Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Former Pharma Employee with Insider Trading

June 30, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Juan Roman with insider trading in advance of public announcements concerning two drugs under development at Acceleron Pharma Inc. At the time of the alleged trading, in 2019 and 2020, Acceleron was a publicly-traded Massachusetts-based biopharmaceutical company, and Mr. […]

SEC Charges Two Oregon Residents and Their Related Entities with $10 Million Ponzi-Like Scheme

June 30, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Oregon residents Robert D. Christensen and Anthony M. Matic, as well as several companies they controlled, with conducting a multi-year Ponzi-like scheme and misleading investors who purchased more than $10 million in promissory notes.  According to the SEC’s complaint, […]

SEC Charges Five Individuals in Penny Stock Fraud Scheme

June 30, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission filed today a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas charging five individuals with a fraudulent scheme to sell millions of shares of Global Resource Energy, Inc. (OTC: GBEN), a Fort Worth-based microcap company. The defendants collectively […]