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From February 1, 2009, through November 30, 2011, BIFS allegedly failed to maintain written supervisory procedures reasonably designed to achieve compliance with applicable securities laws and regulations, and utilized recruiting and hiring guidelines that were inaccurate and inadequate regarding the hiring and registration of statutorily disqualified persons.

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