Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Former Pareteum Executives with Accounting and Disclosure Fraud

September 29, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against the former Chief Financial Officer, Edward O’Donnell, and the former Chief Commercial Officer, Victor Bozzo, of New York-based telecommunications company Pareteum Corp. for engaging in fraudulent revenue recognition practices. The SEC also announced settled charges against Pareteum’s […]

SEC Charges Exelon, its Subsidiary Commonwealth Edison, and Subsidiary’s Former CEO Anne Pramaggiore with Fraud in Connection with Political Corruption Scheme

Exelon to pay $46 million penalty to settle; SEC files suit against former CEO in District Court September 29, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Exelon Corporation, electric utility company Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), which is Exelon’s subsidiary, and former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore with fraud in […]

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, […]