The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) today released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Annual Report to Congress. The report summarizes the SEC’s actions and achievements towards promoting diversity, equity,… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers […]
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SEC Charges Chatham Asset Management and Founder Anthony Melchiorre for Improper Fixed Income Securities Trading
April 3, 2023 — The SEC charged New Jersey-based Chatham Asset Management LLC and its founder, Anthony Melchiorre, with improper trading of certain fixed-income securities. Chatham and Melchiorre agreed to pay more than $19.3 million in combined disgorgement, prejudgment interest, and civil penalties to settle the charges. SEC Findings The […]
SEC Charges Three Executives at U.S. Navy Shipbuilder Austal USA with Accounting Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three executives of Mobile, Alabama-based shipbuilder, Austal USA LLC, for orchestrating a fraudulent revenue recognition scheme that allowed its parent company to meet or exceed analyst expectations… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York Securities Lawyers at […]
Mark Reinhold Named SEC Chief Human Capital Officer
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Mark D. Reinhold has been named the agency’s Chief Human Capital Officer and Director of the Office of Human Resources. He has served as the acting head of the office since October 2022. Mr.… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities […]
SEC Charges Hedge Fund Trader and Broker-Dealer Partner in Multi-Million Dollar SPAC Insider Trading Scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed insider trading charges against Sean Wygovsky, a former trader at a Canadian asset management firm, and Christopher Matthaei, a former partner at a U.S. broker-dealer, for using nonpublic information in… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York […]
SEC Office of Municipal Securities Issues FAQs for Registration of Municipal Advisors
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Municipal Securities today announced that it updated its Registration of Municipal Advisors Frequently Asked Questions webpage to add a section, entitled Completion of Form MA, Form MA-I, and Form… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York […]
SEC Virtual Outreach Event Highlights Students on the Frontlines of Investor Protection
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it will host a virtual event, entitled “Investor Advocacy Clinics: Students Fight for Investor Justice,” on Wednesday, March 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET. The event will highlight the… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New […]
The Greenbrier Companies Settle with SEC for Failing to Disclose Perks to Executives
The SEC announced on March 2, 2023, that The Greenbrier Companies Inc. and its founder and former CEO and Chairman, William A. Furman, settled charges for failing to disclose perks provided to Furman and other Greenbrier executives, as well as compensation Furman received from Greenbrier’s charters of his private plane […]
SEC Charges Ontrak Chairman Terren Peizer with Insider Trading
The SEC has charged Terren S. Peizer, the Executive Chairman of Ontrak Inc., a healthcare treatment company based in Santa Monica, California, with insider trading. Peizer is accused of selling over $20 million of Ontrak stock between May and August 2021, while in possession of material nonpublic negative information related […]
SEC Settles Charges Against African Gold Acquisition Corp. for Internal Controls, Reporting, and Recordkeeping Violations
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges against African Gold Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), for violating Exchange Act provisions related to internal controls, reporting, and recordkeeping. The SEC’s order alleges that the SPAC’s former chief financial officer misappropriated approximately $1.2 million from the company’s […]
