SEC appoints Kevin Muhlendorf as new Inspector General

2025-06-24 01:21

BlockBeats News: On June 24th, according to official announcements, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Kevin Muhlendorf will officially become the agency's new Inspector General on July 28th. Mr. Muhlendorf has worked as a lawyer at the SEC and the Department of Justice. For the past nine years, he has been a partner at Wiley Rein LLP in Washington, D.C., specializing in representing individuals and entities in white-collar crime defense and government investigation affairs in criminal and civil securities enforcement cases. Acting Inspector General Katherine Reilly will return to her position as Deputy Inspector General. During his private practice, Mr. Muhlendorf often leads sensitive internal investigations and provides compliance advice to clients. During the period of 2023 to 2024, he was stationed at Wiley Rein as the Acting Inspector General of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA), leading approximately thirty auditors and special investigators to conduct investigations and release financial and performance audit reports. He also designed and implemented a pilot project for rewarding whistleblowers.

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