Securities Law

SEC Charges Ideanomics and Three Senior Executives with Accounting and Disclosure Fraud

August 9, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled fraud charges against Ideanomics, Inc., formerly known as Seven Stars Cloud Group, Inc., and its former Chairman and CEO, Zheng (Bruno) Wu, for misleading the public about the company’s… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Proposes Joint Data Standards Under the Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022

August 2, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed joint data standards under the Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022 that would establish technical standards for data submitted to certain financial regulatory agencies. Eight additional agencies have… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Founder of Social Media Company “IRL” with $170 Million Fraud

July 31, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Abraham Shafi, the founder and former CEO of Get Together Inc., a privately held social media startup known as “IRL,” with defrauding investors by making false and misleading statements about the… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Nader Al-Naji with Fraud and Unregistered Offering of Crypto Asset Securities

July 30, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Nader Al-Naji with perpetrating a multi-million-dollar fraudulent crypto asset scheme involving a social media platform called BitClout and its native token of the same name (herein, “BTCLT”).… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Awards Whistleblower More Than $37 Million

July 26, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $37 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance led to a successful SEC enforcement action. The whistleblower persisted in reporting the misconduct internally,… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Andrew Left and Citron Capital for $20 Million Fraud Scheme

July 26, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against activist short seller Andrew Left and his firm, Citron Capital LLC, for engaging in a $20 million multi-year scheme to defraud followers by publishing false and misleading statements… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Virginia Engineer with Orchestrating $30 Million Offering Fraud

July 25, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Babu Ramaraj, a resident of Aldie, Virginia, with defrauding more than 70 investors of approximately $31 million through his company, DAB Inspection and Consulting Services LLC. The SEC’s complaint… Full report at: Read More

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Keith E. Cassidy Named Interim Acting Director of the Division of Examinations

July 22, 2024

In response to a previously announced medical issue, the Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Richard Best, the Director of the Division of Examinations, will take leave from the agency to focus on his health. Keith E. Cassidy, the… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Launches Interagency Securities Council to Coordinate Enforcement Efforts Across Federal, State, and Local Agencies

July 19, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement this month launched the Interagency Securities Council (ISC), which invites federal, state, and local regulatory and law enforcement professionals to meet quarterly to discuss the latest in… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Awards More Than $37 Million to a Whistleblower

July 17, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $37 million to a whistleblower who provided information not previously known to the SEC and which significantly contributed to a successful enforcement action. The whistleblower… Full report at: Read More

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