Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Electric Vehicle Co. for Misleading Revenue Projections Ahead of SPAC Merger

September 29, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Denver-based Spruce Power Holding Corporation, the successor to XL Fleet Corp., for misleading investors about revenue projections that topped $1 billion within three years of going public. XL Fleet, which provided hybrid electric vehicle systems for commercial fleet vehicles, […]

SEC Charges Three Southern California Siblings with Insider Trading

September 28, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against siblings Marco A. Perez (aka Marc), Pedro Perez, Jr. (aka Peter), and Olivia P. Durbin for insider trading before the April 2021 announcement of an offer by storage company United Rentals Inc. to acquire General Finance Corp. […]

SEC Charges California Advisory Firm AssetMark for Failing to Disclose Multiple Financial Conflicts

September 26, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Concord, California-based registered investment adviser AssetMark Inc. has agreed to pay more than $18 million to settle charges related to undisclosed conflicts of interest involving a cash sweep program operated by its affiliated custodian and its receipt of […]