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March 3, 2020
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March 3, 2020 1:56 p.m.
Justices likely to preserve SEC power to recoup fraud money
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed prepared Tuesday to preserve an important tool that federal securities regulators used last year to recoup $3.2 billion in ill-gotten gains in fraud cases.