SEC charges Rapper T.I. and Film Producer Ryan Felton for promoting fraud ICOs
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges on Friday against two companies and their founder Ryan Felton for allegedly promoting two fraudulent initial...
SEC charges Boon.Tech, CEO Rajesh Pavithran over fraudulent ICO
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused Kelvin Boon LLC doing business as Boon.Tech and its CEO Rajesh Pavithran of violating federal securities laws...
SEC charges Victor Farias with defrauding first responders out $14M
On July 30, 2020, David Peavler, Regional Director of the SEC’s Fort Worth Office announced charges against San Antonio-area businessman, Victor Lee Farias and...
Rialto Capital Management to pay $350K penalty to settle SEC charges
Rialto Capital Management, a registered investment management firm, agreed to a penalty of $350,000 to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to resolve the...
Former Amazon finance manager Laksha Bohra charged with insider trading
Laksha Bohra, a former finance manager at Amazon, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been charged with insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....
DOJ releases Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released the “Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework” highlighting the emerging threats associated with the frequent and increasing use of digital assets...
CFTC Charges PaxForex for Offering Illegal Leverage Transactions in Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin
Laino Group Limited also doing business as PaxForex is facing a civil lawsuit alleging that it is offering unlawful leverage transactions in cryptocurrencies and...
AllianceIT settles DOJ complaint that it discriminated against U.S. workers
AllianceIT, a staffing services company based in Pleasanton, California, reached an agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to settle the complaint against it.
The...
Whiting petroleum brings in new leadership as part of Ch 11 reorganization
Whiting Petroleum (NYSE: WLL) will have a new CEO and a new board when it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Current CEO and...
PONZI SCHEME: 1st Million LLC, Smart Partners LLC face charges for defrauding 1.2K investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges against two Maryland companies and their principals for allegedly defrauding around 1,200 investors in a Ponzi...