The company's former CEO, Dick Fuld, has denied knowing about the transactions and has in the past criticized the government for allowing Lehman to fail while saving other big banks. A Lehman Brothers spokeswoman declined to comment to Bloomberg about the possibility of a public rebuke. We contacted what's left of Lehman to request comment but did not receive a response. If indeed the SEC decides to publish the findings of its investigation without taking further action against executives, it would hardly be the first time that the agency has declined to bring charges.