Securities Law

SEC Charges Multiple Individuals and Entities in Relationship Investment Scams

September 17, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged five entities and three individuals in connection with two relationship investment scams involving fake crypto asset trading platforms NanoBit and CoinW6, respectively. The SEC’s two complaints allege… Full report at: Read More

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Audit Firm Prager Metis Settles SEC Charges for Negligence in FTX Audits and for Violating Auditor Independence Requirements

September 17, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Prager Metis CPAs, LLC (Prager) and its California professional services firm, Prager Metis CPAs LLP, (collectively, the Prager Entities) agreed to pay $1.95 million to resolve two actions… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges 12 Municipal Advisors With Recordkeeping Violations

September 17, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against 12 municipal advisors for failures by the firms and their personnel to maintain and preserve certain electronic communications. The firms agreed to pay combined civil penalties of… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Former Chairman and CEO of Tech Co. Kubient With Fraud and Lying to Auditors

September 16, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against Paul D. Roberts, the former Chair, CEO, and president of Kubient Inc.; Joshua A. Weiss, the company’s former chief financial officer; and Grainne M. Coen, the company’s former audit… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Former Financial Consultant for Providing Father and Friends Inside Information Regarding Firm’s Client

September 13, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Federico Nannini, his father, and two of his friends for insider trading in advance of the pending acquisition of Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (IEA) by MasTec Inc., a client of the… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Zymergen Inc. With Misleading IPO Investors About Company’s Market Potential and Sales Prospects

September 13, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Zymergen Inc., an Emeryville, California-based biotechnology company, for misleading IPO investors about its overall market potential, revenue prospects, and customer pipeline… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Three Former Executives of Pharmacy Startup Medly Health Inc. with Defrauding Investors

September 12, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged now-defunct digital pharmacy startup Medly Health Inc’s. co-founder and former CEO, Marg Patel, former CFO, Robert Horowitz, and former Head of Rx Operations, Chintankumar Bhatt, with defrauding… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Files Settled Charges Against Three StraightPath Sales Agents for Unregistered Broker Activity

September 12, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against three sales agents from StraightPath Venture Partners—Anthony Guarino, Robert Seropian, and Frank Vecchio—for unregistered broker activity, including selling membership… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Discuss Investment Advice and Key Topics from Securities Litigation at Sept. 19 Meeting

September 12, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on Sept. 19, 2024, at 10 a.m. ET at the SEC Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The meeting will also be webcast on the SEC website. The committee will host two… Full report at: Read More

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eToro Reaches Settlement with SEC and Will Cease Trading Activity in Nearly All Crypto Assets

September 12, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that eToro USA LLC has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle charges that it operated an unregistered broker and unregistered clearing agency in connection with its trading platform that facilitated… Full report at: Read More

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