This story was originally published on CFO.com. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily CFO.com newsletter. Nearly a decade after opening a fraud lawsuit against the former CFO of British-Australian mining company Rio Tinto, the Securities and Exchange Commission is dropping the case. On Friday, the SEC announced it had dismissed its civil case against Rio Tinto’s former finance chief Guy Elliott. The commission is dropping the case “with prejudice,” which means it cannot be reli ...