Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Israeli Corporate Insider and Friend with Insider Trading

April 20, 2022/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Israeli citizens Moshe Strugano and Rinat Gazit with insider trading ahead of the January 24, 2018 public announcement that Ormat Technologies, Inc. had signed a definitive agreement to acquire U.S. Geothermal Inc., a geothermal energy company based in Boise, […]

SEC Charges Stericycle with Bribery Schemes in Latin America

Medical Waste Management Service to Pay More Than $84 Million to U.S. and Brazilian Authorities April 20, 2022/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Stericycle, Inc. for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) arising out of bribery schemes that took place in Argentina, Brazil, […]

SEC Charges Obtains Emergency Relief Against Four Individuals Charged with Engaging in International Pump-And-Dump Schemes

April 19, 2022/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against Domenic Calabrigo, a resident of the Bahamas, Curtis (Curt) Lehner and Courtney Vasseur, residents of Canada, and Hasan Sario, a resident of Turkey, for engaging in multiple fraudulent schemes to “pump and dump” thinly-traded microcap issuers. The SEC […]