SEC Ends Insider Trading Probe of Former Sen. Richard Burr With No Action

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) speaks during the COVID Federal Response Hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 16, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has ended its more than two-year probe of stock trades made by then-Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) while in office in 2020, taking no action against the now-retired lawmaker.

Burr announced the closure of the probe on Jan. 6 in a statement he shared with CNN.