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 corporate entities and 10 individuals for their...
Real 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 to bribe a foreign official for a...
Georgia-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 business allegedly used fraudulent claims and threats...
Incorrect 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 models. Amid the charges, the SEC ordered...
Payless 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. He was sentenced to 21 months in...
Vero 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 to prison for their roles in a...
Florida 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 Commission for allegedly defrauding at least 3,400...
Rolling the Casino ‘Dice’ with Tax Fraud
Fake Gambling Proceeds and Tax Fraud
Anthony Charles Dwight Box was sentenced to 36 months in prison on Aug. 28, to be followed by three...
Doctor 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 guilty in federal court to charges of...
Maryland 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 fraud on Wednesday in the U.S. District...
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