[tang-soo]

Melissa Hodgman Named Associate Director in SEC Enforcement Division

Thanks Greg. yes, I don't think that part was ever in contention. The question is does the SEC have investigative jurisdiction over foundations such as the Clinton Foundation? the thread on Reddit claims that is not the case. So I'm still looking for proof that she was in a position to influence the investigation. Not to say even if her role is not in the chain, she still may be able to influence other organizations due to her position, but that would be even harder to prove.

[GregNH]

Well she didn't have influence over her hubby...lol but SEC's jurisdiction is solely stock exchanges.

[Pearls Before Swine]

The question is does the SEC have investigative jurisdiction over foundations such as the Clinton Foundation?

My thought was that for most things it shouldn't. The SEC deals with securities, but not necessarily with tax fraud. And, its not easy to see how anything about the Clinton Foundation involves securities, unless they borrowed money and issued some sort of notes. There's no investors, at least not in the usual sense.

I would think an investigation of that Foundation could focus in other areas--was it in fact a charity, and if not, it's tax fraud. Were they selling influence--if so, that's a different area of investigation.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

Did she hold other positions that may have allowed her to block things before getting her current job? I haven’t had a chance to look into that. Thank you

[Triple]

Sec does securities investigations- cf is tax fraud and money laundering. - irs and treasury