There have been speculations that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could drag Ripple Labs’ founders into the regulator’s long-running legal battle against their company. However, pro-XRP legal expert Fred Rispoli has outlined why this is unlikely.
SEC Unlikely To Sue Ripple Founders
Rispoli stated in a tweet that the SEC is unlikely to pursue a trial against Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Executive Chairman Chris Larsen for “many reasons.”
The agency had accused Ripple Labs of selling unregistered securities back in 2020. But although it highlighted Garlinghouse and Larsen as integral to the wrongdoing, it never brought an action specifically against the duo.
It is not unusual for the SEC to bring actions against top executives whenever it files a suit against a defaulting company. In April this year, the Commission sued crypto exchange Bittrex and its former CEO, William Shihara, for operating an unregistered securities exchange.
However, Rispoli believe
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