Introduction The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against Robert D. Christensen and Anthony M. Matic, along with their affiliated companies, for orchestrating a Ponzi-like scheme and defrauding investors who invested over $10 million in promissory notes. This article provides an overview of the case and highlights the […]
Month: June 2023
SEC Charges Former DWAC Board Member and Others for Insider Trading in DWAC Securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed insider trading charges against Bruce Garelick, a former board member of Digital World Acquisition Corporation (DWAC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC); Michael Shvartsman and his firm Rocket… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers […]
SEC Charges Stockbroker and Friend with Insider Trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against Jordan Meadow, a registered representative for a New York-based broker-dealer, and Steven Teixeira, the Chief Compliance Officer of an international payment processing… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at 212-509-6544. […]
SEC Charges Police Chief Four Others in Connection with Insider Trading Before Pharmaceutical Merger
The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed insider trading charges against five individuals, including a police chief in Dighton, Massachusetts, arising from trading before the announcement of a tender offer by Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. to… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers […]
SEC Charges Former Pfizer Statistician with Insider Trading Ahead of COVID-19 Announcement
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against Amit Dagar, a former Pfizer Inc. employee, and his close friend and business partner, Atul Bhiwapurkar, for trading in advance of the company’s November 5, 2021,… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York […]
SEC Obtains Emergency Relief to Halt Pre-IPO Stock Fraud Scheme by Unregistered Broker-Dealer
SEC Obtains Preliminary Injunction and Asset Freeze Against Legend Venture Partners Introduction In a significant development, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken decisive action against Legend Venture Partners LLC, an unregistered broker-dealer based in New York City. The SEC’s move comes in response to the discovery of a […]
SEC Charges Former MusclePharm Executives with Accounting and Disclosure Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed a settled complaint charging Las Vegas-based nutritional supplement company MusclePharm Corp.’s former Executive Vice President of Sales and Operations, Brian H. Casutto, former Vice President of Sales,… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at […]
SEC Charges Florida Resident for Operating $112 Million Ponzi Scheme that Targeted Haitian-American Community
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Broward County, Florida resident Sanjay Singh and his trucking and logistics company, Royal Bengal Logistics Inc., with fraudulently raising approximately $112 million from as many as… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers […]
SEC Charges Convicted Fraudster in Real Estate Ponzi Scheme
Wilson Baston has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission for defrauding investors through a Ponzi scheme. Learn more here. #securitiesfraud
SEC Charges Investment Fund Founder William K. Ichioka with $25 Million Offering Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, against William K. Ichioka, a resident of New York, New York, for engaging in a fraudulent investment scheme. The complaint alleges that Ichioka targeted individual investors primarily in […]