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Jim Bunning: “But the SEC for 13 years has sat on their hands. So if you do not get the Justice Department involved in this, shame on…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2010
But the SEC for 13 years has sat on their hands. So if you do not get the Justice Department involved in this, shame on you as the Inspector General.
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Jim Bunning

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Bunning expresses frustration over the SEC's inaction and calls for Justice Department involvement.

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