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SEC Seeks to Break From Its Troubled Past

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Published: Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013 | 10:11 AM ET
Scott Cohn By:

CNBC Senior Correspondent

—By CNBC's Scott Cohn; Follow him on Twitter: @ScottCohnCNBC

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It is hard to imagine things getting any worse at the Securities and Exchange Commission than they were when the Bernard Madoff and Allen Stanford scandals came to light four years ago, and even some of the agency's harshest critics now say things have gotten a whole lot better.
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Selling the American Dream

Investigations Inc.: Cyber Espionage

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    By attacking business computer networks, hackers are accessing company secrets and confidential strategies and creating huge losses for the overall economy.

  • China is working feverishly to counteract its slowest GDP growth in recent years, and one of the ways it’s doing so, say U.S. officials, is through the theft of American corporate secrets.

  • US businesses are enduring an unprecedented onslaught of cyber invasions from foreign governments, organized crime syndicates, and hacker collectives, all seeking to steal information and disrupt services, cybersecurity experts say.

Investigations Inc.: Ripping off the Rich

  • Given today’s volatile stock market and sluggish global economy, more wealthy Americans are opting for alternative investment strategies, such as collecting high-profile art and jewelry. In turn, the FBI said theft of such items has become a booming criminal enterprise.Clearly, there is high “black market” demand for the nation’s most valuable national treasures, as the FBI estimates total losses amount to $6 billion annually. The high school class ring of Elvis Presley, pictured here, is just o

    Thousands of items of cultural and historical significance have been reported stolen to the FBI. Click ahead for the list of the FBI’s most wanted stolen art works.

  • New York socialite Roxane West never expected the man she trusted and treated like family could be part of a crime wave that targets the wealthy. CNBC investigates the billion dollar criminal enterprise that is "Ripping off the Rich."

  • An increasing number of wealthy collectors are investing in art, rare collectibles and even wine. But when buying rare, trophy bottles, even the most educated connoisseur can get duped. Jamie Ritchie, President of Sotheby's Wine in the U.S. and Asia, explains how to spot a fake.