Securities Law

SEC Charges Ozy Media and its CEO Carlos Watson with Widespread Scheme to Defraud Investors

February 23, 2023
SEC Charges Ozy Media and its CEO Carlos Watson with Widespread Scheme to Defraud Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged media and entertainment company Ozy Media Inc., its CEO Carlos R. Watson, Jr., its former COO Samir Rao, and its former Chief of Staff Suzee Han with defrauding investors of approximately $50 million… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges African Gold Acquisition Corp. with Internal Controls, Reporting, and Recordkeeping Failures

February 22, 2023
SEC Charges African Gold Acquisition Corp. with Internal Controls, Reporting, and Recordkeeping Failures

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against African Gold Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), for internal controls, reporting, and recordkeeping violations. These failures… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Its Investment Management Company for Disclosure Failures and Misstated Filings

February 21, 2023
SEC Charges The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Its Investment Management Company for Disclosure Failures and Misstated Filings

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Ensign Peak Advisers Inc., a non-profit entity operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to manage the Church’s investments, for failing to file forms that would… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce for Unlawfully Touting and Making Misleading Statements about Crypto Security

February 17, 2023
SEC Charges NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce for Unlawfully Touting and Making Misleading Statements about Crypto Security

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against former NBA player Paul Pierce for touting EMAX tokens, crypto asset securities offered and sold by EthereumMax, on social media without disclosing the payment he received for the… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Final Participant in Multi-Million Dollar Scheme to Spread and Trade on False Rumors about Public Companies

February 17, 2023
SEC Charges Final Participant in Multi-Million Dollar Scheme to Spread and Trade on False Rumors about Public Companies

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Milan Vinod Patel, of Cumming, Georgia, for spreading more than 100 false rumors about public companies to generate more than $1 million in illicit trading profits. The SEC previously charged Barton… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Terraform and CEO Do Kwon with Defrauding Investors in Crypto Schemes

February 16, 2023
SEC Charges Terraform and CEO Do Kwon with Defrauding Investors in Crypto Schemes

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Singapore-based Terraform Labs PTE Ltd and Do Hyeong Kwon with orchestrating a multi-billion dollar crypto asset securities fraud involving an algorithmic stablecoin and other crypto asset securities… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Proposes Enhanced Safeguarding Rule for Registered Investment Advisers

February 15, 2023
SEC Proposes Enhanced Safeguarding Rule for Registered Investment Advisers

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rule changes to enhance protections of customer assets managed by registered investment advisers. If adopted, the changes would amend and redesignate rule 206(4)-2, the Commission’s custody rule,… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Proposes Revision to Privacy Act Rule

February 14, 2023
SEC Proposes Revision to Privacy Act Rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed a rule that would revise the Commission’s regulations under the Privacy Act. The Privacy Act is the principal law governing the handling of personal information in the federal government. The current… Full report at: Read More

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Kraken to Discontinue Unregistered Offer and Sale of Crypto Asset Staking-As-A-Service Program and Pay $30 Million to Settle SEC Charges

February 9, 2023
Kraken to Discontinue Unregistered Offer and Sale of Crypto Asset Staking-As-A-Service Program and Pay $30 Million to Settle SEC Charges

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Payward Ventures, Inc. and Payward Trading Ltd., both commonly known as Kraken, with failing to register the offer and sale of their crypto asset staking-as-a-service program, whereby investors… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Division of Examinations Announces 2023 Priorities

February 7, 2023
SEC Division of Examinations Announces 2023 Priorities

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations today announced its 2023 examination priorities. The Division publishes its examination priorities annually to provide insights into its risk-based approach, including the areas it… Full report at: Read More

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