Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Private Fund Auditor and Audit Engagement Partner with Improper Professional Conduct

March 29, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Spicer Jeffries LLP, an audit firm based in Denver, and audit engagement partner Sean P. Tafaro, for their improper professional conduct in connection with audits of two private funds. According to the SEC’s order, during the […]

SEC Obtains Emergency Relief Against Long Island Investment Adviser and Firm Charged with Fraud

March 29, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2023, charged former broker Surage Kamal Roshan Perera and his firm, Janues Capital Incorporated, with defrauding at least one investor out of millions by lying about investment opportunities and strategies, concealing trading losses, and using funds received from […]

SEC Charges Crypto Trading Platform Beaxy and its Executives for Operating an Unregistered Exchange, Broker, and Clearing Agency

Market makers separately charged as unregistered dealers March 29, 2023/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the crypto asset trading platform beaxy.com (the Beaxy Platform) and its executives for failing to register as a national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency. The SEC also charged the founder of […]