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  • Nov. 13, 2018
    decided Decision issued in United States v. James Brennan, III

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Opinion By Richard Fred Suhrheinrich Nov. 13, 2018

SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge. The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment protects against multiple criminal prosecutions and punishments for the same offense. Recently, the Supreme Court held that "[d]isgorgement, as it is applied in SEC enforcement proceedings, operates as a penalty under [ 28 U.S.C.] § 2462." Kokesh v. SEC , --- U.S. ----,…

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