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Fraud
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The Securities Law Blog
SEC Charges Former CEO of Medical Device Startup Stimwave with $41 Million Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Laura Tyler Perryman, the former CEO and co-founder of Florida-based medical device startup Stimwave Technologies Inc., with defrauding investors out of approximately $41…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Sacramento Goodwill CEO for Allegedly Diverting $1.4 Million
The Sacramento Bee reports that a federal grand jury indictment unsealed last week charges the former chief executive officer of Goodwill Industries of Sacramento Valley & Northern Nevada for wire…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Sacramento councilman charged by feds with fraud, obstruction, immigration violations
Photo courtesy of City of Sacramento websiteThe exploitation of undocumented workers is a national problem. So this story from Sacramento, California should not be surprising. But it is surprising --…
Ponzi Perspectives
Notable Litigation – November 2023
Notable litigation filed during November 2023 includes: (1) BB & MB WDF, LLC v. Seare, et al.; (2) Day v. Heppner, et al.; (3) Scura v. Heppner, et al.; and…
Legal Profession Blog
Seed Money
The Iowa Supreme Court has imposed a two-year suspension of an attorney for misconduct in multiple countsViewing the record as a whole and considering the admitted allegations in the complaint,…
Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement
SEC Charges Real Estate Fund Adviser with Misappropriating $35 Million and Later Manipulating the Market in a Fake Tender Offer to Acquire WeWork
By Winstead
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission brought fraud charges against Jonathan Larmore for allegedly looting $35 million from real estate funds he advised. Larmore is a real estate investor, an…
Browning Law News Blog
A NEW KIND OF FRAUD- "BABYMAYBE" ULTRASOUNDS
It has recently come to my attention that some men are being defrauded by their girlfriends presenting them with an ultrasound showing the presence of a bun in…
Dispute Resolution Blog
Devas v Antrix: fraud as a ground for setting aside an arbitral award: unique outlier or a sign of things to come?
INTRODUCTION ‘Fraud vitiates all’ is a legal principle firmly embedded in the Indian jurisprudence. An iteration of this principle also finds place in the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation…
Shufti Pro Blog
Video KYC in 2024 | A Step Towards Digital Evolution
By Richard M.
The striking surge in theft and fraud through digitisation is a growing concern for many businesses. Undoubtedly, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and modern technology have digitised the way businesses interact,…
Religion Clause
British Appeals Court Upholds Preacher’s Fraud Conviction For Selling COVID Preventative
In Wiseman v. Rex, (EWCA, Nov. 20, 2023), Britain's Court of Appeal upheld the fraud conviction of the head of the Kingdom Church for selling an oil mixture that he represented…