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Business December 10, 2020

GE agrees to pay $200 million to settle SEC charges for allegedly misleading investors

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) agreed to pay $200 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

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Financial Investigations November 16, 2020

SEC orders these advisory firms, broker-dealers to return over $3 million to harmed investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered three investment advisory firms and two broker-dealers (also registered as advisory firms) to…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Business November 13, 2020

SEC sues former Wells Fargo execs for deceiving investors over key performance metrics

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges against two former top executives of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC)…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

SEC Order unregistered ICO

Financial Investigations November 13, 2020

SEC Enforcement Division collected $1.26B penalties from unregistered ICOs in 2020

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recorded an unprecedented achievement this 2020 after its Enforcement Division seized around $4.68…

By Dee Dulfo

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Business October 26, 2020

SEC charges Tradenet for Selling Unregistered Security-Based Swaps

Tradenet Capital Markets Ltd., an Israeli day-trading education firm is accused of violating U.S. federal securities laws in connection with…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Goldman Sachs

Business October 23, 2020

Goldman Sachs settles probes into1MDB bribery scheme for over $2.9 billion

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) agreed to pay more than $2.9 billion to settle investigations into its role in…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

SEC Order unregistered ICO

Financial Investigations October 21, 2020

Kik agrees to pay $5M to settle SEC lawsuit over its 2017 unregistered ICO

Kik Interactive finally decided to settle its legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

uBiome founders face fraud charges

Financial Investigations October 14, 2020

Brazilian investment firm J&F pleads guilty to bribery, agrees to pay $283M penalty 

J&F Investimentos S.A. (J&F), a Brazilian investment firm admitted to engaging in a long-running bribery scheme. It agreed to pay…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

Financial Investigations October 10, 2020

Robinhood users report fraudulent account activity, left in ‘limbo’ they say

Robinhood users are complaining that their funds have been fraudulently withdrawn from their accounts on the online stock and cryptocurrency…

By Colby McCoy

John McAfee

Financial Investigations October 5, 2020

John McAfee accused of tax evasion and fraudulently promoting ICOs

John McAfee, a businessman, computer programmer, and the founder of the software company McAfee Associates, is facing two separate lawsuits…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

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