Frauds & Scandals

SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Massachusetts Resident in $1.6 Million Securities Fraud

February 12, 2024/US SEC On February 8, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained final judgments against John Feloni and his company Stock Squirrel, Inc.  Among other things, the judgments order payment of over $2 million in disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, prejudgment interest, and civil penalties to be paid variously […]

SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Promoters of Multi-Million Dollar CoinDeal Scheme

February 7, 2024/US SEC On February 7, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered final judgments on all claims against two CoinDeal promoters, Arline Woodbury of Ridgewood, New Jersey and Joyce Holverson of River Forest, Illinois. The SEC’s complaint alleged that Woodbury and Holverson […]

SEC Charges TradeStation Crypto for Unregistered Offer and Sale of Crypto Asset Lending Product

Florida-based company agrees to settle charge concerning interest feature on crypto asset accounts February 7, 2024/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against TradeStation Crypto, Inc., based in Plantation, Florida, for failing to register the offer and sale of a crypto lending product that allowed U.S. investors […]