FINRA brokerage oversight group misled regulators, SEC charges

"The main self-policing organization for brokers and stock markets misled the government by altering documents sought by federal regulators, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Thursday."

"FINRA, a private organization responsible for overseeing much of the U.S. financial industry, altered minutes of staff meetings before turning them over to SEC inspectors in 2008, the agency alleged."

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