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EEOC Highlights Record-Breaking Results in Agency Reports
WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSrpt) -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release:
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EEOC Highlights Record-Breaking Results in Agency Reports
Annual reports confirm strong results for workers through evenhanded enforcement
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its report on the agency's performance during fiscal year 2025 and its performance plan for fiscal year 2027.
Under the leadership of Chair Andrea Lucas and guided by President Trump's merit-based civil rights agenda, the EEOC secured $660 million for 17,680 victims
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WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSrpt) -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release:
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EEOC Highlights Record-Breaking Results in Agency Reports
Annual reports confirm strong results for workers through evenhanded enforcement
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released its report on the agency's performance during fiscal year 2025 and its performance plan for fiscal year 2027.
Under the leadership of Chair Andrea Lucas and guided by President Trump's merit-based civil rights agenda, the EEOC secured $660 million for 17,680 victimsof employment discrimination, marking its third-highest total monetary recovery in recent history. As part of the $660 million, the EEOC recovered $528 million through its pre-litigation enforcement process -including mediation, conciliation, and pre-cause determination settlements -the highest such recovery in the agency's 60-year history and 12% higher than fiscal year 2024; $27 million for 2,505 individuals as a result of litigation; and $104.6 million for 1,824 federal employees and applicants.
Of the $528 million record-breaking recovery in the pre-litigation enforcement process, the EEOC delivered $52.5 million for workers through the conciliation process, a 24% increase over fiscal year 2024. The agency also recovered $55 million for workers as a result of systemic investigations, a 20% increase in the number of resolutions and an approximate 115% increase in monetary benefits compared to fiscal year 2024.
"I am pleased to highlight the EEOC's results for American workers during the first year of the second Trump Presidency," said Lucas. "These record-breaking recoveries are the result of an Administration committed to upholding our nation's civil rights laws through colorblind, merit-based, and evenhanded enforcement. This EEOC is proud to deliver on that commitment and will continue to fight discrimination wherever it occurs."
The agency also increased efficiency and effectiveness while responding to an increased demand by the public for its services. In fiscal year 2025, the agency responded to nearly 270,000 inquiries, up almost 9% from fiscal year 2024; processed 88,201 new discrimination charges, which remained relatively even with fiscal year 2024; resolved 90,743 charges of discrimination, a 4% increase over fiscal year 2024; and reduced the private sector charge inventory by 4% compared to fiscal year 2024.
The EEOC also strengthened accountability in its federal sector appellate program in fiscal year 2025. Under Chair Lucas' leadership, the agency identified additional efficiencies, improved productivity, and provided more timely service and prompt appellate decisions to federal employees and agency employers, resulting in a 67% increase in federal sector appellate resolutions compared to the previous fiscal year.
The EEOC is the sole federal agency authorized to investigate and litigate against businesses and other private sector employers for violations of federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. For public sector employers, the EEOC shares jurisdiction with the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. The EEOC also is responsible for coordinating the federal government's employment antidiscrimination effort. More information about the EEOC is available at www.eeoc.gov.
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REPORT: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2026-04/EEOC_APR_FY2025_APP_FY2027_508.pdf
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Original text here: https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-highlights-record-breaking-results-agency-reports
SEC Charges New York-Based Investment Adviser, Its Principals in Alleged $138 Million Offering Fraud
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 26-civ-1986; E.D.N.Y. filed Apr. 3, 2026):
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Vincent J. Camarda, James E. McArthur, and A.G. Morgan Financial Advisors, LLC, No. 26-civ-1986 (E.D.N.Y. filed Apr. 3, 2026)
On April 3, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged registered investment adviser A.G. Morgan Financial Advisors, LLC and its principals, Vincent J. Camarda and James E. McArthur, with allegedly perpetrating an offering fraud that raised at least $138 million from
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WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 26-civ-1986; E.D.N.Y. filed Apr. 3, 2026):
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Vincent J. Camarda, James E. McArthur, and A.G. Morgan Financial Advisors, LLC, No. 26-civ-1986 (E.D.N.Y. filed Apr. 3, 2026)
On April 3, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged registered investment adviser A.G. Morgan Financial Advisors, LLC and its principals, Vincent J. Camarda and James E. McArthur, with allegedly perpetrating an offering fraud that raised at least $138 million fromat least 431 investors.
According to the SEC's complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, from approximately June 2020 through at least December 2023, Defendants fraudulently induced their advisory clients, many of whom were elderly and financially unsophisticated, to purchase securities in the form of promissory notes issued by five high-risk private equity funds that Camarda and McArthur created, managed, and owned. As alleged, while Defendants told investors that the investments were conservative and safe and that the funds would invest in several diverse areas, in reality, four of the funds invested entirely in a high-risk mining venture and the fifth invested entirely in a start-up coffee shop company operated by Camarda's son. The complaint further alleges that Defendants failed to disclose their substantial conflicts of interest in recommending the funds to their clients, namely, that Defendants received payments in connection with the funds' investments in the mining venture and that one of the funds was created for the sole purpose of funding Camarda's son's coffee shop company. In addition, Camarda is alleged to have misappropriated approximately $1 million of client money by transferring it to his personal bank account.
The SEC's complaint, which follows a prior enforcement action against Camarda, McArthur, and A.G. Morgan, charges Defendants with violating Sections 5(a), 5(c), and 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The complaint seeks permanent injunctions, disgorgement with prejudgment interest, and civil penalties against all Defendants, as well as conduct-based injunctions against Camarda and McArthur.
In a parallel action, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced criminal charges against Camarda.
The SEC's investigation was conducted by Laurel S. Fensterstock, Peter Mancuso, and Benjamin Mishkin, and supervised by Rebecca Reilly and Sheldon L. Pollock, all of the SEC's New York Regional Office. The litigation will be led by Ms. Fensterstock, Mr. Mancuso, and Mr. Mishkin under the supervision of Jack Kaufman. The SEC appreciates the assistance of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Resources
* SEC Complaint (https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/2026/comp26520.pdf)
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Original text here: https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26520
MSPB Issues Board Decision Involving NASA Vs. Appellant Ann Murray
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Merit Systems Protection Board issued the following case report on a board decision involving the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and appellant Ann Murray on April 3, 2026:
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BOARD DECISIONS
Appellant: Ann Murray
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Decision Number: 2026 MSPB 4
Docket Number: AT-0432-16-0588-P-1
Issuance Date: April 2, 2026
COMPENSATORY/CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
The Board found that the appellant proved her failure to accommodate claim and reversed her 2016 removal
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WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Merit Systems Protection Board issued the following case report on a board decision involving the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and appellant Ann Murray on April 3, 2026:
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BOARD DECISIONS
Appellant: Ann Murray
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Decision Number: 2026 MSPB 4
Docket Number: AT-0432-16-0588-P-1
Issuance Date: April 2, 2026
COMPENSATORY/CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
The Board found that the appellant proved her failure to accommodate claim and reversed her 2016 removaland ordered her reinstatement with back pay. After reinstatement, she sought compensatory damages, including a tax offset to account for higher tax liability that would be caused by receiving multiple years of back pay in a single year. The administrative judge denied the tax offset, concluding the Board lacked authority to address tax consequences, but awarded the appellant $22,000 in nonpecuniary compensatory damages for emotional and related harm. The Board granted the appellant's petition for review, denied the agency's cross petition for review, affirmed the nonpecuniary compensatory damages award, reversed the administrative judge's findings on tax offset payments, and remanded the appeal for further development to determine whether, and in what amount, pecuniary compensatory damages for the adverse tax consequences should be awarded.
Holding: The Board is permitted to award compensatory damages for proven adverse tax consequences resulting from lump sum back pay awards when an agency is found to have engaged in prohibited discrimination and compensatory damages are authorized by law.
1. Although the Board has consistently held that it lacks the authority to remedy the tax consequences of a back pay award, the cases denying such relief either did not involve discrimination findings or predated the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and therefore are not controlling.
2. The Board considered and agreed with the EEOC that the purpose of compensatory damages is to compensate an employee for the proximate injury caused by the employment discrimination, and compensation for the adverse tax consequences of receiving a lump sum back pay award meets this criterion.
3. To prove entitlement to pecuniary compensatory damages for the adverse tax consequences, the appellant must submit evidence of the increased tax liability due to the lump sum payment of back pay. Such evidence includes detailed calculations showing the tax liability that she actually incurred for each year of the back pay period, the tax liability that she would have incurred during that period if she had received the back pay in the form of a regular salary, and the increased tax liability attributable solely to the lump sum payment.
Holding: The administrative judge correctly awarded the appellant $22,000 in nonpecuniary compensatory damages.
1. The administrative judge made sufficient factual findings concerning emotional and physical harm caused by the agency's failure to accommodate, the amount was not excessive, and was consistent with comparable Board and EEOC precedent.
2. Although the overall harm period was lengthy, much of the delay was not caused by the agency's discrimination and therefore did not warrant a higher nonpecuniary damages award.
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COURT DECISIONS
NONPRECEDENTIAL:
Bonojo v. Department of Homeland Security, No.2025-1050(Fed. Cir. Mar. 27, 2026) (MSPB Docket No. NY-0752-20-0056-I-3). The court affirmed a Board decision sustaining the agency's charges of conduct unbecoming a law enforcement officer and lack of candor and mitigating the penalty to reassignment to a non-law enforcement position. The court held that substantial evidence supported that the Board adequately considered and rejected the petitioner's self defense claim. The court determined that the petitioner waived any Fifth Amendment challenge by failing to raise it before the Board, and it rejected his argument that the Board improperly relied on potential Giglio impairment, concluding that the mitigated penalty rather than removal was reasonable and supported by the Douglas factors.
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Original text here: https://www.mspb.gov/decisions/case_reports/Case_Report_April_3_2026.pdf
FEC Issues Digest for Week of March 30 - April 3, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest:
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Commission meetings and hearings
No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.
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Website Initiatives
The Commission recently launched a new rulemaking search system on the FEC's website. The new system provides fast, comprehensive access to FEC rulemaking documents and is easily accessible via mobile devices. Users can search rulemaking documents by regulation number, document type, date, and more. Advanced search capabilities include keyword and Boolean options and proximity
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WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest:
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Commission meetings and hearings
No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.
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Website Initiatives
The Commission recently launched a new rulemaking search system on the FEC's website. The new system provides fast, comprehensive access to FEC rulemaking documents and is easily accessible via mobile devices. Users can search rulemaking documents by regulation number, document type, date, and more. Advanced search capabilities include keyword and Boolean options and proximityfilters that allow users to search for terms or phrases that appear within a set distance from one another. More information about the FEC's legal search system capabilities is available in the FEC's Legal Research Guide.
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Litigation
Bernegger v. FEC (Case No. 25-4072) On March 24, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Entry of Default and Default Judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Bernegger v. FEC (Case No. 25-4563) On March 31, the Commission filed a Notice of Lack of Quorum in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Bernegger v. FEC (Case No. 26-213) On March 31, the Commission filed a Notice of Lack of Quorum in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Lewicki, et al. v. FEC (Case No. 24-2505) On April 2, the Commission filed an Answer in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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Outreach
On April 1, the Commission hosted a FECFile webinar for candidate committees.
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Reports Due in 2026
The Commission has posted the 2026 Congressional Pre-Election Reporting Dates. Reporting schedules for all filers in 2026 are also available.
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Election Dates
The Commission has posted a list of 2026 Congressional Primary Dates.
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Employment opportunities
The Commission is accepting applications for the position of Senior Accountant in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) through April 6, 2026.
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Upcoming educational opportunities
April 21-22, 2026: The Commission is scheduled to host a webinar for corporations and their PACs.
May 12-13, 2026: The Commission is scheduled to host a webinar for membership and labor organizations and their PACs.
For more information on upcoming training opportunities, see the Commission's Trainings page.
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Upcoming reporting due dates
April 15: April Quarterly Reports are due. For more information, see the 2026 Quarterly Reporting schedule.
April 20: April Monthly Reports are due. For more information, see the 2026 Monthly Reporting schedule.
The Commission has posted filing information regarding the Georgia 14th District Special Runoff Election, scheduled for April 7, 2026.
The Commission has posted filing information regarding the New Jersey 11th District Special General Election, scheduled for April 16, 2026.
The Commission has posted filing information regarding the California 1st District Special General Election, scheduled for June 2, 2026, and Special Runoff Election (if necessary), scheduled for August 4, 2026.
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Additional research materials
Contribution Limits: In addition to the current limits, the Commission has posted an archive of contribution limits that were in effect going back to the 1975-1976 election cycles.
Federal election results are available. The data was compiled from the official vote totals published by state election offices.
FEC Notify: Want to be notified by email when campaign finance reports are received by the agency? Sign up here.
The Combined Federal State Disclosure and Election Directory is available. This publication identifies the federal and state agencies responsible for the disclosure of campaign finances, lobbying, personal finances, public financing, candidates on the ballot, election results, spending on state initiatives, and other financial filings.
The Presidential Election Campaign Fund Tax Checkoff Chart provides information on balance of the Fund, monthly deposits into the Fund reported by the Department of the Treasury, payments from the Fund as certified by the FEC, and participation rates of taxpayers as reported by the Internal Revenue Service. For more information on the Presidential Public Funding Program, see the Public Funding of Presidential Elections page.
The FEC Record is available as a continuously updated online news source.
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Original text here: https://www.fec.gov/updates/week-of-march-30-april-3-2026/
FCC Grants Securus Video Calling Waiver Extension for Inmate Services
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Federal Communications Commission Wireline Competition Bureau has approved a request from Securus Technologies LLC, Dallas, Texas, to temporarily waive per minute pricing rules for video incarcerated people's communications services until July 6, 2026 (WC Docket Nos. 23 62 and 12 375). The order, adopted and released April 3, 2026, allows Securus to keep offering video visitation while it completes upgrades to its billing platform.
The waiver stems from the Martha Wright Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022, which requires the FCC to set "just and reasonable"
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WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Federal Communications Commission Wireline Competition Bureau has approved a request from Securus Technologies LLC, Dallas, Texas, to temporarily waive per minute pricing rules for video incarcerated people's communications services until July 6, 2026 (WC Docket Nos. 23 62 and 12 375). The order, adopted and released April 3, 2026, allows Securus to keep offering video visitation while it completes upgrades to its billing platform.
The waiver stems from the Martha Wright Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022, which requires the FCC to set "just and reasonable"rates for all inmate calling and video services and to ensure providers are fairly compensated. Rules issued in 2024 and 2025 lowered existing per minute rate caps for audio calls and set interim caps for video IPCS, while also banning per call and per connection fees. The latest compliance deadline for these rules is April 6, 2026.
Securus operates video IPCS across hundreds of correctional facilities using multiple platforms, each with its own per session billing system. It has been transitioning to a new platform capable of per minute billing, but technical and operational challenges have delayed the full rollout. In earlier filings it asked for extended waivers, and in March 2026 it narrowed its request to 91 additional days past the April 6 deadline, arguing that without flexibility it would either discontinue video services or provide them at a loss, potentially breaching contracts and harming incarcerated people and their families.
The FCC found "good cause" to grant the limited waiver, emphasizing that Securus must protect consumers during the transition. As of April 6, 2026, all its video IPCS rates must comply with the Commission's interim caps, including reducing per session charges at facilities not yet converted to per minute billing to an equivalent per minute rate. Securus must also implement a refund program for unused session time and issue refunds within 48 hours of call completion. In addition, it must file monthly updates with the Bureau on its progress converting remaining facilities to the new platform.
-- Vidhi Gianani, Targeted News Service
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-319A1.pdf
CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving Beestech Children's Spiral Tower Toys
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 2, 2026:
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Name of Product: Beestech Children's Spiral Tower Toys
Hazard: The recalled spiral tower toy sets violate the mandatory standard for toys because they contain small balls and are intended for children under three years of age, posing a deadly choking hazard.
Remedy: Refund
Recall Date: April 02, 2026
Units: About 200
Consumer Contact: Beestech by email at beestechballtowerrecall@hotmail.com.
Recall Details
Description: This recall involves Beestech's spiral children's
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WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 2, 2026:
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Name of Product: Beestech Children's Spiral Tower Toys
Hazard: The recalled spiral tower toy sets violate the mandatory standard for toys because they contain small balls and are intended for children under three years of age, posing a deadly choking hazard.
Remedy: Refund
Recall Date: April 02, 2026
Units: About 200
Consumer Contact: Beestech by email at beestechballtowerrecall@hotmail.com.
Recall Details
Description: This recall involves Beestech's spiral children'stower toys. The toy has five multicolored levels and a basketball hoop with a character's face at the top. The toys measure about 10 inches high by four inches wide and come with six plastic balls. "Beestech" and model number "Bee-210316-01" are printed on the product's packaging.
Remedy: Consumers should take the toys away from children immediately and contact Beestech for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to write "Recalled" with permanent marker on the toy and send a photo of the marked toy to beestechballtowerrecall@hotmail.com. Consumers should then dispose of the recalled product.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported
Sold Online At: Amazon.com from November 2025 through December 2025 for about $15.
Seller: Dongguan Qicaifeng Trading Co., Ltd., dba Beestech, of China
Manufactured In: China
Recall number: 26-365
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Original text here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Childrens-Toys-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Choking-Hazard-Violates-the-Small-Ball-Ban-Sold-on-Amazon-by-Beestech
CFTC Chairman Selig Announces Deputy General Counsel Appointments
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release:
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CFTC Chairman Selig Announces Deputy General Counsel Appointments
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WASHINGTON -The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced Stephen D. Andrews and M. Jordan Minot have been named deputy general counsel for regulation and litigation, respectively.
"Stephen and Jordan will help enable the general counsel's office to meet this significant moment as the CFTC engages in vital rulemaking and litigation to preserve and defend its regulatory authority," said Chairman Michael S. Selig.
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WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release:
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CFTC Chairman Selig Announces Deputy General Counsel Appointments
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WASHINGTON -The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced Stephen D. Andrews and M. Jordan Minot have been named deputy general counsel for regulation and litigation, respectively.
"Stephen and Jordan will help enable the general counsel's office to meet this significant moment as the CFTC engages in vital rulemaking and litigation to preserve and defend its regulatory authority," said Chairman Michael S. Selig.
"I am honored to have these two outstanding deputies join me in advancing the Commission's pro-growth agenda and ensuring we do so in a lawful and durable way," said General Counsel Tyler Badgley.
Andrews joins the CFTC from the United States Senate, where he served as general counsel to Senator Josh Hawley. Andrews clerked on the Ninth Circuit and Eastern District of New York following his graduation from Yale Law School. He will lead the Regulatory Branch in the General Counsel's office.
Minot comes to the CFTC from the Virginia Attorney General's Office, where he served as an assistant solicitor general and senior assistant attorney general. Minot clerked on the Seventh Circuit for then-Judge Amy Coney Barrett after graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law. He will lead the Litigation, Enforcement, and Adjudication Branch in the General Counsel's Office.
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Original text here: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9207-26
