Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges FinTech Investment Adviser Titan for Misrepresenting Hypothetical Performance of Investments and other Violations

These charges mark the first violation of the SEC’s amended marketing rule August 21, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC, a New York-based FinTech investment adviser, for using hypothetical performance metrics in advertisements that were misleading. The SEC also […]

SEC Obtains Emergency Relief, Charges Recidivist in Offering Fraud

August 18, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it filed an emergency action and obtained a temporary restraining order and asset freezes to stop an offering fraud allegedly perpetrated by Florida company PreIPO Corp., Boca Raton resident and serial recidivist, John A. Mattera, and West Palm […]

SEPLAT Issues Update on Incident Involving the Majestic Rig Near Ovhor, Delta State

August 15, 2023/Seplat Energy Plc Seplat Energy regrets to announce a serious incident on the Depthwise swamp drilling rig “Majestic” in the early hours of this morning. Seplat as the operator of the SEPLAT/NNPCL joint venture contracted the rig. It was in-transit to its planned drilling location at Ovhor in […]