While FINRA conceded that Whittington did not know at the time of his solicitations that Oxford was engaged ina Ponzi scheme, that hardly informs us as to why the registered person was in such astateofignorance.
At that time, much of the world's documentary heritage was ina poor stateof preservation, which was worsened by war and social upheaval, lack of resources, and ignoranceof the importance of this heritage.