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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001645070
STERLING CHECK CORP.
001-40829
STERLING CHECKCORP INC.
6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490
INDEPENDENCE
OH
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19175485241
STEVEN L BARNETT
General Counsel
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
10000
131999.00
96330894
08/10/2023
NASDAQ
Common
12/01/2020
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Issuer
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Cash
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08/10/2023
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