- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2022-05-03T15:05:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced plans to nearly double the number of employees assigned to its Cyber Unit, which has had its name changed to emphasize the agency’s pursuit of crypto asset-related investigations.
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