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Financial Investigations June 21, 2020

Centra Tech co-founder pleads guilty for role in fraudulent ICO

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced that Robert Farkas, the co-founder of cryptocurrency company Centra Tech, pleaded guilty for his role in an initial…

By Marivic Cabural Summers Marivic has been a freelance writer/journalist for nearly 20 years. She strictly adheres to the ethical standards in journalism. For her, integrity is everything. Readers deserve to know that real story. She previously worked as research analyst and editor at Lombardi Financial and has written for various websites including The Motley Fool, ValueWalk, IcannWiki and was a news writer/radio program producer at Nation Broadcasting Corporation. Marivic holds a BA in Mass Communications.
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Financial Investigations June 18, 2020
AmTrust and its former CFO settle SEC charges for $10.5 million

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that AmTrust Financial Services Inc. and its former CFO Ronald E.…

By Marivic Cabural Summers Marivic has been a freelance writer/journalist for nearly 20 years. She strictly adheres to the ethical standards in journalism. For her, integrity is everything. Readers deserve to know that real story. She previously worked as research analyst and editor at Lombardi Financial and has written for various websites including The Motley Fool, ValueWalk, IcannWiki and was a news writer/radio program producer at Nation Broadcasting Corporation. Marivic holds a BA in Mass Communications.
Financial Investigations June 12, 2020
SEC files lawsuit against entities and individuals engage in microcap fraud scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint against five individuals and six offshore entities involved in…

By Marivic Cabural Summers Marivic has been a freelance writer/journalist for nearly 20 years. She strictly adheres to the ethical standards in journalism. For her, integrity is everything. Readers deserve to know that real story. She previously worked as research analyst and editor at Lombardi Financial and has written for various websites including The Motley Fool, ValueWalk, IcannWiki and was a news writer/radio program producer at Nation Broadcasting Corporation. Marivic holds a BA in Mass Communications.
Financial Investigations June 12, 2020
FTC charges New York financing companies allegedly engage in unfair collection practices

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against two small-business financing companies based in New York for…

By Marivic Cabural Summers Marivic has been a freelance writer/journalist for nearly 20 years. She strictly adheres to the ethical standards in journalism. For her, integrity is everything. Readers deserve to know that real story. She previously worked as research analyst and editor at Lombardi Financial and has written for various websites including The Motley Fool, ValueWalk, IcannWiki and was a news writer/radio program producer at Nation Broadcasting Corporation. Marivic holds a BA in Mass Communications.
Financial Investigations June 11, 2020
SEC charges penny stock trader for allegedly engaging in pump-and-dump scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against a penny stock trader in Santa Cruz, California…

By Marivic Cabural Summers Marivic has been a freelance writer/journalist for nearly 20 years. She strictly adheres to the ethical standards in journalism. For her, integrity is everything. Readers deserve to know that real story. She previously worked as research analyst and editor at Lombardi Financial and has written for various websites including The Motley Fool, ValueWalk, IcannWiki and was a news writer/radio program producer at Nation Broadcasting Corporation. Marivic holds a BA in Mass Communications.
Financial Investigations June 11, 2020
FTC bans payment processors for allegedly helping scammers defraud consumers

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State Ohio is permanently prohibiting two companies and their owners from…

By Marivic Cabural Summers Marivic has been a freelance writer/journalist for nearly 20 years. She strictly adheres to the ethical standards in journalism. For her, integrity is everything. Readers deserve to know that real story. She previously worked as research analyst and editor at Lombardi Financial and has written for various websites including The Motley Fool, ValueWalk, IcannWiki and was a news writer/radio program producer at Nation Broadcasting Corporation. Marivic holds a BA in Mass Communications.
Financial Investigations June 10, 2020
SEC orders Argo Group International to pay civil penalty over disclosure failure

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., an insurance company based in Bermuda, agreed to settle the charges against it…

By Marivic Cabural Summers Marivic has been a freelance writer/journalist for nearly 20 years. She strictly adheres to the ethical standards in journalism. For her, integrity is everything. Readers deserve to know that real story. She previously worked as research analyst and editor at Lombardi Financial and has written for various websites including The Motley Fool, ValueWalk, IcannWiki and was a news writer/radio program producer at Nation Broadcasting Corporation. Marivic holds a BA in Mass Communications.
Financial Investigations June 2, 2020
Payment processor Qualpay settles FTC charges related to fraudulent MOBE business coaching

Qualpay, a payment processor based in California, agreed to settle the charges filed against it by the Federal…

By Marivic Cabural Summers Marivic has been a freelance writer/journalist for nearly 20 years. She strictly adheres to the ethical standards in journalism. For her, integrity is everything. Readers deserve to know that real story. She previously worked as research analyst and editor at Lombardi Financial and has written for various websites including The Motley Fool, ValueWalk, IcannWiki and was a news writer/radio program producer at Nation Broadcasting Corporation. Marivic holds a BA in Mass Communications.
Financial Investigations June 1, 2020
SEC orders BitClave to return $25.5 million to be distributed to its ICO investors

BitClave PTE Ltd. agreed to settle the charges filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), alleging that…

By Marivic Cabural Summers Marivic has been a freelance writer/journalist for nearly 20 years. She strictly adheres to the ethical standards in journalism. For her, integrity is everything. Readers deserve to know that real story. She previously worked as research analyst and editor at Lombardi Financial and has written for various websites including The Motley Fool, ValueWalk, IcannWiki and was a news writer/radio program producer at Nation Broadcasting Corporation. Marivic holds a BA in Mass Communications.
Financial Investigations May 27, 2020
Ares Management to pay $1 million to settle SEC charges over its compliance failures

Ares Management, a private equity firm based in Los Angeles, California agreed to pay $1 million to resolve…

By Marivic Cabural Summers Marivic has been a freelance writer/journalist for nearly 20 years. She strictly adheres to the ethical standards in journalism. For her, integrity is everything. Readers deserve to know that real story. She previously worked as research analyst and editor at Lombardi Financial and has written for various websites including The Motley Fool, ValueWalk, IcannWiki and was a news writer/radio program producer at Nation Broadcasting Corporation. Marivic holds a BA in Mass Communications.
Financial Investigations May 23, 2020
Peloton sues NordicTrack maker Icon

Peloton, maker of the popular Peloton bike, is suing competitor Icon Health & Fitness Inc, maker of NordicTrack,…

By Rheanna Chou Rheanna is a journalist and editor based in the Pacific Northwest. She believes in writing about the facts and letting the reader form their own opinions.

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