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Published in TZ Latest News 26 July, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff

SEC seeks $1.4 billion from Texas Wyly brothers after fraud verdict

Texas tycoon Sam Wyly and the estate of his late brother Charles should pay damages totaling $1.41 billion for their role in a scheme that hid trades in companies they controlled using offshore trusts, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said. In a court filing late on Friday, the SEC said the amount was justified by the finding of a New York federal court jury that the Wylys had engaged in a fraud that over 13 years earned them $553 million in profits that were not disclosed to investors in the companies. “It is time to hold the Wylys accountable,” the SEC wrote.

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