Multiple Exposure Of Gavel And Justice Scale And Urban SceneTwo decades ago, then New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer reawakened New York’s Martin Act, a somnolent Blue Sky Law with only occasional vigor in real estate transactions.

This drowsy little law has since become a terrific force in the hands of prosecutors, with defendants ranging from blatant boiler room fraudsters to Exxon Mobil, one of America’s preeminent corporations.

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