The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) says it doesn’t like over-the-counter shell companies, and would like to see them gone from the marketplace. To that end, its Enforcement Division cooked up an initiative it called “Operation Shell-Expel”. It… Read More
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On October 27, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged a Los-Angeles based investment advisory firm and its owner, Marc Broidy with fraudulently overbilling clients and stealing assets from their trusts to pay such personal expenses as his… Read More
Texas company Southlake Resources Group, LLC and its president Cody Winters have agreed to pay over $5.4 million to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that they orchestrated an oil-and-gas fraud. The SEC also charged the… Read More
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On October 21, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged a James Cope, a Tennessee lawyer who served on the executive committee of the board of directors of Nashville-based Pinnacle Financial Partners with insider trading based on nonpublic… Read More
A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Indiana has indicted Christopher Salis, Douglas Miller, and Edward Miller on charges relating to insider trading, money laundering, and structuring currency transactions. The 17-count indictment also charges Douglas Miller… Read More
On November 2, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Corporation Finance released two new compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DIs”) addressing eligibility to use Form S-3 registration statements and submission of annual reports to the SEC…. Read More
On October 17, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged Lime Energy Co., an energy services provider and four of its executives for their roles in an accounting fraud in which the company recognized revenue earlier than allowed… Read More
On October 26, 2016, the Securities & Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to Rule 147 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) to modernize the exemptions for intrastate securities offerings. According to the SEC, the… Read More
On September 29, the Honorable Sam R. Cummings of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered final judgments against Defendants Paul Downey, Jeffry Downey, and John Leonard. The judgments followed summary-judgment rulings in… Read More
On September 29, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged five individuals for engaging in a fraudulent scheme to illegally profit by manipulating the market and price for the stock of Ecoland International, Inc. (now known as… Read More
On September 30, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged an attorney and three others in California with defrauding investors out of $13.6 million in a penny stock pump-and-dump scheme. The SEC alleges that Marcus Luna and… Read More
On September 30, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed fraud charges against cannabis company Infinex Ventures, Inc. and its CEO Ronald Salem. According to the SEC’s complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado,… Read More
On October 26, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted final rules that amend Rule 504 of Regulation D and Rule 147. According to the SEC, these new rules modernize how companies can raise money to… Read More
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On September 28, 2016, a federal court jury in New York, New York convicted Gary Hirst, the former CEO and President of Gerova Financial Group Ltd., of securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy charges. The criminal… Read More
On September 29, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged Aegis Oil, LLC and its President and CEO Patrick Reagan Beason with defrauding investors in oil and gas projects managed by Aegis. According to the SEC’s complaint filed… Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) today charged the former senior director of regulatory affairs for Puma Biotechnology with insider trading ahead of the company’s news announcements about a drug to treat breast cancer. The SEC alleges that… Read More
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On September 26, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged a former microcap company CEO and a boiler room operator with defrauding seniors and others who were pressured to invest in a pair of penny stock companies… Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced on September 27, 2016 that a former IT executive at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has agreed to settle charges that he participated in a scheme to defraud Computer Sciences Corporation… Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a civil injunctive action in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Jason Wallace alleging that he violated the antifraud and registration requirements of the federal securities laws… Read More
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On September 26, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Texas-based Mard, Inc., formerly known as KiOR, Inc., and its former CEO and President Fred Cannon for failing to disclose important assumptions about the yield that KiOR had… Read More
On September 26, 2016, the Honorable Nathaniel M. Gorton of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered a final judgment against Daniel Thibeault, of Framingham, Massachusetts. Thibeault is a defendant in an SEC enforcement… Read More
On June 19, 2015, Regulation A+ became effective. The new rules which were promulgated under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), create two Tiers of exempt offerings, both of which allow securities to be offered and sold to the… Read More
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On September 21, 2016, North Star Finance LLC, G. Thomas Ellis, and Yasuo Oda entered consents to settle the SEC’s charges against them. Without admitting or denying the allegations in the SEC’s complaint, North Star, Ellis, and Oda… Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced charges on September 22, 2016 against Sheren Tsai and Colin Whelehan for insider trading in advance of the acquisition of a home security company based on confidential information tipped to the trader by her… Read More
On September 16, 2016, the Honorable William J. Martini of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey entered a judgment against defendant Lee Vaccaro that imposed permanent injunctions and an officer and director bar…. Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced on September 21, 2016 that the Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California entered a final judgment against defendants Saleem Khan and Roshanlal Chaganlal ordering the… Read More
A federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, recently entered final judgments by consent against six defendants in an ongoing enforcement action filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in February 2015. The SEC charged two Portuguese companies operating… Read More
On September 14, 2016 Steven Metro, a former Simpson Thacher & Bartlett employee, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison. Metro previously pleaded guilty to criminal charges arising from his role in a long running insider trading… Read More
Attorney Adam Tracy & the Nefarious World of Custodianship Shells
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) says it doesn’t like over-the-counter shell companies, and would like to see them gone from the marketplace. To that end, its Enforcement Division cooked up an initiative it called “Operation Shell-Expel”. It… Read More
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Marc Broidy Charged with Defrauding Investors in 3 Separate Schemes
On October 27, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged a Los-Angeles based investment advisory firm and its owner, Marc Broidy with fraudulently overbilling clients and stealing assets from their trusts to pay such personal expenses as his… Read More
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Southlake Resources Group and Owner Cody Winters Charged with Fraud
Texas company Southlake Resources Group, LLC and its president Cody Winters have agreed to pay over $5.4 million to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that they orchestrated an oil-and-gas fraud. The SEC also charged the… Read More
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Brazilian Airplane Manufacturer Embraer S.A. Charged with FCPA Violations
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a global settlement along with the U.S. Department of Justice and Brazilian authorities that requires aircraft manufacturer Embraer S.A. to pay more than $205 million to resolve alleged violations of the Foreign… Read More
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Executive of Pinnacle Financial Partners James Cope Charged with Insider Trading
On October 21, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged a James Cope, a Tennessee lawyer who served on the executive committee of the board of directors of Nashville-based Pinnacle Financial Partners with insider trading based on nonpublic… Read More
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Christopher Salis and Douglas and Edward Miller Charged with Insider Trading
A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Indiana has indicted Christopher Salis, Douglas Miller, and Edward Miller on charges relating to insider trading, money laundering, and structuring currency transactions. The 17-count indictment also charges Douglas Miller… Read More
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SEC Issues Form S-3 Registration and Annual Report C&DIs
On November 2, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Corporation Finance released two new compliance and disclosure interpretations (“C&DIs”) addressing eligibility to use Form S-3 registration statements and submission of annual reports to the SEC…. Read More
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Lime Energy Co. and Four Execs Charged with Accounting Fraud
On October 17, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged Lime Energy Co., an energy services provider and four of its executives for their roles in an accounting fraud in which the company recognized revenue earlier than allowed… Read More
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Rule 147: Not Just for In-State Investors Anymore
On October 26, 2016, the Securities & Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to Rule 147 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) to modernize the exemptions for intrastate securities offerings. According to the SEC, the… Read More
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Court Enters Final Judgments Against Paul Downey and Two Others
On September 29, the Honorable Sam R. Cummings of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas entered final judgments against Defendants Paul Downey, Jeffry Downey, and John Leonard. The judgments followed summary-judgment rulings in… Read More
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Louis Buonocore and 4 Others Charged for Operating a Fraudulent Penny Stock Scheme
On September 29, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged five individuals for engaging in a fraudulent scheme to illegally profit by manipulating the market and price for the stock of Ecoland International, Inc. (now known as… Read More
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Marcus Luna and Norell Walker Charged in Penny Stock Scam
On September 30, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged an attorney and three others in California with defrauding investors out of $13.6 million in a penny stock pump-and-dump scheme. The SEC alleges that Marcus Luna and… Read More
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Cannabis Company Infinex Ventures and CEO Ronald Salem Charged with Fraud
On September 30, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed fraud charges against cannabis company Infinex Ventures, Inc. and its CEO Ronald Salem. According to the SEC’s complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado,… Read More
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SEC Expands Rule 504 of Regulation D & Rule 147
On October 26, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted final rules that amend Rule 504 of Regulation D and Rule 147. According to the SEC, these new rules modernize how companies can raise money to… Read More
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Former CEO of Gerova Financial Gary Hirst Charged with Securities Fraud
On September 28, 2016, a federal court jury in New York, New York convicted Gary Hirst, the former CEO and President of Gerova Financial Group Ltd., of securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy charges. The criminal… Read More
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Aegis Oil and President Patrick Beason Charged with Oil and Gas Fraud
On September 29, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged Aegis Oil, LLC and its President and CEO Patrick Reagan Beason with defrauding investors in oil and gas projects managed by Aegis. According to the SEC’s complaint filed… Read More
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Robert Gadimian Charged with Insider Trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) today charged the former senior director of regulatory affairs for Puma Biotechnology with insider trading ahead of the company’s news announcements about a drug to treat breast cancer. The SEC alleges that… Read More
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SEC Charges Former Stockbroker Peter Kohli with Fraud and Orders an Asset Freeze
On September 28, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced charges and an emergency asset freeze against former stockbroker Peter Kohli for defrauding investors in his failing mutual fund business. The SEC’s complaint, filed in federal court in Philadelphia,… Read More
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SEC Charges CEO Craig Sizer of Microcap Company with Fraud
On September 26, 2016 the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged a former microcap company CEO and a boiler room operator with defrauding seniors and others who were pressured to invest in a pair of penny stock companies… Read More
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Former IT Executive Charged in Computer Sciences Corporation Fraud Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced on September 27, 2016 that a former IT executive at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has agreed to settle charges that he participated in a scheme to defraud Computer Sciences Corporation… Read More
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Jason Wallace Charged for Pump and Dump Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a civil injunctive action in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Jason Wallace alleging that he violated the antifraud and registration requirements of the federal securities laws… Read More
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Alternative Fuel Company KiOR, Inc. Charged with Failure of Full Disclosure
On September 26, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Texas-based Mard, Inc., formerly known as KiOR, Inc., and its former CEO and President Fred Cannon for failing to disclose important assumptions about the yield that KiOR had… Read More
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Court Enters Final Judgment Against Daniel Thibeault for $15 Million Fraud
On September 26, 2016, the Honorable Nathaniel M. Gorton of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered a final judgment against Daniel Thibeault, of Framingham, Massachusetts. Thibeault is a defendant in an SEC enforcement… Read More
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The Regulation A+ Offering Process – Going Public Attorneys
On June 19, 2015, Regulation A+ became effective. The new rules which were promulgated under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), create two Tiers of exempt offerings, both of which allow securities to be offered and sold to the… Read More
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Owners of North Star Finance LLC Charged with Fraud
On September 21, 2016, North Star Finance LLC, G. Thomas Ellis, and Yasuo Oda entered consents to settle the SEC’s charges against them. Without admitting or denying the allegations in the SEC’s complaint, North Star, Ellis, and Oda… Read More
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Sheren Tsai and Colin Whelehan Charged with Insider Trading in Home Security Company
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced charges on September 22, 2016 against Sheren Tsai and Colin Whelehan for insider trading in advance of the acquisition of a home security company based on confidential information tipped to the trader by her… Read More
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Court Enters Final Judgment Against Lee Vacaro in Fraud Case
On September 16, 2016, the Honorable William J. Martini of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey entered a judgment against defendant Lee Vaccaro that imposed permanent injunctions and an officer and director bar…. Read More
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Court Enters Final Judgment Against Saleem Khan and Roshanlal Chaganlal for Insider Trading Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced on September 21, 2016 that the Honorable Haywood S. Gilliam of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California entered a final judgment against defendants Saleem Khan and Roshanlal Chaganlal ordering the… Read More
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Court Enters Final Judgment in Wings Network Pyramid Scheme Case
A federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, recently entered final judgments by consent against six defendants in an ongoing enforcement action filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in February 2015. The SEC charged two Portuguese companies operating… Read More
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Steven Metro Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Insider Trading Scheme
On September 14, 2016 Steven Metro, a former Simpson Thacher & Bartlett employee, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison. Metro previously pleaded guilty to criminal charges arising from his role in a long running insider trading… Read More
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