a panel at Sterne Agee’s 4th Annual Financial Services Symposium at The Peabody in Orlando, Florida on February 9 – 10. The conference will bring together approximately 100 top banks and almost

(LAWFUEL) – Three Indonesian men who allegedly facilitated a people smuggling venture to Australia last December will face Perth Magistrates Court today. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) will allege in court this morning that the men crewed a vessel as part of an attempt to smuggle up to 44 passengers into Australia on 6 December

Washington, D.C., Feb. 5, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Robert B. Malhotra has been named to serve in the SEC’s Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA) as a senior advisor. In this capacity, Mr. Malhotra will advise the senior officers in OCA on complex accounting and auditing matters, and

Washington, D.C., Feb. 5, 2009 (LAWFUEL) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged seven individuals involved in an insider trading ring that generated more than $11.6 million in illegal profits and avoided losses. The SEC alleges that two mergers and acquisitions professionals, Nicos Achilleas Stephanou at UBS Investment Bank and Ramesh Chakrapani at Blackstone