Martin Act
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martin-act-301-16174154
title:
Martin Act
text:
The Martin Act is a New York anti-fraud law, widely considered to be the most severe blue sky law in the country. Passed in 1921, it grants the Attorney General of New York expansive law enforcement powers to conduct investigations of securities fraud and bring civil or criminal actions against alleged violators of the Act. It was used infrequently until the early 2000s, when then-Attorney General Eliot Spitzer began using it to bring civil cases against Wall Street firms. It has since become th
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Anti-fraud legislation in New York
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Act
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date modified:
2024-03-04T02:16:33Z
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