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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Current Parent Company: Bank of America
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Penalty: $5,000,000
Year: 2000
Date: April 6, 2000
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Secondary Offense: securities issuance or trading violation
Violation Description: The SEC brought and settled civil administrative fraud charges against ten Wall Street and regional brokerage firms for overcharging municipalities for government securities in a practice commonly known as yield burning.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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