US securities regulator's top cop to leave agency
Updates with additional details from statement in paragraphs 5-6, 8-9
By Chris Prentice
NEW YORK, Oct 2 (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement director is leaving the agency, the regulator said on Wednesday, marking the end of a three-year tenure during which the regulator stepped up scrutiny of WallStreet and cryptocurrency firms.
Gurbir Grewal has led the SEC's 1,500-person enforcement unit since July 2021, after serving as New Jersey attorney general as well as in other state and federal government roles. During his tenure, SEC enforcement has drawn ire from the likes of cryptocurrency and Wall Street firms for its crackdown on core business practices.
The SEC has pursued big cases in the crypto sector during Grewal's tenure, including suing exchanges Binance and Coinbase COIN.O for facilitating illicit offerings to retail investors. It also charged FTX as part of a larger government action against the exchange's multibillion-dollar fraud and sued the firm's auditor for negligence.
Under his leadership, SEC enforcement staff embarked on a sprawling, multi-year investigative initiative focused on Wall Street's use of personal devices and apps such as WhatsApp to discuss business, levying over $2 billion in civil fines against dozens of firms including JP Morgan Chase JPM.N, Goldman Sachs GS.N and Morgan Stanley MS.N.
That "off-channel" investigative sweep, which began in 2021, is still generating enforcement actions, and has also ensnared hedge funds, private equity funds and ratings agencies. The initiative drew attention for its breadth across the sector and the hefty penalties the SEC sought, which Grewal described as an effort to deter violations.
"From recalibrating penalties and remedies to confronting emerging risks to holding issuers, insiders, and gatekeepers accountable, I am incredibly proud of all that we’ve accomplished as a Division during my tenure," Grewal said in a statement.
Under Grewal, SEC enforcement has also fought Elon Musk in court over the billionaire's failure to show up to testify for the agency's investigation into his takeover of Twitter, now known as X, and brought charges against billionaire investor Carl Icahn for disclosure failures.
The enforcement division under Grewal brought more than 2,400 enforcement actions yielding more than $20 billion in penalties and other payments, the SEC said in its statement.
Grewal plans to leave the regulator for private practice, according to a source briefed on the matter.
His last day at the SEC will be Oct. 11, and Deputy Director Sanjay Wadhwa will take over as acting director, the SEC said. Sam Walder, the division's chief counsel, will take over as acting deputy director.
Reporting by Chris Prentice; Editing by Mark Porter
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