Supreme Court declines challenge to SEC’s Bank Secrecy Act authority
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Kyle Brasseur2021-11-08T18:59:00
The Supreme Court turned down a bid by brokerage firm Alpine Securities Corp. petitioning for review of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s power to enforce the Bank Secrecy Act.
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