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March 15, 2026

FTC files lawsuit vs Whole Lead Organics false COVID-19 health claims

Investigates April 30, 2020

FTC stops Whole Leaf Organics from claiming its product can treat or prevent COVID-19

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stopped Marc Ching, doing business as Whole Lead Organics, from claiming that its product called…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

SEC Order unregistered ICO

Investigates April 25, 2020

SEC sues Dropil and its founders for allegedly conducting fraudulent ICO

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Dropil Inc., a California-based company operating a cryptocurrency platform, for…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

IIG Managing Partner pleads guilty to Ponzi-like scheme

Investigates April 15, 2020

SEC files lawsuit against former financial services executive for allegedly arranging bribery

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against a former financial services company executive who allegedly arranged a…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

SEC Order unregistered ICO

Financial Investigations March 23, 2020

SEC halted cryptocurrency scam perpetrated a former Washington state senator

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stopped a cryptocurrency scam perpetrated by a former Washington state senator and two Florida…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

uBiome founders face fraud charges

Financial Investigations March 3, 2020

SEC Sued South Carolina Energy Companies for Allegedly Defrauding Investors

Two South Carolina energy companies are facing a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegedly defrauding…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

diageo press kit

Business February 20, 2020

Diageo agrees to pay $5 million to settle SEC charges over its disclosure failures

Diageo plc agreed to pay a penalty of $5 million to settle the allegations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

uBiome founders face fraud charges

Financial Investigations February 18, 2020

EquiAlt Faces SEC Lawsuit over Alleged Fraudulent Securities Offering

EquiAlt LLC, a private real estate firm based in Florida is facing a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

SEC Order unregistered ICO

Investigates February 17, 2020

Telegram Open Network (TON) System Participants Slam SEC Lawsuit Stopping Digital Coin Offering

A Foundation composed of Telegram Open Network (TON) system participants including computer scientists, blockchain developers, programmers, and validators among others…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

FTC sues Beam Financial

Business February 13, 2020

Perpetrators of fraudulent online business education program to pay $17 million to settle FTC charges

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that the primary culprits of a fraudulent international online business education program agreed to…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

IIG Managing Partner pleads guilty to Ponzi-like scheme

Investigates February 12, 2020

FTC sues Online Trading Academy (OTA) for allegedly making false earnings claims

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against OTA Franchise Corp, Newport Exchange Holdings and NEH Services collectively operating…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

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