Frauds & Scandals

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 […]

SEC Charges Kim Kardashian for Unlawfully Touting Crypto Security

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, […]