- The SEC filed a brief to dismiss the lawsuit against Debt Box.
- Reportedly, the SEC’s dismissal is to evade facing possible monetary sanctions.
- The filing asked for a dismissal without prejudice, leaving the door open for future lawsuits.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a brief in the Debt Box case, revealing that the regulator intends to dismiss the lawsuit against the crypto company.
In a January 30 filing to the U.S. District Court of Utah in the SEC’s case against Debt Box, the SEC determined that dismissing the lawsuit is the “best way to proceed.” The court filing said, “The Commission has determined that the best way to proceed is to dismiss this action without prejudice.”
Fox Business Journalist Eleanor Terrett highlighted that the reason behind the SEC’s dismissal is to avoid facing possible sanctions from the court for misleading statements. The SEC believes that while their attorneys should have been “more forthcoming” with the court, the situation doesn’t require sanctions as an appropriate solution to address those issues.
Recently, the Debt Box defendants filed a reply brief asking the court t…
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