Frauds & Scandals

SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Former CEO and Coo of Indiana-Based Plastics Manufacturer

November 24, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today the entry of final judgments against Kevin Kuhnash and Jason Jimerson, two former high ranking executives of Indiana-based plastics manufacturer, Lucent Polymers, Inc. The SEC’s complaint, filed on February 12, 2019 in the United States District Court for the Southern […]

SEC Obtains Final Judgments for More Than $6 Million Against Remaining Defendants in Marijuana Company Offering Fraud

November 24, 2021/US SEC On November 19, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered final judgments as to monetary relief against Guy Scott Griffithe and Robert William Russell, whom the SEC previously charged in connection with a scheme to defraud investors and misappropriate investment funds. […]

SEC Charges Promoter with Conducting Cryptocurrency Investment Scams

November 24, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it charged Ryan Ginster of Corona, California with conducting two unregistered and fraudulent securities offerings that raised over $3.6 million in cryptocurrency from retail investors. The SEC’s complaint alleges that, from 2018 to 2021, Ginster raised approximately $3.6 million […]