IL: SEC Charges Illinois with Securities Fraud

Governing: Federal regulators have accused the state of Illinois of misleading investors about the condition of its public pension program, marking just the second time in history that a state has been fingered for securities fraud.

In announcing a settlement with Illinois on Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission said the state's 1994 Illinois Pension Funding Act "established a pension contribution schedule that was not sufficient to cover both (1) the cost of benefits accrued in the current year and (2) a payment to amortize the plans’ unfunded actuarial liability."

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