Legal Opinion
Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jasper
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 15, 2012No. 10-17064PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEA, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Carl W. Jasper is the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., a publicly-traded semiconductor company based in Silicon Valley. Following revelations that the company had issued backdated stock options without properly expensing them, 1 the SEC instituted this civil enforcement action against Jasper, alleging that Jasper violated various provisions of the securities laws.
The case proceeded to a seven-day jury trial; the jury found in favor of the SEC on most counts. As a result, the district court permanently…
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