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SEC Charges Charter School Operator in Chicago With Defrauding Bond Investors
June 02, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a charter school operator in Chicago with defrauding investors in a $37.5 million[...]
Read ArticleSEC Names Stephanie Avakian as Deputy Director of Enforcement
May 29, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Stephanie Avakian has been named deputy director of its Division of Enforcement.[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges Chicago-Based Investment Fund Manager With Stealing Investor Money and Conducting Ponzi Scheme
May 29, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against a Chicago-based investment fund manager accused[...]
Read ArticleSEC Obtains Asset Freeze to Halt Fraud at Illinois-Based Transfer Agent
May 28, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges and an emergency asset freeze against an Illinois-based transfer agent and[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges Former CFO of Dallas-Based Jewelry and Collectibles Company With Accounting Fraud
May 27, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed accounting fraud charges against a Dallas-based company and its former chief financial officer[...]
Read ArticleSEC Announces Latest Charges in Joint Law Enforcement Effort Uncovering Penny Stock Schemes
May 22, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the latest in a series of cases against microcap companies, officers, and promoters[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges Vitamin Company’s Former Board Member and Brothers With Insider Trading
May 22, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former director of a Long Island-based vitamin company and others in his[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges Sarasota-Based Private Fund Manager With Stealing Investor Money and Conducting Ponzi Scheme
May 21, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Sarasota, Fla.-based private fund manager with defrauding investors in a Ponzi scheme[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges Former Deloitte Chief Risk Officer for Violations of Auditor Independence Rules
May 20, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former chief risk officer at Deloitte LLP for causing violations of the[...]
Read ArticleSEC Announces Charges Against Four Former Officials at Clearing Firm Penson Financial Services for Regulation SHO Violations
May 19, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against four former officials at clearing firm Penson Financial Services for their[...]
Read ArticleSEC Charges Two Clinical Drug Trial Doctors With Insider Trading
May 19, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two California-based doctors with illegally trading on inside knowledge that the Food and[...]
Read ArticleSEC Warns Investors About Marijuana-Related Investments Amid Recent Trading Suspensions
May 16, 2014The Securities and Exchange Commission today cautioned investors about the potential for fraud in microcap companies that claim their operations[...]
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