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Chris Prentice

@chrisprentice.bsky.social

Reuters reporter covering financial crime & enforcement

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BREAKING: At least 12% of the SEC's workforce has agreed to resign, with deep cuts in Enforcement and the Office of the General Counsel, potentially bringing key functions at the agency to the breaking point, sources tell @chrisprentice.bsky.social and me.

21.03.2025 18:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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US judge halts Trump administration's calls for mass firings by agencies A California federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies to carry out the mass firings of thousands of recently hired employees.

Breaking: U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies to carry out the mass firings of thousands of recently hired employees. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

27.02.2025 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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CFPB drops slew of cases including against Capital One;

US judiciary raises concerns about Marshals Service's new immigration focus;

And more top news in The Afternoon Docket.
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27.02.2025 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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US SEC, Tron founder Justin Sun explore resolution of civil fraud case reut.rs/4bqrMPx

26.02.2025 22:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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25.02.2025 13:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The latest from @chrisprentice.bsky.social and myself:

The Trump admin isnโ€™t trimming around the edges but is already altering the SECโ€™s bone structure โ€” all before a nominee for the chair can be confirmedโ€ฆ

24.02.2025 19:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.

01.02.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29134    ๐Ÿ” 13251    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6042    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2778
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Exclusive: SEC's Republican-led commission tightens oversight of probes, sources say Lawyers at the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) have been told they need to seek permission from the politically appointed leadership before formally launching probes, two sources briefed on the matter said, in a marked change in procedure that could slow down investigations.

www.reuters.com/world/us/sec... @chrisprentice.bsky.social @reuters.com

02.02.2025 12:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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