October 3, 2022/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Kim Kardashian for touting on social media a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received for the promotion. Kardashian agreed to settle the charges, pay $1.26 million in penalties, disgorgement, […]
Frauds & Scandals
SEC Charges California Attorney for Role in $910 Million Ponzi Scheme
September 30, 2022/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Ari J. Lauer, an attorney for DC Solar Solutions, Inc. and DC Solar Distribution, Inc. (together “DC Solar”), for his role in a multi-year alternative energy tax credit Ponzi scheme run by the two California-based companies. According […]
SEC Files Charges in a Crypto Asset Pump-And-Dump Scheme
September 30, 2022/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against Arbitrade Ltd., a Bermudan company, and Cryptobontix Inc., a Canadian company, and their principals, Troy R. J. Hogg, James L. Goldberg, and Stephen L. Braverman, and a so-called international gold trader, Max W. Barber, for perpetrating an […]
