July 21, 2022/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against a former Coinbase product manager, his brother, and his friend for perpetrating a scheme to trade ahead of multiple announcements regarding certain crypto assets that would be made available for trading on the Coinbase platform. […]
Frauds & Scandals
SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Foreign National Charged with Selling Purported “Insider Trading Tips” On the Dark Web
July 21, 2022/US SEC On July 19, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against Apostolos Trovias, a Greek national, whom the SEC previously charged with perpetrating a fraudulent scheme to sell what he called “insider trading tips” on the Dark Web. The Dark Web, which facilitates […]
SEC Charges Tampa-Based Health Insurance Distributor and its Former CEO with Making False Statements to Investors
July 20, 2022/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Health Insurance Innovations (HII) and its former CEO Gavin Southwell for concealing extensive consumer complaints about short-term and limited health insurance products HII offered. HII has since changed its name to Benefytt Technologies and become a private […]
