May 27, 2025/US SEC On May 20, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged New York City-based Unicoin, Inc. and four of its top executives-CEO and Board Chairman Alex Konanykhin; Silvina Moschini, former president, former board chairwoman, and current board member; former Chief Investment Officer Alex Dominguez; and General Counsel […]
Frauds & Scandals
SEC Charges Former Real-Estate Investment CEO with Operating Multimillion Dollar Ponzi-Like Scheme
May 23, 2025/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged San Francisco Bay Area resident Kenneth Mattson, the former CEO of real estate investment business LeFever Mattson, with defrauding approximately 200 investors of at least $46 million by selling them fake interests in real estate investment limited partnerships. Many […]
SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Two Individuals in Market Manipulation Case
May 22, 2025/US SEC On April 25, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained final judgments against defendants Elliot Maza and John H. Ford, who had been previously charged with participating in fraudulent schemes that generated over $27 million from unlawful stock sales. The SEC’s complaint, filed in federal district […]
