SEC requests independent monitor in GPB Capital case
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-02-10T21:18:00
The SEC has requested the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee GPB Capital Holdings amid allegations the asset management firm defrauded more than 17,000 retail investors in a “Ponzi-like” scheme.
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