Legal Opinion

Securities and Exchange Commission v. George G. Levin

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 23, 2017No. 15-14375PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUBINA, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant George G. Levin (“Levin”) appeals the district court’s judgment in favor of the Plaintiff-Appellee Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on its action charging Levin with securities violations. The action centers on Levin’s sales of securities in connection with a large Ponzi scheme. The SEC brought suit against Levin alleging violations of the registration provisions of the Securities Act and fraud in the sale of securities in violation of the Securities and Exchange Act (“Acts”). Levin asserted affirmative defenses that the sales were exempt…

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