December 19, 2022 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $37 million to a whistleblower whose information led to a successful SEC enforcement action and a related action. The whistleblower was the initial source of the company’s internal investigation, as well as the source […]
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JPMorgan Seeks Restraining Order For Ariz. Advisor Who Lured $19.8M In Assets
Your employment agreement is important, you will be held to its terms. And it is negotiable! Plus, with proper planning, and following the Protocol, you can avoid all of this litigation. Call us first! Securities Lawyer-212.509.6544 – Nationwide Representation of Securities Professionals J.P. Morgan Securities (JPMorgan) is seeking a temporary […]
SEC Charges Eight Social Media Influencers in $100 Million Stock Manipulation Scheme Promoted on Discord and Twitter
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against eight individuals in a $100 million securities fraud scheme in which they used the social media platforms Twitter and Discord to manipulate exchange-traded stocks. According to the SEC, since at least January 2020, seven of the defendants promoted themselves as successful […]
SEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize Rule 10b5-1 Insider Trading Plans and Related Disclosures
On December 14, 2022 the SEC adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and new disclosure requirements for plans adopted pursuant to the rule to enhance investor protections against insider trading. The amendments include updates to Rule 10b5-1(c)(1), which provides an affirmative defense to insider […]
SEC Proposes Rule to Enhance Competition for Individual Investor Order Execution
Dec. 14, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed a rule that would require certain orders of individual investors to be exposed to competition in fair and open auctions before such orders could be executed internally by any trading center that restricts order-by-order competition. Individual investors use marketable […]
AT&T Settles SEC Charge of Selectively Disclosing Material Information to Wall St. Analysts
Dec. 5, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that AT&T agreed to pay a $6.25 million penalty and three company executives agreed to pay $25,000 apiece stemming from charges brought in March 2021 related to the company’s selective disclosure of material nonpublic information to research analysts in violation of […]
SEC Charges Vika Ventures and its CEO in $6 Million Fraudulent Offering
Dec. 7, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against venture capital firm Vika Ventures LLC and its CEO and co-founder, George Iakovou, with fraudulently offering and selling more than $6 million of securities to at least 46 individual investors in multiple states including California, Georgia, and […]
SEC Charges Goldman Sachs Asset Management for Failing to Follow its Policies and Procedures Involving ESG Investments
While it is still unclear how the SEC has the authority to regulate enviormental and social investments, it continues to enforce its policies and to fine firms. On November 22, 2022, the SEC charged Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (GSAM) for policies and procedures failures involving two mutual funds and […]
SEC Awards More Than $10 Million to Whistleblower
Oct. 31, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $10 million to a whistleblower who provided information and assistance that significantly contributed to a successful SEC enforcement action. The whistleblower provided important documents and met twice with Enforcement staff. The charges in the […]
SEC Charges Incarcerated Felon and Five Friends in Freeriding Scheme
October 31, 2022 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged six individuals, including a federal inmate, for conducting a freeriding scheme that defrauded multiple broker-dealers. Bogus Deposits to Brokerage Accounts The SEC’s complaint alleges that from May 2019 to early January 2021, Syed Arham Arbab, 25, and five others […]









