{"id":114794,"date":"2025-04-11T13:46:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T21:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/11\/sec-inspector-general-releases-report-clearing-simpson-thacher-senior-adviser-of-ethics-charges-2\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T13:46:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T21:46:22","slug":"sec-inspector-general-releases-report-clearing-simpson-thacher-senior-adviser-of-ethics-charges-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/11\/sec-inspector-general-releases-report-clearing-simpson-thacher-senior-adviser-of-ethics-charges-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Inspector General Releases Report Clearing Simpson Thacher Senior Adviser of Ethics Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe public continues to lose trust and confidence in many institutions in government and this has been a big black eye for the SEC,  said Tristan Leavitt, the president of Empower Oversight, which requested the ethics investigation.<\/p>\n<p><img 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