Topic
Offering Fraud
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SEC Actions
Former Counselor Defrauds Gold Star Families
Offering frauds are frequently one of the largest categories of actions filed by the Commission’s enforcement divisions as readers of material in this space have frequently heard. Often those targeted…
SEC Actions
Investors Fleeced In Offering Fraud Scheme
The Commission has what appears to be a continuous stream of offering fraud actions. Those cases come in all shapes and sizes; those who implement them use a variety of…
SEC Actions
Commission Settles Another Offering Fraud Action
Offering fraud cases are typically the largest category of action initiated by the Commission. While the cases involve a wide variety of schemes to attract investors, they all have common…
The Securities Law Blog
Unicoin, Top Executives Charged in Offering Fraud That Raised More than $100 Million from Thousands of Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York City-based Unicoin, Inc. and three of its top executives—CEO and Board Chairman Alex Konanykhin; Silvina Moschini, former president, former board chairwoman,…
SEC Actions
Another Offering Fraud Action
Offering frauds are a longtime staple of the Commission’s enforcement division. These cases typically involve the originator of the scheme and his or her wholly owned entity that issues the…
SEC Actions
Trucking Company and its Executives Run Offering Fraud
Offering frauds come in all shapes and sizes. Many of the cases filed are essentially sham transactions. Others may be based on an actual business at the start but later…
SEC Actions
Iron Condor Options Strategy – Key to An Offering Fraud
Offering fraud actions continue to be a staple of the Commission despite all the changes at the agency. The cases typically center on a “too good to be true” offer…
SEC Actions
Commission Resolves Ponzi Scheme and Offering Fraud
Ponzi schemes have been a key focus for SEC enforcement at least since the days of Bernie Madoff. The typical Ponzi scheme is, in reality, nothing but a lie or…
SEC Actions
Historical Bonds From Weimar Republic, Others, at Center of Offering Fraud Case
Some of the Commission’s cases have at their center celebrities, note worthy events and other matters which make the underlying facts of interest aside from those tied to the wrongful…
SEC Actions
Commission Files a Ponzi Scheme/Offering Fraud Case
Ponzi schemes and offering frauds are among the most prevalent type of cases filed by the Commission. The actions usually follow similar patterns. Typically, in a Ponzi scheme the shareholder…