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SEC Awards More than $50 Million to Whistleblowers
Unprecedented Award The Securities and Exchange Commission is awarding $39 million to one whistleblower and $15 million to another individual. The two whistleblowers provided critical information and sustained assistance in…
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Alleged Microcap Fraudsters Charged by SEC in Market Manipulation Schemes
Unlawful Stock Sales — Pump, Dump and Run The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a group of 10…
By Peter MorenoReal Estate Broker Charged by SEC with FCPA Violations
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a New Jersey real estate broker for attempting…
By Peter MorenoGeorgia-based Company Banned from Debt Collection Business
Federal Trade Commission Settlement Bans Company from Buying or Selling Debt The operators of a Georgia-based debt collection…
By Peter MorenoIncorrect Quantitative Investment Models Lead to $97 Million Investor Payout
Faulty Investment Models The Securities and Exchange Commission charged four distinct Transamerica entities for misconduct involving faulty investment…
By Peter MorenoPayless ShoeSource Architect ‘Drafts’ the Path to His Own Prison Sentence
Defrauding Payless ShoeSource Manuel Francisco Ruiz-Lacayo, 38, of Lawrence, Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud.…
By Peter MorenoVero Beach Property Developer, Buyer and Attorney Sentenced to Prison In Real Estate Scam
High Profile Real Estate Scam A Vero Beach property developer, a condominium buyer and an attorney were sentenced…
By Peter MorenoFlorida Cash Advance Company and Former CEO Charged by SEC
Defrauding Retail Investors 1 Global Capital LLC and its former CEO were charged by the Securities and Exchange…
By Peter MorenoRolling the Casino ‘Dice’ with Tax Fraud
Fake Gambling Proceeds and Tax Fraud Anthony Charles Dwight Box was sentenced to 36 months in prison on…
By Peter MorenoDoctor Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud
A Hazard to Himself and All Those around Him Michael Bummer, 39, a resident of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, pleaded…
By Peter MorenoMaryland Man Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Program Health Care Fraud
Ghost Timesheets For Work Never Performed Vincent Njong, 48, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty to health care…
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