SEC sues Iconix Brand Group, its former top execs for committing fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Iconix Brand Group and its former top executives for allegedly committing fraud.
In its complaint, the...
Dentist On Hoverboard While Operating Faces 43 Charges
" A new standard of care." Those were the words Dr. Seth Lookhart sent in lightheartedness to friends after performing a dental procedure on...
Changing Regulations In Some States make Solar Panels Unprofitable for Customers
Solar panels continue to increase in popularity as the public becomes more aware of global warming and the need for clean energy. There’s plenty...
Bitcoin Fraud: CFTC Charges Two Individuals for Swindling Investors
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed charges against two people and their companies involved in bitcoin fraud.
On Friday, the regulator released two...
Tech support scams’ credit card launderer to pay $6.75 million to settle FTC charges
A Canadian company that helped tech support scams in laundering credit card payments reached a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
According to...
Mischievous Debt Collectors Settle FTC Charges for Deceiving Consumers with Fake Debt Collection
Debt Collection Gone Wild
A North Carolina debt collection operation, Lombardo, Daniels & Moss, and its principals, Dion Barron and Charles R. Montgomery III, may...
Securities and Exchange Commission Halts $102 Million Ponzi Scheme
Unprecedented Ponzi Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission files charges and obtains an asset freeze against numerous individuals and their companies. The scam artists are...
California Employment To Decrease Due To Minimum Wage Upsurge
A study released by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) affirms that Calfornia's $15 minimum wage will engender the loss of 400,000 jobs, as reported by The...
The Financial Transparency Conundrum. Who’s Paying the Compliance Bill?
Financial Transparency and Hiding in Plain Sight
On financial transparency, "approximately $300 billion in illicit proceeds are generated annually in the United States due to...
Securities Attorney Plus Market Manipulation Scheme Equals Go To Jail
Securities Attorney and Market Manipulation
A California securities attorney finds himself in hot water over his role in schemes to manipulate the stock of two...
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House Speaker Johnson Losing Favor With Republicans, Gaining Amongst Democrats
After the short-lived and controversial House speakership of former US Rep. Kevin McCarthy, current House Speaker Mike Johnson took over.
Johnson was expected to steer...
