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Imagine that a regulator may file a civil action against a firm for a violation of regulations that it has jurisdiction

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:47 pm
by answerhappygod
Imagine that a regulator may file a civil action against
a firm for a violation of regulations that it has jurisdiction
over or could instead ask the DOJ for a criminal action
to be filed for the same actions. Why may the civil
action be chosen instead of the criminal action?