Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Cash Flow King Podcast Host with Perpetrating $11 Million Ponzi Scheme

September 25, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Matthew Motil, host of the podcast, “The Cash Flow King,” for fraudulently raising approximately $11 million from more than 50 investors in a Ponzi scheme involving notes that were purportedly backed by residential properties. According to the SEC’s complaint, […]

SEC Charges GTT Communications for Disclosure Failures

Declines to impose civil penalty because of company’s prompt self-report, extensive remediation, and substantial cooperation September 25, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged GTT Communications, Inc. with failing to disclose material information about unsupported adjustments the company made in several Commission filings, which increased GTT’s reported operating […]

Deutsche Bank Subsidiary DWS to Pay $25 Million for Anti-Money Laundering Violations and Misstatements Regarding ESG Investments

September 25, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged registered investment adviser DWS Investment Management Americas Inc. (DIMA or DWS), a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, in two separate enforcement actions, one addressing its failure to develop a mutual fund Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program, and the other concerning […]