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SEC Charges New Orleans-Based Energy Company and Executives With Fraudulent Stock Manipulation
December 15, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a New Orleans-based oil-and-gas company and five executives with running a stock trading[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges Massachusetts-Based Scientific Instruments Manufacturer with FCPA Violations
December 15, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Billerica, Mass.-based global manufacturer of scientific instruments with violating the Foreign Corrupt[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges Manhattan-Based Attorney With Conducting Ponzi Scheme
December 12, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Manhattan-based attorney with conducting a Ponzi scheme that defrauded some of his[...]
Read ArticleSEC Files Securities Fraud Charges Against Owner of Home Restoration Business in Upstate New York
December 12, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced securities fraud charges against the owner of a home restoration business in upstate[...]
Read ArticleSEC Announces Agenda for Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies
December 11, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for the December 17 meeting of its Advisory Committee on Small[...]
Read ArticleSEC Names Karol Pollock to Lead Exam Program in Los Angeles Office
December 10, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Karol L.K. Pollock has been named the new leader of the examination[...]
Read ArticleSEC Announces Fraud Charges Against Buffalo-Based Firm and Co-Owners Accused of Misleading Investors in Hedge Fund
December 10, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Buffalo, N.Y.-based investment advisory firm and two co-owners accused[...]
Read ArticleSEC Penalizes Morgan Stanley for Violating Market Access Rule
December 10, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today penalized Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC for violating the market access rule when it[...]
Read ArticleSEC Sanctions Operator of Bitcoin-Related Stock Exchange for Registration Violations
December 08, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today sanctioned a computer programmer for operating two online venues that traded securities using virtual[...]
Read ArticleSEC Sanctions Eight Audit Firms for Violating Auditor Independence Rules
December 08, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today sanctioned eight firms for violating auditor independence rules when they prepared the financial statements[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges Virginia Beach-Based Bank Holding Company With Accounting Violations
December 05, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Virginia Beach-based bank holding company and its former chief financial officer with[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges Montana Man in Pump-and-Dump Scheme Involving Virginia-Based Penny Stock Company
December 04, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a penny stock promoter in Montana with orchestrating a fraudulent pump-and-dump scheme involving[...]
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