According to the Gate News bot, the official announcement states that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Kevin Muhlendorf will officially become the new Inspector General of the agency on July 28. Mr. Muhlendorf has served as an attorney at the SEC and the Department of Justice, and for the past nine years, he has been a partner at the Washington D.C. law firm Wiley Rein LLP, focusing on white-collar crime defense and government investigation matters in criminal and civil securities enforcement cases for individuals and entities. Acting Inspector General Katherine Reilly will return to her position as Deputy Inspector General.
During his private practice, Muhlendorf frequently led sensitive internal investigations and provided compliance consulting for clients. From 2023 to 2024, he was assigned to Wiley Rein as the Acting Inspector General for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), leading a team of over thirty auditors and special investigators to conduct investigations and publish financial and performance audit reports. He also designed and implemented a whistleblower reward pilot program.
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The SEC has appointed Kevin Muhlendorf as the new inspector general, starting at the end of July.
According to the Gate News bot, the official announcement states that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Kevin Muhlendorf will officially become the new Inspector General of the agency on July 28. Mr. Muhlendorf has served as an attorney at the SEC and the Department of Justice, and for the past nine years, he has been a partner at the Washington D.C. law firm Wiley Rein LLP, focusing on white-collar crime defense and government investigation matters in criminal and civil securities enforcement cases for individuals and entities. Acting Inspector General Katherine Reilly will return to her position as Deputy Inspector General.
During his private practice, Muhlendorf frequently led sensitive internal investigations and provided compliance consulting for clients. From 2023 to 2024, he was assigned to Wiley Rein as the Acting Inspector General for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), leading a team of over thirty auditors and special investigators to conduct investigations and publish financial and performance audit reports. He also designed and implemented a whistleblower reward pilot program.