Wiederhorn points out that his past malfeasances are spelled out in the franchise agreement so no one can say he didn't know what he was getting into.
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The Dodd-Frank Act recognized that the SEC has had, in the past, great difficulty identifying significant frauds and malfeasances at an early enough stage to protect investors from serious harm.
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