Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Southern California Firm with Operating a Ponzi-Type Scheme

October 4, 2022/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud charges against JMJ Capital Group and its president and chief executive officer, Richard Lee Ramirez, with fraudulently raising millions of dollars from investors in Southern California. The SEC’s complaint alleges that from at least 2019 through 2021, defendants told […]

SEC Halts Crypto Asset-Related Fraud Victimizing Latino Investors

October 3, 2022/US SEC On September 19, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed an emergency action to stop an on-going fraudulent and unregistered crypto asset offering targeting Latino investors, run by defendants Mauricio Chavez and Giorgio Benvenuto through a company Chavez founded and controlled, CryptoFX, LLC. At the SEC’s […]

SEC to Spotlight Financial Planning and Resilience during World Investor Week 2022

October 3, 2022/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it will highlight the importance of long-term planning and investor resilience during World Investor Week (WIW) 2022, which takes place October 3-9. Planning for life’s unexpected challenges, being mindful of economic conditions, and creating an investment portfolio for the […]