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SEC Charges Three Media Companies with Illegal Offerings of Stock and Digital Assets
he Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York City-based GTV Media Group Inc. and Saraca Media Group Inc., and Phoenix, Arizona-based Voice of Guo Media Inc., with conducting an illegal unregistered offering of GTV common stock. The SEC also announced charges against GTV and Saraca for conducting an illegal […]
CoinBase Plan May Be A Security
The CoinBase Wells Notice is creating quite a stir. My original comments are here, but more information has come to light. It appears from other comments that the CoinBase Lend program is not simply a loan by depositors to others. According to other posts, CoinBase is planning on pooling the […]
How One RIA Finds Solutions To Minimize Tax Issues For The Wealthy
How One RIA Finds Solutions To Minimize Tax Issues For The Wealthy: Fred Hubler of Creative Wealth Management Group in Pennsylvania said advisors need to specialize to succeed. The Securities Law Blog is a service of SECLaw.com, and Mark Astarita, a national securities lawyer with the law firm of Sallah […]
Coinbase Responds to its Wells Notice
Coinbase, the cryptocurrency platform, has received a Wells Notice from the SEC regarding its lending program. At first blush it does not appear that the program, which allows customers to lend their currency is a security, but we have not seen the SEC’s files, so anything is possible. Coinbase has […]
SEC Charges The Kraft Heinz Company and Two Former Executives for Engaging in Years-Long Accounting Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged The Kraft Heinz Company with engaging in a long-running expense management scheme that resulted in the restatement of several years of financial reporting. The SEC also charged Kraft’s former Chief… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita […]
SEC Charges Global Crypto Lending Platform and Top Executives in $2 Billion Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has filed an action against BitConnect, an online crypto lending platform, its founder Satish Kumbhani, and its top U.S. promoter and his affiliated company, alleging that they defrauded… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah Astarita […]
The Importance of Cybersecurity Policies
It seems like every day we see reports of hacking of corporate computers, resulting in the disclosure of personal customer information. Unfortunately, the brokerage industry is not immune from such attacks. Just yesterday the SEC sanctioned eight firms in three different actions for failures in their cybersecurity policies and procedures […]
SEC Obtains Emergency Relief, Charges Couple Who Operated $18 Million Ponzi scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it filed an emergency action and obtained a temporary restraining order and an asset freeze to stop an alleged Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Shakopee, Minnesota residents Jason Dodd Bullard and… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call Sallah […]
SEC Monitoring Impact of Hurricane Ida on Capital Markets
SEC Chair Gary Gensler has directed the staff to carefully monitor developments as a result of Hurricane Ida making landfall on Aug. 29, 2021. The safety of local residents is our highest priority. We invite inquiries from any person with obligations… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law […]
