SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of State Street Corporation - STT

NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of State Street Corporation ("State Street" or the "Company") (NYSE: STT).   Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 9980.

The investigation concerns whether State Street and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices. 

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On January 18, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that State Street had entered into a deferred prosecution agreement and agreed to pay a $32.3 million criminal penalty to resolve charges that the Company had engaged in a scheme to defraud a number of the bank's clients by secretly applying commissions to billions of dollars of securities trades.  State Street also agreed to offer an equal amount as a civil penalty to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, for an aggregate settlement of more than $64 million.  State Street admitted the allegations and agreed to a deferred prosecution agreement that requires it to employ an independent corporate compliance monitor for three years. 

On this news, State Street stock fell $0.05, or 0.06%, to close at $80.15 on January 18, 2017.

The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Florida, and Los Angeles, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 80 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomerantzlaw.com

CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com

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