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Financial Investigations July 30, 2018

Silicon Valley Executive Agrees to Pay Fine on Charges of Insider Trading

A former senior executive at a Silicon Valley fiber optics company agreed to settle charges of insider trading by the…

By Peter Moreno

Financial Investigations June 25, 2018

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…

By Peter Moreno

Financial Investigations June 20, 2018

Merrill Lynch Acknowledges Misleading Customers about Trading Venues

Misleading Customers The Securities and Exchange Commission charges Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith with misleading customers about how it…

By Peter Moreno

Financial Investigations June 11, 2018

Merrill Lynch Charged by SEC for Failing to Supervise RMBS Traders

Merrill Lynch Breach of Fiduciary Responsibility The Securities and Exchange Commission levies hefty monetary penalties on preeminent Wall Street brokerage…

By Peter Moreno

Financial Investigations June 5, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission Terminates Fraudulent Coin Offering Scheme

Fraudulent Coin Offering Scheme The Securities and Exchange Commission obtains a court order halting an ongoing fraud. The illegal operation…

By Peter Moreno

Financial Investigations June 5, 2018

Investment Banker and International Insider Trading Scheme

Trading Scheme Greed Run Rampant The Securities and Exchange Commission charges an employee of a prominent investment bank. The charges are a…

By Peter Moreno

Financial Investigations June 1, 2018

Thirteen Private Fund Advisers Penalized by SEC for Recurring Filing Failures

Investment Advisers and Recurring Filing Failures The Securities and Exchange Commission announces settlements with more than a dozen registered investment…

By Peter Moreno

Financial Investigations June 1, 2018

Investment Advisers’ Failure to Disclose Conflicts of Interest Mislead Retail Clients

Breach of Fiduciary Responsibility and Conflicts of Interest The Securities and Exchange Commission publicizes the transgressions of a New York-based…

By Peter Moreno

Financial Investigations May 29, 2018

Securities Fraud and Non-Existing Contracts In Foreign Countries

CEO Stung For Securities Fraud The chief executive officer of RVPlus Inc., a publicly traded microcap company, receives a conviction…

By Peter Moreno

Financial Investigations May 16, 2018

Cambridge Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced for Investment Fraud Scheme

Investment Fraud Scheme The owner of two Cambridge-based investment advisory firms receives sentence in connection with a scheme to defraud…

By Peter Moreno

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