NASD announced actions against five broker-dealers for violations of record-keeping requirements concerning e-mail communications. The firms consented to the imposition of fines totaling $8.25 million, along with a requirement to review their procedures to ensure compliance with record-keeping statutes and rules. The case was brought jointly with the SEC, which also announced the penalty: For more info visit https://web.archive.org/web/20041019225635/http://www.nasdr.com/news/pr2002/release_02_062.html
https://www.sec.gov/news/press/2002-173.htm