KIGALI, Rwanda— Rwanda’s high court drops all charges against opposition figure who challenged president in election. By Associated Press
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Mark Suleymanov, No. 2:18-cv-06854 (E.D.N.Y. filed December 3, 2018) WASHINGTON – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Mark Suleymanov of Glen Cove, New York with engaging in an online binary options scheme that defrauded retail investors out of approximately $4 million. The SEC’s complaint alleges that from at least … Continue reading Business News: SEC Charges Owner of Options Trading Website for Defrauding Retail Investors
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jared Gabriel Forrester, Civil Docket No. 4:18-cv-00283-RSB-JEG (S.D. Ga. filed November 30, 2018) WASHINGTON – The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a 35-year-old Kentucky man for his role in a scheme that resulted in the fraudulent offering and sale of at least $15 million of securities to more than 150 … Continue reading SEC News: SEC Charges Kentucky Man for Role in Nationwide Oil Investment Scheme
WASHINGTON — Prosecutors say they’re mulling new charges for ex-Trump campaign head Manafort, will detail lying allegations next week. By Associated Press
Washington DC – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Zachary Coburn, the founder of EtherDelta, a digital “token” trading platform. This is the SEC’s first enforcement action based on findings that such a platform operated as an unregistered national securities exchange. According to the SEC’s order, EtherDelta is an online platform for … Continue reading SEC News: SEC Charges EtherDelta Founder, Zachary Coburn, With Operating an Unregistered Exchange
WASHINGTON, DC – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that ITG Inc. and its affiliate AlterNet Securities Inc. have agreed to pay $12 million to settle charges arising from ITG’s misstatements and omissions about the operation of the firm’s dark pool, POSIT, and ITG’s failure to establish adequate safeguards and procedures to protect POSIT subscribers’ … Continue reading SEC News: SEC Charges ITG With Misleading Dark Pool Subscribers
Securities and Exchange Commission v. 1Pool Ltd. a.k.a. 1Broker and Patrick Brunner, No. 1:18-cv-02244-TNM (D.D.C.) WASHINGTON – The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against an international securities dealer and its Austria-based CEO for allegedly violating the federal securities laws in connection with security-based swaps funded with bitcoins. According to the SEC’s complaint, 1pool Ltd. … Continue reading SEC News: SEC Charges Bitcoin-Funded Securities Dealer 1pool Ltd. and CEO, Patrick Brunner
LOS ANGELES, CA — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed new grand theft charges against brothers Edgardo and Hector Guerrero, who operated “Oficina Guerrero” in Inglewood. According to the complaint, the Guerrero brothers defrauded undocumented immigrants and their families seeking lawful permanent residence in the United States. They charged thousands of dollars for legal services … Continue reading California News: AG Becerra Files Additional Criminal Charges, Names New Defendant in “Oficina Guerrero” Fraud Scheme Targeting Individuals Seeking Immigration Relief
