Legal Opinion
Securities & Exchange Commission v. Kokesh
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 23, 2016No. 15-2087PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought an enforcement action against Defendant Charles Kokesh for misappropriating funds from four SEC-registered business development companies (BDCs) in violation of federal securities laws. After a jury returned a verdict in favor of the SEC, the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico entered a final judgment permanently enjoining Defendant from violating certain provisions of federal securities laws, ordering disgorgement of $34.9 million plus prejudgment interest of $18.1 million, and imposing a civil…
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