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U.S. v. FISHOFF

No. 18-3549.

949 F.3d 157 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, v. Steven FISHOFF, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: January 30, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel T. Brown , Murphy & McGonigle, 1001 G Street, NW, Seventh Floor, Washington, DC 20001, Counsel for Appellant.

Mark E. Coyne , John F. Romano , Office of United States Attorney, 970 Broad Street, Room 700, Newark, NJ 07102, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: MCKEE, ROTH and RENDELL, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Under Section 32 of the Securities Exchange Act, a defendant who violates a Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule or regulation but proves that he "had no knowledge of such rule or regulation" is not subject to imprisonment.1 The rule is intended to protect laypersons who...

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