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Paper documents shredded, digital records persisted
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Investigators often build cases based on subsequent investigations of
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financial firms
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stock analysts
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utilized email
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other digital evidence
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Securities and Exchange Commission set an example in December 2002 by fining five brokerage houses a total of $8.25 million for failing to retain email and other data as required by the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (SEC 2002).
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