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  1. The STOCK Act has been characterized … as to prevent insider trading by members of Congress, as if members of Congress are allowed to participate in insider trading today, and they are not
    Rob Woodall – Rob Woodall SOURCE: United Press International 7 hours ago
  2. A lot has happened in the decade since Sarbanes-Oxley was passed
    SOURCE: Business Wire 3 weeks ago
  3. were just outraged to find out that members of Congress weren't subject to insider trading laws, people were just angry.
    SOURCE: WTSP-TV St. Petersburgh 1 day ago
  4. U.S. based IRS-Enrolled Agents, CPAs, or tax attorneys with extensive knowledge in tax law and tax return preparation.
    SOURCE: Forbes 3 weeks ago
  5. Insider trading at any level of the federal government is unacceptable
    Eric Cantor – Eric Cantor SOURCE: Mail Tribune 5 days ago
  6. I think Rome was burning all around them and...contrary to back in the Sarbanes-Oxley days, the PCAOB and audit standards in general were not the same priorities.
    SOURCE: Yahoo News: Business 4 weeks ago
  7. Most tax questions, people personalize and calculate, ‘I’m for the tax increase that other people are going to pay. I’m for the tax cut I’m going to receive.’
    SOURCE: Atlanta Journal Constitution 1 month ago
  8. Most tax questions, people personalize and calculate, ‘I’m for the tax increase that other people are going to pay. I’m for the tax cut I’m going to receive.’
    SOURCE: Jacksonville.com 1 month ago
  9. We will oppose it at every turn. The plan that has been rolled out - it is a tax cut for 5 or 10 percent of the state and a tax increase for 80-plus percent of the state.
    SOURCE: Tulsa World 1 month ago
  10. We will oppose it at every turn. The plan that has been rolled out - it is a tax cut for 5 or 10 percent of the state and a tax increase for 80-plus percent of the state.
    SOURCE: Tulsa World 1 month ago
  11. The insider trading bill's on Harry's desk right now ... Tell him to get it out, it's already there.
    SOURCE: Washington Examiner 1 week ago
  12. There is no reason why trading by Members of Congress or their staff members would be considered ‘exempt’ from the federal securities laws, including the insider trading prohibitions
    SOURCE: The Epoch Times 1 month ago
  13. This case is not about football but about allegations of tax fraud.
    SOURCE: ESPN STAR Sports 1 day ago
  14. This resembles insider trading as much as soccer resembles football
    SOURCE: BusinessWeek 2 weeks ago
  15. All authorities are supportive of the idea that there needs to be more clarity and conformation on insider trading requirements. The draft bill has been put in Parliament, where insider trading will be defined.
    SOURCE: Business Standard 3 weeks ago
  16. Fourth, once a decision is made, implementation by the Department of the Treasury has at times been slow and uneven. These factors all adversely affect execution of the policy process.
    SOURCE: The Huffington Post 3 weeks ago
  17. He's not going to ask me to stay on, I'm pretty confident ... I'm also confident he's going to have the privilege of having another Treasury secretary.
    SOURCE: Denver Post 2 weeks ago
  18. I respect McDole, Kennedy & Williams' outlook on the practice of law by recruiting highly respected legal authorities in core areas of commercial litigation, IP and employment law, while maintaining low overhead and charging reasonable fees
    SOURCE: Dallas Business Journal 4 weeks ago
  19. You must switch to electronic payments by March 1, 2013. If you don't, the U.S. Department of the Treasury may send your benefits via the Direct Express® card program to avoid an interruption in payment.
    SOURCE: Suite 101 3 weeks ago
  20. magnitude of fraud we proved in the Galleon Group insider trading scheme
    Preet Bharara – Preet Bharara SOURCE: BusinessWeek 2 weeks ago
  21. I realize that many people suffered due to my actions. I apologize to the victims of insider trading
    SOURCE: Thomson Reuters News & Insight 2 weeks ago
  22. The State has always had an interest in punishing the disclosure and sharing of some information and not the rest. Insider trading is …
    SOURCE: Ludwig von Mises Institute 3 weeks ago
  23. This initiative is far from over ... If you are engaged in insider trading, what distinguishes you from the dozens who have been charged is not that you haven't been caught; it's that you haven't been caught yet.
    SOURCE: International Business Times 3 weeks ago
  24. We need hard evidence of insider trading (or incontrovertible proof of influence peddling as recognized by the Congressional Ethics Committee) to be rid of this odious pustule.
    SOURCE: Reason 3 weeks ago
  25. magnitude of fraud we proved in the Galleon Group insider trading scheme
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 3 weeks ago
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