Month: January 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission
Enforcement Primer

Can The SEC Bring Criminal Charges?

While the SEC has extremely broad investigative and enforcement powers, it cannot file criminal charges. It can, and often does, work with the Department of Justice and the United States Attorney’s Office to bring those charges. The SEC and the DOJ often work together, with the SEC sending its more […]

News

SEC Charges ICO Issuer and Founder with Defrauding Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Australian citizen Craig Sproule and two companies he founded, Crowd Machine, Inc. and Metavine, Inc., for making materially false and misleading statements in connection with an unregistered offer and sale of digital asset securities. According to the SEC’s complaint, Sproule, who […]

insider trading
Enforcement News

SEC Charges Three Florida Residents in Multi-Million Dollar Insider Trading Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against three Florida residents for trading in advance of market moving announcements involving DSW Inc., Rite Aid Corporation, and an attempt to acquire Aphria Inc., a Canadian cannabis-related business. According to the SEC’s complaint, David Schottenstein of Surfside, Fla. repeatedly obtained inside information […]

News

SEC Charges Additional Defendant in Phony Certificates of Deposit Scam

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Allen C. Giltman, a former registered investment professional, with allegedly participating in a long-running fraudulent scheme to lure investors into buying fictitious certificates of deposit (CDs).… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at 212-509-6544. […]