A prominent federal prosecutor who helped convict a former Illinois governor of corruption has been named the new director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's nine-state region out of Chicago.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is ready for battle.

KIMBERLY, Wis. (AP) – An investment firm accused of misconduct for selling risky investments to five Wisconsin school districts has agreed to pay them about $30 million. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement between RBC Capital Markets and the five districts; including Kimberly, Kenosha, Waukesha, Whitefish Bay, West Allis-West Milwaukee and Milwaukee. The districts sued two investment firms ...

By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are accusing brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus & Co. of civil fraud in its sales of risky complex investments to five Wisconsin school districts that lost all of the $200 million they invested. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the lawsuit Wednesday against St. Louis-based Stifel Nicolaus and former senior ...

By DANIEL WAGNER AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay $211 million after admitting one of its divisions rigged dozens of bidding competitions to win business from state and local governments. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC made at least 93 secret deals with companies that handled the bidding processes in 31 states, the Justice ...

Whistleblower cases are long and difficult, but attorneys may soon bring more of them due to expanded options laid out in a new law that takes effect this month.